We 49ers fans have had quite a rough time in the past few months with offensive woes, a media circus surrounding the potential demise of whom we hoped would become the next Bill Walsh (or at least the next George Seifert) at Head Coach, and having Suspensions, arrests, and injuries to some of our favorite players. This is why I decided to write a Fan Post, and add a poll, about something a little different than the average current article on Niners Nation or in the mainstream media (screw Kawakami).



I believe the 49ers should sign Tim Tebow. I know that many of you will think I'm crazy (or idiotic) for this, but please take a minute to listen to some of my rational thoughts on an irrational idea.

Reasons to Sign Tebow:

1. There would be no QB controversy. The Tebow bandwagon is not what it used to be. Some Media outlets might try to push it, but I would bet that over 90% of Football analysts would laugh at the idea of Tebow taking over Kaep's job. I also don't think that Harbaugh would contribute to such controversy like he (unintentionally) did with the Alex Smith situation.

2. He's cheaper then Blaine Gabbert! We are paying Blaine Gabbert $2,011,587 as a Base Salary in 2014. The New England Patriots would have payed Tebow $630,000 base salary if he had made their team in 2013. (Both stats according to spotrac.com) This kid just wants to play and Gabbert is atrocious, has been atrocious, and always will be atrocious. Okay I guess Gabbert still shows some potential but I've been grumpy and pessimistic ever since he got here.

3. He could maybe just maybeeeee help benefit the offense in situational work. The 49ers have been terrible in the red zone since.... well I guess I don't remember the last time we were good in the red zone. Tebow could help bring a power running package in which we could send the QB on design runs up the gut and work short play-action passes on the goal line. It's kinda desperate but look at us right now, we need to try something to score TD's. This situational stuff didn't work so well for the Jets , but they didn't exactly give him much of a chance with the extremely limited play count and predictable play calling (yeah I know being unpredictable on offense isn't exactly our strong suit, but keep reading.)

4. Great Locker room addition. He's clearly a great guy, and a great leader. The guy leads by example, and how could you not want someone like that in our locker room? Tebow has a positive attitude and an awesome work ethic. Imagine having Tebow and Kaep pushing each other in work outs! Having Tebow would also hopefully turn some of the negative media attention of Niners players into a more positive light.

5. Playoff Experience! The more experience in the locker room, the better. Tebow is 8-6 in the regular season as a starter in the NFL, and 1-1 in the playoffs. Not to mention a former National Champion in College.

6. Durability and Toughness. During his short reign as King of the World in Denver, he never missed a game due to injury. He also played through having torn cartilage on a rib in an AFC Divisional Round Game against the Patriots. http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7474270/denver-broncos-tim-tebow-played-injuries-vs-new-england-patriots-source-says Gabbert has already sat out many games due to injury in his career. Its nice to have a tough/durable Backup QB, particularly if you would like to only carry two QB's on your 53 man roster.

7. Faith, Luck, Clutch, whatever you want to call it. He has done some pretty miraculous things in some improbable situations. If you are religious, then you realize that the 49ers could clearly benefit if we had a little more God on our side. If you aren't religious, then maybe you would consider some of his qualities that I have demonstrated in #4 to explain some of Tebow's "luck" or "clutch factors." Whatever "it" is Tebow's got "it" and the Niners could use all the help in the world right now.

Anyways, what do you all think?

I'd like to at least let the guy compete in preseason and try out having him run "Tebow-Friendly" offenses.

And of course, Go Niners, we are still in this!