Earlier this month Yahoo! Sports' Mike Silver reported that Patriots coach Bill Belichick "hates" Tebow as a player. ESPNBoston.com later reported that Belichick did not feel that way, and Belichick said:

"I wouldn't get into the probability of us pursuing any free agent. Every single player has strengths and weaknesses but regardless of that, for anyone to have represented that is the way I feel about Tim Tebow is completely untrue, baseless and irresponsible. It is unfortunate that something so inaccurate was reported."

It is now clear that Belichick sees value in the former Denver Broncos quarterback. 

While there is no clear statement on how the Pats will use Tebow, the possibilities are endless. Belichick earned his reputation as a mad scientist for deploying a hodgepodge of players in unorthodox roles. All the talking heads that have suggested a variety of alternative ways to use Tebow may well see their ideas reach fruition.