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Dungy: Eagles should take a look at Tebow

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Dungy: Eagles should take a look at Tebow

POSTED: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:54 PM

Daily News staff

Tony Dungy thinks the Eagles should at least take a look at Tim Tebow. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

Should the Eagles swing a trade for Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow?

Tim Tebow reportedly would prefer to return to Florida as his next destination, with Jacksonville seemingly at the top of his list.

But, what about Tebow and the Eagles? Les Bowen and Rich Hofmann have both weighed in on the issue here on philly.com, with Les saying that Vick doesn't need Tebow waiting in the wings and Rich saying, why not?

Former Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy also has weighed in on Tebow and the Eagles. Dungy, of course, has been a mentor and adviser to Michael Vick.

"Left-handed guy. Same offense. Mobile quarterback," Dungy told the Dan Patrick show on Tuesday. "As much as Mike (Vick) has been hurt, if you're Andy Reid, you probably have to look at it, and think about it."

Dungy, though, also conceded that bringing Tebow in is different than other quarterbacks, because you have to build a system around Tebow's skills. You can't just plug him in.

Some have suggested that Tebow could be a fit with New England. Not Dungy.

"I don't know that Tim wants to play another position, I couldn't see it working where you're bringing this guy in as a change of pace for Tom Brady," he said.

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Comments (21)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:24 PM, 03/20/2012

A coach would have to love the guy and the energy he brings. He makes everyone around him better.

— jtj10

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:13 PM, 03/20/2012

Why do people list to that bible thumping asshat dungy............

— Clarkeisgod

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:25 PM, 03/20/2012

i'm not a big dungy fan he rode peyton manning's coattails but he's right on Tebow he was wrong on conVick and he admitted and does not mention him anymore,but Tebow is 1-a natural born leader 2-a winner 3-a law abiding citizen 4-a role model for the of america...Tim can become a great QB with a coach that Wants to coach him BIG RED likes to coach QBs times yours.....wolf.

— wolf 4

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:25 PM, 03/20/2012

I love Tim being a FL resident but born in Philly. Love Tebow but not sure if he is what the Eagles need.

— drakisst

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:40 PM, 03/20/2012

Tebow will NEVER be a fulltime QB in the NFL, but that doesn't mean he can still be valuable piece for an offense. Inside the 10 yard line, there was no stopping his Option and QB draws. Put a hat on a hat and he walks in. Line him up in the backfield as a decoy. There are some possibilities OTHER than a traditional QB for him.

— SilliBilli

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:52 PM, 03/20/2012

Would be the dumbest move in the history of sports. Eagles fan are quick to throw our quarterbacks under the but when was the last time we had dominate wideouts? The answer is T.O. We have average wideouts and some of the worst safeties and linebackers in the NFL and we are talking about Tebow.

— GrownMan86

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:02 PM, 03/20/2012

I'll bet Andy and Marty could make him a great QB. It would take a few years and by then Vick might be too beat up to keep playing. Jacksonville will probably pick him up because the locals know how he raises everyone's game, and he'd fill the stadium.

— Lockyer

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:10 PM, 03/20/2012

TIM TEBOW IS A WINNER AND WOULD DO WELL IN PHILLY ASK THE STEELERS,,,JOHNNYU

— john ullman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:30 PM, 03/20/2012

Please no more advice from Coach Dungy... that's how we got stuck with Vick... Can't we do our own homework? Oh, yeah that got us Kevin Kolb. Hmmm... Let go after Peyton Mann... oops too late...I got lets go after the 2nd pick in the draf.... really the Redskins got that. Ok let's keep rooting for the most fragile QB... of marginal talent... who refuses to slide. Here hoping Vick stays healthy... other wise its Kafka and whatever retread they just signed.

— Fred B.

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:53 PM, 03/20/2012

NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.

— bloodymess

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:56 PM, 03/20/2012

Tebow couldn't hold Kafka's jock!!

— FetchDixon

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:12 PM, 03/20/2012

OMG! Send Asante Samuel Recieve Tim Tebow, MAKE IT HAPPEN!

— Ace-Philadelphia

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:29 PM, 03/20/2012

Hey everybody, they should trade Asante Samuel for Tim Tebow! They're always crying and working too hard to unload Asante. That's a way.

— Ace-Philadelphia

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:57 PM, 03/20/2012

Yeah, that's exactly what our pass happy offense needs: a quarterback who can't throw. Tebow would be the most illogical quarterback in the NFL for Reid's system. Unless he can play linebacker, I don't see any room for him on the Eagles.

— bc3030

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:41 PM, 03/20/2012

If Tony Dungy says it's ok, that alright by me. He's knows MV better than ANYONE posting here or in the Eagles organization.... Maybe this will force Marty to hand the ball off 25 times a week to the best RB in the NFL.

— IdahoMoose

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:00 AM, 03/21/2012

Bring Timmy here....he can meet a nice girl or boy from the phila. bible u or Eastern. send Ron Mexico and hs caca kharma away to somewhere else. And please dont take any advice from dungy. If he gave a caca about mexico he should have sent him to indy to sit behibd peyton carrying his clipboard to oearn how to be a gentleman worthy of his position in the game. Adios mexico hola timmy por favor senor reid.

— joeyrofrano

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:06 AM, 03/21/2012

Bring Timmy here....he can meet a nice girl or boy from the phila. bible u or Eastern. send Ron Mexico and hs caca kharma away to somewhere else. And please dont take any advice from dungy. If he gave a caca about mexico he should have sent him to indy to sit behind peyton carrying his clipboard to learn how to be a gentleman worthy of his position in the game. Adios mexico hola timmy por favor senor reid.

— joeyrofrano

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:04 AM, 03/21/2012

Hello? The Eagles have a West Coast offense. They pass 60% of the time. Tebow CAN'T PASS. There is zero chance -maybe less - of Tebow coming to Philadelphia.

— SU_alum

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:23 AM, 03/21/2012

Yes to Tebow as backup QB and lining up occasionally in the backfield with vick or in the slot. The guyz a winner and a good runner, esp. inside the ten! Denver might take a 4th rounder or Assante!

— ginzo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:51 PM, 03/21/2012

I'm sick of Tony Dungy. People treat this guy like he's Jesus Christ. Hey Tony, STFU already!

— p-diddy

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:58 PM, 03/21/2012

I'm laughing at all the dolts who think Tebow would make a good backup here. I can't imagine a QB that would be a worse fit for the Eagles, who pass around 60% of the time. Tebow would throw the ball like 8 times a game with the Broncos, and look very ugly doing it. It would be a good fit for Tebow, because Reid's a good QB coach, but not so good for the Eagles. Dungy wants to help Tebow, not the Eagles.

— p-diddy