Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com posted that Hall of Famer and NFL on Fox host Howie Long said on "The Boomer and Carton Show" on WFAN said he wouldn't have brought in Tim Tebow.
“I wouldn’t have brought him in,” Long said. “When Tim Tebow comes, he comes with great distraction. I’m not a fan of the HBO series. I think it’s entertaining, but I think it gives the outside world access and distracts your football team. Tim Tebow has that kind of impact on a football team....The round-the-clock, 24-hour-a-day coverage that the Jets are getting on every throw . . . every down and distance, red zone, that Tebow takes snaps from the punt team, I think it distracts from your football team and your focus. And it’s a good Jets football team that could contend for a Super Bowl.”
Peterson to Return Next Week?
Darin Gantt, also of profootballtalk.com reports that Vikings RB Adrian Peterson could return as early as next week, but does not want to use the knee brace.
“We’re going to talk [Wednesday] night a little bit,” Peterson said, via Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com. “I’m looking forward to being out here pretty soon. I’ve been out for like two weeks, so it’s time to get going. I know that they understand that and they’ve been watching and they’ve been getting good feedback, so I’m sure they’re pretty much as excited as I am.”
He went on to say that Vikings coach Leslie Frazier has been "relentless" to get back out there. I don't doubt it, Peterson has had a reputation of being one of the hardest working players in the NFL.
Hasselbeck Working on His Mobility
Paul Kurharsky of ESPN.com reports that Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck has been working on his rollouts and bootleg this offseason. While Hasselbeck says its more for the Titans than it is for competition against second-year QB Jake Locker; it is kind of hard to believe that, seeing as Jake Locker was pretty impressive with his mobility last season. Regardless it isn't going to hurt his chances of keeping the starting job, especially considering he has had a whole off season to work on it.
“I worked out hard, I tried, I was doing Crossfit and Fuelfit and all this stuff. But I really didn’t know the offense to practice (being a free agent during the lockout). What I did this year was try to work on specific plays that feel uncomfortable to me. And some of the wide zone stretch bootleg, just getting the timing down with the feet, working on my sell, selling it better, and then just being able to run a little bit better -- I wasn’t very strong at that last year.”
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