PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow threw a wrinkle into the baseball season when he enticed dozens of reporters and scouts to trek to Los Angeles in late August to watch him run a 60-yard dash, shag fly balls and crank batting practice fastballs over the fence.For his next trick, Tebow will ascend to the ranks of the Spruce Bluff Preserve, the Botanical Gardens and the Treasure Coast Model Railroad Club as a Port St. Lucie tourist attraction.Tebows professional journey begins for real Monday when he joins 57 other aspiring New York Mets for the teams three-week instructional league at Tradition Field. The event is open to the public, and the Mets have fielded enough inquiries to expect more than the usual trickle of back field stragglers.Ive never seen more than seven people at our instructional league before, Ian Levin, the Mets director of minor league operations, said with a laugh. Im making that up, obviously, but its typically just family and friends. This will definitely be a different instructional league.Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner, two-time national champion at Florida and NFL quarterback with the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, is taking a high-profile plunge into a new sport. After signing with the Mets for a $100,000 bonus, hell try to buck convention and carve out a career in baseball despite an 11-year absence from the game.Ever since Tebow revealed his plans to pursue baseball, he has been the focus of a debate over the worthiness of the experiment. Supporters are intrigued by the entertainment value of a natural athlete chasing his dream. Skeptics dismiss the Tebow story as a publicity stunt and think hes receiving an inordinate amount of attention for someone with a minuscule chance of reaching the big leagues. Tebow also has received criticism for his plan to leave the instructional league for a day or two each week to continue his TV work with ESPNs SEC Nation.Amid the dissenting views, Tebow approaches his quest with his typical brand of can-do optimism.Im excited about it. I really am, Tebow told Newsday last week during a national media tour. Ive loved the game of baseball. Hitting a baseball is one of my favorite things to do in sports. Im excited about the journey, the challenge, the difficulties, all of it. Its going to be a lot of fun and its something thats definitely exciting for me.The Mets signed Tebow knowing that hes raw and has a big learning curve ahead of him, so instructional league is a natural place to start. Its a compressed learning lab that allows young players to polish their skills in a structured environment with an emphasis on individual instruction. Tebows progress in Florida will help determine whether hes ready for the Arizona Fall League or winter ball, or if hes better served working one-on-one with coaches during the offseason heading into spring training.The Mets are sending 24 coaches to Port St. Lucie to oversee 29 pitchers, eight catchers, 12 infielders and nine outfielders (a group that includes Tebow). Tebow and his fellow instructional leaguers will arrive at the park at 7:30 or 8 a.m. each day. After breakfast and morning meetings, theyll hit the field from 10 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m.The Mets minor leaguers are scheduled to play five games against other organizations and several more intrasquad games in Port St. Lucie. Factor in weight training before or after games, and Tebow will be logging some days of eight hours or more in the 90-degree heat. Former Boston College pitcher Justin Dunn, New Yorks top pick in Junes first-year player draft, has the highest profile among the other 57 players in camp. The oldest instructional leaguer after the 29-year-old Tebow is pitcher Cameron Griffin, who turned 25 in June.The youngest attendee, Venezuelan outfielder Raul Beracierta, turned 17 in May. Dominican shortstop Gregory Guerrero, who signed for a $1.2 million bonus in 2015, is also 17. Hes the nephew of former big league All-Star Vladimir Guerrero.Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has expressed the hope that Tebow will have an impact on New Yorks prospects with his energy and wide range of life experiences. Tebows give-and-take with players of high school and college age is likely to be one of the more intriguing facets of his instructional league experience.Development comes from all different areas, Levin said. Theres on-field development that comes from the coaches and playing games, and theres off-field development from your peers and the environment. I havent spoken to Tim yet, but from everything Ive seen about him, hes a very positive person and obviously a hard worker whos become successful in his own right.Im looking forward to seeing him interact with the players. It brings another perspective and another viewpoint that could rub off on our guys in a positive way.Judging from the media attention and the number of Mets fans wholl be dropping by Tradition Field this week, Levin and his colleagues in New Yorks front office arent the only ones who are curious how Tebow will fare in his strange new world. Nike Payaa QS Outlet Shop . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Wholesale Nike Payaa QS . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. 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DENVER -- Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons didnt need another 300-yard performance from Julio Jones to decipher Denvers dazzling defense and wreck Paxton Lynchs first NFL start with a 23-16 win over Broncos on Sunday.Using a steady dose of I-formation runs and short passes that put Denvers linebackers in coverage, the Falcons (4-1) handed the Super Bowl champs their first loss since Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh and left the Minnesota Vikings (5-0) as the NFLs last unbeaten team.The Broncos (4-1) were on their heels having to respect the play-action because Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman were so effective running the ball, combining for 119 yards and a 4.4-yard average.A week after setting a franchise record with 503 yards passing in a runaway win over Super Bowl 50s other participant, the Carolina Panthers, Ryan threw for 267 yards Sunday and only two of those (covering 29 yards) went to Jones.Last week, Jones became just the sixth 300-yard receiver in NFL annals, not that Denvers No Fly Zone defense was impressed. They dismissed that performance as a bad day by the Panthers, and they stifled Jones all afternoon.Not that it mattered.Coleman, who played despite having sickle cell trait, which can sometimes be exacerbated at altitude, showed off his breakaway speed by catching four passes for 132 yards to go with his 31 yards on six carries.Ryans rather modest total included a 31-yard touchdown toss to Coleman following Ricardo Allens interception at the Denver 42 in the third quarter that made it 20-3.That sequence sent some flustered fans streaming for the exits as the Falcons finished off the Broncos, who hadnt lost at home since Dec. 13 against Oakland.The Broncos dont have much time to digest the loss. They play at San Diego on Thursday night, and their hope is that Trevor Siemians bruised left shoulder is healed by then.Lynch, the 26th overall pick out of Memphis last April, got the starting nod because Siemians bruised A.C. joint in his non-throwing shoulder was still bothering him a week after he was flung to the turf in Tampa.dddddddddddd.It was Lynch who showed he wasnt ready Sunday, however.He completed 23 of 35 passes for 223 yards with a late TD to Demaryius Thomas and an interception. He was sacked a half-dozen times, including 3 1/2 times by outside linebacker Vic Beasley, who burned right tackle Ty Sambrailo on three of those takedowns.Lynchs footwork was a mess and his overthrows and misfires ruined any chance the Broncos had of capitalizing on the leagues 30th ranked defense, including the NFLs next-to-last pass defense and a patchwork linebacker corps .Unlike Siemian, Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler, all of whom did enough to allow Denvers stout defense to secure the win during an NFL-best nine-game winning streak, Lynch couldnt avoid mistakes that doomed his team to defeat. He constantly held onto the ball too long and too often didnt make decisions or moves fast enough.PROTECTION PROBLEMS: It didnt help Denver that right tackle Donald Stephenson (calf) was deactivated for a third straight week. Ty Sambrailo was repeatedly burned by Beasley before the Broncos moved right guard Michael Schofield over and inserted Darrion Weems.GROUNDED GROUND GAME: The Broncos ground game has ground to a near standstill ever since Stephenson and tight end Virgil Green pulled calf muscles in Week 2. After averaging 141 yards and 4.7 yards a carry in their first two games, the Broncos nosedived to 70 yards and 2.5 yards a carry in next two games. Green and Stephenson were surprise holdouts Sunday and the Broncos gained just 84 yards on two dozen handoffs.MILLER TIME: Even in defeat, Von Miller got to the quarterback. 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