Boston College coach and former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio joined Dennis & Callahan Wednesday morning to talk about new Patriot Tim Tebow.

Addazio, who coached Tebow during his Heisman Trophy-winning season at Florida, said he thinks Tebow can be a successful quarterback in the NFL.

“I would say to you that a lot of pro teams are going to read zone, different styles of play a lot of which we ran at Florida,” Addazio said. “It’s kind of running rampant right now. He has a great ability level with that style. But Tim was a very good overall quarterback — throwing quarterback in the SEC. He went against some of the best corners that were first-round draft picks in the NFL. I mean, that was the most pro-like league at that time.

“So my point would be that it’s not like he didn’t play against great — those are the best defenses in America, in the SEC. He went against the top pass-rushers, the top...

After using seven relief pitchers on Monday night, the Red Sox were in need of some heavy lifting from Jon Lester on Tuesday against the Rays, both to bail out the bullpen and to get himself back on track after a series of less-than-spectacular starts.

Instead, Lester labored through 4 2/3 innings before handing over a 7-3 Rays lead to Jose De La Torre. He walked a season-high seven batters and gave up eight hits, three of which were home runs, in the eventual 8-3 loss.

Lester threw 98 pitches, just 50 — barely half — for strikes, and needed 70 to get through the first three innings. It was a rough night from the get-go for the lefty, who walked four in the first inning alone, the fourth of which came with the bases loaded and brought home the Rays’ first run. His off-speed pitches weren’t...