Jun 12, 2013; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels pats quarterback Tim Tebow on the head during minicamp at the practice fields of Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports

Tim Tebow is now a member of the New England Patriots.

  And the world is a better place for it.

  Here’s how it all went down, according to a sometimes-reliable source:

  Josh McDaniels – yes, that Josh McDaniels – tapped on the office door of his mentor, idol and boss, Bill Belichick.

  “Who is it and what do you want?” boomed the head coach of the Patriots.

  “Coach, it’s Little Josh,” came the squeaky reply, “the kid who calls all the plays for you. I have a great idea I think you’ll want to hear.”

  “Come in and make it quick,” the great and gruff Belichick thundered.

  Little Josh meekly approached the Oz-like figure behind a large mahogany desk that was covered with an inch-thick marble slab. It was obvious from the empty Mountain Dew cans that cluttered the floor and the overworked Mr. Coffee in the corner that the head coach had been working overtime trying to conjure up yet another way to gain another edge on the rest of his National Football League foes.

  “Coach, remember when I was coach of that team in Denver? I actually got to pick my own team,” Little Josh said. “Well, there was this kid who always seemed to win games and I wanted him because I thought he could become a really good player. I picked him and he actually turned out to be OK for a while.”

  “Are you talking about that Christian kid from Florida, that left-handed lummox who couldn’t complete a pass from me to you?”

  “That’s him, Timmy Tebow!” replied Little Josh.

  The great gruff one took a final sip of caffeine, cast a quizzical eye on his young charge and said, “Why in the world would we want him? We are a team built for precision; my Patriots are perfection personified. That’s what I have created.  And you want me to give him a chance? Give me a reason. And it better be good.”

  Little Josh had come prepared.

  “I don’t have one good reason. I have three,” he said, gaining confidence as he went.

  “First, every media outlet in the English-speaking world will want a piece of Timmy. The Patriots will be the talk of the sports world for months. It will be great PR.

  “Second, he will make other teams prepare for him, waste precious practice time working on defending the option attack that we have absolutely no plan of using. They will be preparing for Tebow and we will give them Brady.

  “Finally, and this is huge, while everyone is writing stories about Timmy, no one will be able to deal with what really matters – our lack of receivers, our weak defense, the loss of Wes Welker to that team in Denver, our possible regression, maybe even demise.”

  With that, Little Josh smiled and looked for reaction.

  Belichick smiled.

  Little Josh blinked. Had the great and gruff one bought into it?

  “You’ve got your wish, but only to a point,” Belichick said. “We bring him in and let him do his thing through the summer. We let him practice at quarterback. Then, after he fails, we do what should have been done a long time ago: We turn him into a tight end. You can never have enough tight ends.”

  Little Josh smiled.

  The great and gruff one headed back to the Mr. Coffee machine for another jolt.

CAN’T GET ENOUGH TEBOW?

   Tebow’s signing has created yet another cottage industry: Tebow proposition bets. You, too, can now make money off Timmy.  Bovada.lv web site released a number of Tebow-related prop bets immediately after his signing early this week.

  Will Tim Tebow make the Patriots 53-man Week 1 roster?

  Yes:  -400 (bet $400 to win $100);  No:  +250 (bet $100 to win $250).

  Will Tebow start a game as a QB for the Patriots in the 2013 regular season?

  Yes:  +600 (bet $100 to win $600);  No:  -1,200 (bet $1,200 to win $100)

  Will Tim Tebow throw a TD pass in the 2013 regular season?

  Yes:  +200 (bet $100 to win $200);  No:  -300 (bet $300 to win $100).

  Will Tim Tebow attempt a pass in the 2013 regular season?

  Yes:  -300 (bet $300 to win $100); No:  +200 (bet $100 to win $200)

  And, yes, even an over/under bet: Tebow’s total rushing and receiving TD’s in the regular season will be over or under 1.5 (bet the amount you want).

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Dec 30, 2012; Orchard Park, NY, USA; New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow (15) during the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Bills beat the Jets 28-9. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

Here we go again.

ESPN has reported that the New England Patriots will sign ex-Broncos and Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and he will participate in their minicamp this week.

The quarterback who led the Denver Broncos to an AFC West title and the divisional round of the playoffs in 2011 has been out of a job since getting released by the New York Jets in April.

Many thought New York would use Tebow as a wildcat quarterback and short-yardage specialist after attaining him via trade with Denver prior to the 2012 season. After starting quarterback Mark Sanchez struggled and the losses piled up, Tebow fans clamored for him to supplant Sanchez as the starter.

Neither of those things came to fruition however and the Jets season turned into a sideshow.

New York tried to trade Tebow at the start of the offseason before cutting him, but the trade market was nonexistent. That made many believe that Tebow’s days in the NFL were over. Now it looks like there will be at least one more chapter to this story.

A recent report by Yahoo! Sports cited sources who claimed Patriots coach Bill Belichick was one of Tebow’s harshest critics. Either the report was untrue or Belichick had a change of heart.

Regardless, New England can’t possibly misuse Tebow worse than the Jets did during the 2012 season, assuming of course he makes the Patriots final roster.

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The Denver Broncos are a big television draw and were rewarded accordingly in the 2013 NFL schedule.

Thanks to Peyton Manning, and the fact they have a damn good team, the Broncos have five primetime games and the chance to be flexed into a sixth later in the season. Two of those five will be road games on Sunday Night Football; at Indianapolis on October 20th and at New England on November 24th.

Outside of their three AFC West road games, Denver will travel for five games against teams they don’t typically see every season. These contests are a good chance for Broncos fans to see cities and stadiums they haven’t seen before, and the two primetime matchups will provide even more incentive to make a trip with the team.

All five of these road trips have some great storylines and are worthy of a traveling weekend. Here are my rankings of the best roadies in 2013:

5) Houston Texans

Going up against longtime Bronco and current Houston Head Coach Gary Kubiak makes for a great game. Not to mention this is a matchup between two of the best teams in the AFC. The Broncos will be seeking revenge for their only home loss last season, a 31-25 defeat at Mile High in September of 2012.

The Texans play in Reliant Stadium which opened in 2002 and is a beautiful venue by most accounts. It hosted the 2004 Super Bowl and is home to the Meineke Car Care Bowl, among many other annual and special events.

The biggest negatives against this road trip are that Houston isn’t exactly a travel mecca and it’s in the early slate of games on a Sunday. If a game isn’t on primetime, you at least want an afternoon start so you can get ample time to tailgate and experience the pregame festivities that the stadium has to offer.

4) New England Patriots

Typically a Peyton Manning – Tom Brady matchup would be much higher on the list, but not with all the great games on tap this year.

This game will be on Sunday Night Football and Boston is one of the most enjoyable cities to visit in the country. Plus every game in Boston should have a little more meaning after the recent terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon.

The Broncos and Patriots will most likely be the two best teams in the AFC when the regular season winds down. Because of that this game could decide who gets home field advantage for a potential playoff rematch. Seeing a game of this magnitude in person is always worthwhile.

3) New York Giants

A Manning Bowl in New York City is hard to beat.

MetLife Stadium is pretty much brand new since it was opened in 2010 and it will be the site of this year’s Super Bowl. Could this be the first of two games Denver will play at MetLife Stadium this season? Time will tell.

It’s hard to argue against this road trip. New York is one of the greatest Cities in the world and the stadium is so new it is pretty much guaranteed you haven’t been there yet. The fact the Manning Bowl will be the focus of the football world that weekend is just icing on the cake.

2) Indianapolis Colts

The primetime game at Indy will be a truly unique experience. There will probably never be another game in NFL history where every fan in the stadium, home or away, loves the visiting quarterback more than any other player on the field. For one game the negativity between opposing fans will be very small if not completely nonexistent.

Peyton Manning is to Indianapolis what John Elway is to Denver. It will be an emotional game for everyone involved and is a must see based on the uniqueness of this matchup alone.

1) Dallas Cowboys

The game at Dallas makes it to the top of this list for one reason: Jerry World. By all accounts the new Cowboys Stadium must be seen to be believed. It’s been said that visiting fans can be so enthralled by the stadium experience that they end up missing most of the game.

Opened in 2009, Cowboys Stadium cost $1.3 billion. That’s billion. With a b.

It can handle over 100,000 people if you include standing room and the video board hanging over the playing surface is one of the largest high-definition TV screens in the entire world. If you include the Texas barbeque, the game day experience at a Cowboys game is one of a kind.

Since Dallas is an NFC team, there probably won’t be another chance to see Denver play in their stadium for eight years, so the time is now.

I know I’ll be in Dallas this season. Come join me so we can paint Jerry World orange for a day!

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