Sportsbook action next week will include the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama and one of the most recognizable players in the game will be Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.
He will be trying to impress NFL scouts that are looking at the players in the game. Tebow made a huge impact in college football vs. the sportsbook online odds and now the question becomes whether he can impact NFL games. Sportsbook had the Gators rolling in the Sugar Bowl earlier this month as Tebow threw for a school-record 482 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-24 sportsbook online rout of Cincinnati. Florida head coach Urban Meyer definitely believes that Tebow can play at the next level. “31 of 35, 482 yards, three touchdowns, one of the most efficient quarterbacks ever to play the game, a part of two national championships.” Meyer said, “He’s a winner, and unless the job description changes at some other level of football, he’s a winner and he’ll win at the next level, too. That’s the way I feel about it.”
NFL scouts have yet to be impressed by Tebow as sportsbook info indicated. They are concerned by his throwing motion and the fact that he took almost every snap in college from the shotgun. What does impress everyone that has ever talked to Tebow is his intelligence, leadership and all around intangibles that make him a great player.
Tebow may end up being more important in sportsbook online for his name than for his playing ability. He is a very likeable quarterback who people want to see play. The Senior Bowl sold 5,000 tickets in the three days following sportsbook online news that Tebow would play. Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver has said that Tebow could be a huge help to his team in terms of attendance. Sportsbook indicates that Tebow is going to be part of a Super Bowl commercial as well and he might be on EA Sports’ NCAA Football 2011 cover.
Many times the college football All-Star games are not very interesting at the sportsbook but that is not going to be the case with the Senior Bowl. People at the sportsbook love to watch Tim Tebow play and that will be the case in the Senior Bowl as well.
The Senior Bowl is on Saturday, January 30th and begins at 4:00 pm Eastern. Those at the sportsbook can watch the game on the NFL Network.