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Though he understands the implications Saturday's game holds, Meyer repeatedly has said he will do what is best for Tebow's health, even at the potential cost of putting his team at a disadvantage. "You consider what Tim Tebow means to that football team, and not only what he brings on the field -- forget about the Heisman Trophy -- you're talking about the essence and really he's the pulse and he's the identity, really, of that football team ... The leadership is something that you really can't put a price tag on. . . . It will be very unique, certainly, for a lot of those other players to be looking into the huddle at a different quarterback, especially when you consider the environment they're going to be in." Palmer would know: In 1997, he was a member of a top-ranked Florida team that traveled to Baton Rouge for a game under the lights. Full Article at The Washington Post
You consider what Tim Tebow means to that football team, and not only what he brings on the field -- forget about the Heisman Trophy -- you're talking about the essence and really he's the pulse and he's the identity, really, of that football team ... The leadership is something that you really can't put a price tag on. . . . It will be very unique, certainly, for a lot of those other players to be looking into the huddle at a different quarterback, especially when you consider the environment they're going to be in.
– Jesse Palmer SOURCE: The Washington Post
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To Play or Not to Play: That Is the Question Facing Tebow, Gators
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I just think for all the guys in the huddle, right now they're just getting used to the sequence of play-calling ... They're certainly getting used to John Brantley's mannerisms, his cadence at the line of scrimmage, his rhythm and tempo in the huddle, and those are all very important things, again, con...
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The more difficult question that will have to be broached is how long will he be asymptomatic -- first at rest, but then with strenuous physical exertion -- before you let him play
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There are two issues ... The safety of Tim Tebow and, obviously, the football team.
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Certainly, it puts more pressure on the decision, because, again, this is a game that everybody circled ... But if you look at the stretch of games coming up for Florida over the next four weeks, it's tough. To be honest, that's a stretch that Florida could slip up once, even with a healthy Tim Tebow un...
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That place is going to be absolutely rocking
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Because it is certainly not ideal that his first exertion is playing in a game. That's a potentially very ill-advised thing because what you really need him to do is physically condition and also take some hits to make sure they're not going to provoke symptoms again.
SOURCE: The Washington Post
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