Jaguars won’t alter draft plan to select Tim Tebow

The Jacksonville Jaguars have often been linked to Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Rumors have linked the two mainly due to the fact that Tebow is a local superstar and Jacksonville needs desperate help both on and off the field. The team has no identity and struggles to put fans in the seats. An addition like Tebow would spark interest in the franchise and give the fans something to get excited about.

Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver has even called Tebow an icon, but don’t believe the rumors of Tebow to the Jaguars just yet. According to Weaver, the team will stick to their draft plan and will not force any picks for the Florida star.

“Personally, I think Tim Tebow is an extraordinary young man and he’s an extraordinary athlete. He’s going to be successful in the National Football League,” Weaver said before a Jaguars Rally Thursday.

“What we’ve got to do is trust our value board in our draft. If we force a pick, then we devalue thousands of hours of work by our scouts. We have to be true to our mission and go take the best player with our pick. When we do that, we get good results,” he said.

Jacksonville has swayed from their draft board before and Weaver acknowledges the mistakes saying, “We all know we’ve done it the other way in the past and it didn’t work. Shame on you if you don’t learn from your mistakes. You stay true to your process.”

While some fans may be begging for Tebow and creating sites such as Draft15.com, the Jaguar nation should be pleased that their owners and scouts are keeping a level head and not letting emotion rule their decision making.