Tebow is never going to be a “great” QB by himself, but he has certain abilities that were rare. Most commenters here are looking at Tebow by himself, but they haven’t considered how he could have been used.
A QB that has the ability to scramble, and scramble frequently, forces the defense to hold a linebacker near the line. This opens up the potential for a lot of short passes.
To the best of my knowledge, the Jets never made use of Tebow’s ability and willingness to scramble. Tebow is big, fast and agile. I don’t think they ever had Tebow as main QB with Sanchez as a potential flea-flicker.
With the right coaching, Tebow could make any other mediocre QB (like Sanchez) into a productive QB. The Jets didn’t have the right coaching. Some speculate that it was political...I simply think Rex Ryan didn’t have the guts to be innovative.
Tim Tebow was cut ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS A CHRISTIAN!!!! STOP PERSECUTING MY PEOPLE!!!!1!1