Lighting cognoscenti will note no mention thus far of an LED advantage over a CFL liability.
One thousand lumens from a CFL is visually harsh and makes food (and people) look ugly, compared with the same 1, 000 from Edison's incandescence.
The EPA website outlines the steps necessary to clean up a broken CFL bulb safely.
Despite the horror stories being pitched suggesting that people in hazmat gear will be required to clean up a busted light bulb, the truth is a broken CFL bulb will be swept up (not vacuumed) just as broken bulbs have always been swept up.
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But if he wants to play quarterback as a starter in professional football, the CFL is likely his best path to least resistance in the short run.
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Just as the CFL light bulb market is poised to take off in a bigger way than ever, bulbs that tap rival light-emitting-diode technology, potentially even cheaper than CFL, are on the rise.
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Under CFL rules, each franchise can put a U.S.-born player on a list that gives the team the exclusive right to negotiate a contract with him.
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Trestman, the former coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, has a track record of developing quarterbacks and has also worked with the likes of Cutler, Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden in recent years as a consultant when they were coming out of college.
Montreal already has Anthony Calvillo, 40, who signed a two-year contract in December and is the CFL's all-time leader in passing yardage, touchdown passes and completions.
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And unlike those old obsolete relics, you will need to wait for a couple of minutes or so for your modern, improved CFL to reach full brightness.
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The network shows eight games a year on Thursday and Saturday nights, in addition to some CFL games and various highlights and specials from places like the NFL Films archives.
Flutie actually lasted 20 years as a pro, moving around among the USFL, NFL, Canada's CFL and back to the NFL. He had success in Canada and during his second NFL stint, when he made the Pro Bowl with the Buffalo Bills at age 36.
And if all goes as planned, the ESL will prove to be a formidable contender to the two existing, not-entirely-perfect incandescent alternatives: the CFL and the LED.
Jim Popp, general manager of the Montreal Alouettes, said in a phone interview that he has had no discussions with Tebow or his agents about coming to the CFL and "had no interest" in doing so.
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But Jim Popp, the Aloutettes' general manager, said in a phone interview that he has had no discussions with Tebow or his agents about coming to the CFL and "had no interest" in reaching out to them.
As far as the CFL, it's anyone's guess as to whether Tebow would even be open to a move north of the border.
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