Today has been a nail biter for TIm Tebow and New York Jets fans alike. First, the New York Jets announced a trade for Tim Tebow, who has recently been replaced by Peyton Manning following his release form the Colts. Shortly thereafter, the story leaked that a snafu in the contract details would be holding up the closing of the deal. In addition to the trade agreement, the Denver Broncos are requiring an additional $5 million from the Jets for Tebow. As I write, there has been no official statement about the completion or retraction of the trade agreement. Nonetheless, I am confident when I say that Tim Tebow is not the missing link for our team.
Tim Tebow is Not Enough Competition for Sanchez
While Tim Tebow just finished his first year starting, both quarterbacks are working with the same post-season win record of 57%. That goes for Tebow’s 8-6 career and Sanchez’s 27-20 career. Both the Tebow led Broncos and Sanchez led Jets had an 8-8 record in the 2011 season–by no means impressive. If the Jets want to create competition to light a fire under Sanchez’s ass, they’re going to need a lot more worthy opponent. Mark Sanchez needs a lot more to convincing in order to believe that the Sanchize could be uprooted.
Tim Tebow is All Run and No Pass
Tim Tebow can get touchdowns–when he’s the one running them. Let’s face it, Tebow has a long way to go until his passing game is up to par. Mark Sanchez has the accuracy, distance and balls to actually throw the ball. Sure, he makes bad decisions from time-to-time (more so in 2011 than 2010), but his intentions are good. As for Tebow, did you watch the Broncos playoff game against the Patriots for the 2011 season? Tim Tebow ran around like a kid on the playground trying to figure out what to do with the ball when the Patriots shut down all of his receivers. A 45-10 game later, no one was Tebowing.
New York is No Place for Tebow
Let’s face it: a good Christian boy like Tim Tebow does not belong on the Jets. Between Rex Ryan’s foot fetish videos and Cromartie’s 32 kids (or however much there are, I lost count), Tebow’s morals would not be able to hold up. Furthermore, New York press is way more vicious than that of Denver or Tebow’s alma mater state of Florida. Can you imagine all of the jokes and puns that the New York Post and Daily News would churn out? They’ve already had their field day with enough funny Jets newspaper covers to make up for the whole of the NFL. Not to mention that, Tim Tebow would have to say a prayer for every F-bomb dropped by Rex Ryan in the locker room.
Whatever the decision is, I am confident that Tim Tebow is not what the New York Jets need to reach Super Bowl glory.
UPDATE: As I finish writing this, Tim Tebow has officially become a New York Jet.
The guy is a solid back-up, a perfect fit for our wildcat needs, a positive influence in a broken locker room, cheap, and will push Sanchez. What’s the problem? Plus we got him for next-to-nothing!
Do you really think the locker room is going to listen to him? Cromartie is already tweeting ab out how bad the decision is and Rex Ryan potty mouth are surely going to offend Tebow. If anything, the pressure on Sanchez from Tebow’s presence will divide the locker room even more so. Not only that, the ignorant fans following Tebowmania (not knowing that he can’t throw for shit) will be the same one who boo Sanchez on the team. That’s not the kind of team morale we want.
You ask if Tebow will really be able to get the locker room to listen to him…
Well, I am (was?) a Bronco fan and watched in amazement as Tebow unified an apathetic, devisive, touchy and depressed locker room last year and then took them to the playoffs to beat the Steelers. His teammates said it became their “favorite year in the NFL” because of the camraderie they had for one another after Tebow took over.
Some said it was like the connection they felt in college ball, where you really cared for your teammates.
They defense no longer blamed the offense when games were lost and vice versa. The media couldn’t get a single player to speak negatively about another after Tebow took effect.
The kid has some kind of leadership ability for men…he sure did make a nothing team turn around, believe in each other and start playing for their lives last year.
I’m just saying what I observed.
Can he do it here? We’ll see, but I’m actually hopeful.
Revis’ interview on Sports Center indicated that Sanchez is a bit stressed by the whole Tebow scenario. As I had mentioned, Cromartie wasn’t happy about the trade either. Tebow’s tweet to Fireman Ed may have helped in winning fans over (it did make me smile a bit), however, there’s no guarantee that this will translate into locker room morale.
Tebow can’t change a team that doesn’t want to be change. If players can put their egos aside and focus on the most important thing–winning–the Jets will definitely benefit from the new addition.
I also don’t think that Tebow as a quarterback is his best place on the team. I like that the coaches are going to try him out in a few different positions. Until his passing game improves, there is no way he could replace Sanchez as the starting QB.
I hear you. I guess we’ll see. This coming season will be intriguing to watch for sure! I’m a Jets fan now…with Denver a close 2nd.
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