Urban Meyer on Tim Tebow’s chances of making Jaguars: “This is going to be very difficult’

Urban Meyer is close to making a tough decision regarding Tim Tebow and his Jaguars roster. The Jaguar coach, who appeared on Thursday’s Rich Eisen Show, provided an update on the quarterback’s chances turned tight end to make it to the team’s 55-man final roster. As it stands now, Meyer realizes that a former signal-caller in Florida has the work to do to make the transition successful. “What percentage of the team make up? We don’t know, this is uncharted waters, this is going to be very difficult, but he’s been performing great,” Mayer told Eisen. “He’s been doing a great job in practice, he’s learning to insult as you can imagine. He’s working as hard as everyone else. I see a good friendship between the team and Tim, and it’s been good so far.” More: Why did Jaguar sign Tipo? Trying to make sense of Urban Meyer’s solo plan, Tebow, who has not been associated with the NFL team since he was with the Eagles in 2015, was described as “embarrassing” in his first practice with the Jaguars on May 28. That’s definitely not ideal for someone hoping to make the NFL roster, and his one and only previous NFL goal hit his head. This is true even for Jaguars, who have notable problems in this position. Mayer reiterated that bringing Tebow into the team for a trial was as objective as possible, noting that he left Tebow’s initial workout so he could get an unbiased opinion from general manager Trent Baalke, offensive coordinator Daryl Bevell and tight end coach Tyler Bowen. A member of his board of directors. “I know Tim, we talk. I knew he was gearing up to play pro baseball. He said to me, ‘I’m in the best shape of my life,’ and you can tell that he is. And we had a conversation, and he said, ‘Well, can you look at me?'” ‘ And I said, ‘Obviously, let me think about this thing…if it’s a secret, yes I’ll let some guy look at you,’ and I turned up, and I left on purpose. ‘Our general manager was there, our tight end coach and our offensive coordinator was there, and they drilled it, and they came back to me. And they said, ‘Oh my God, this guy is in great shape. He is a great athlete. Our cramped end room was struggling. …They gave him some things to work on, and then they brought him back, and they came to me and said I think we should give him a chance.”