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Regarding the previous use of other players such as Troy Brown, Julian Edelman and Mike Vrabel at other positions:
- Brown and Edelman playing defense was a different circumstance, one of necessity; they were pressed into service in mid season due to injuries and the team was handcuffed by the 53-man roster limit. This is the off season we are in right now with a 90-man roster limit, making this a completely different situation.
- Vrabel was used at TE in goal line situations, not unlike how a lineman like Dan Connolly might be used as a FB, or an extra lineman like Marcus Cannon might be used as an additional TE on a 3rd and one. Using those players for a couple of specific down and distance plays is not the same as a player changing positions full time.
- Edelman was signed out of college with the idea that he would be a WR and not a QB. He had six months to learn the position, whereas Tebow would only have six weeks to learn how to play TE.
- Brown and Edelman playing defense was a different circumstance, one of necessity; they were pressed into service in mid season due to injuries and the team was handcuffed by the 53-man roster limit. This is the off season we are in right now with a 90-man roster limit, making this a completely different situation.
- Vrabel was used at TE in goal line situations, not unlike how a lineman like Dan Connolly might be used as a FB, or an extra lineman like Marcus Cannon might be used as an additional TE on a 3rd and one. Using those players for a couple of specific down and distance plays is not the same as a player changing positions full time.
- Edelman was signed out of college with the idea that he would be a WR and not a QB. He had six months to learn the position, whereas Tebow would only have six weeks to learn how to play TE.