New York Jets: The Tim Tebow Experiment Is Officially Dead (His role in the team is shrinking)

Business Insider Sports ^ | 11/18/2012 | Tony Manfred

[Perdogg]

I am sure Tim will survive.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Dude needs to change his title to “tight end” of “flanker-back”

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Fat-finger: “tight end” OR “flanker-back”

[Personal Responsibility]

I’ve been watching football for all of my 43 years. I am well aware of the saying “there is no one in town more popular than the backup QB” but this is ridiculous. Tebow is a great kid but he’s a terrible QB. The idea that he should get any coverage at all is more personality-based than it is football-skills based.

[Personal Responsibility]

Also - Sanchez had plenty of crappy games between week 1 and now that featured even less involvement from Tebow. Sanchez’s problems don’t come from Tebow taking PT away. They come from him being awful too (and a bad O-Line...bad receivers etc...)

[V_TWIN]

“he’s a terrible QB”

I’d like to preface my next comment by stating I am NOT really a Tebow fan or a gator fan either but he did get the Bronco’s to the playoffs last year so I’m a little puzzled by your “terrible QB” comment.

[KevinDavis]

Plus a horrible coach..

[taxcontrol]

So terrible that he took over a loosing team and took them to the playoffs.

[Perdogg]

He is a good athlete, no doubt, but his mechanics are bad.

[nwrep]

Just another hyped-up personality in our media driven culture bites the dust. Not surprised...

[gdani]

11 posts & no one has said he's not being played because the entire Jets organization is biased against Christianity?

People are slippin'.

[FenderMan]

I remember when Elway started for Broncos. Had a terrible time, threw too many interceptions, everyone complaining. So, they bring in special coaches to help him, and work with him, and it did indeed help him. He developed, well, you know. However Tebow, is not given that option, he is supposed to be at pro NFL level QB from day one.

Stats from 1st 7 games; Elway vs Tebow

Record: Elway 2-5 Tebow 4-3
Completion % : Elway 44% Tebow 47%
Passing Yards: Elway 757 Tebow 1,177
TD/INT: Elway 1-9 Tebow 10-4
QB Rating: Elway 37.2 Tebow 78.7

IMHO

[SaraJohnson]

For a Christian, Tebow decided to go into the crotch of the Obamanation and see how it works out.

[discostu]

Tebow didn’t really get the Broncos to the playoffs last season. Their defense shaved 15 points off their per game average, that kind of change will allow a team to make the playoffs even when their QB does things like go 2 for 8. Really his stats are kind of frightening:
http://www.nfl.com/player/timtebow/497135/gamelogs?season=2011

He is definitely a terrible QB.

[CORedneck]

IMHO, they are running him out due to his beliefs. Big mistake to trade him away from the Broncos. Manning could have mentored him and Manning is at a disadvantage due to his age.

[FenderMan]

Totally agree!

[Darren McCarty]

The only Urban Meyer starting QB in the NFL is Alex Smith. Tebow is struggling. Josh Harris is no longer in the league.

Great college QB's don't always translate to the pros (Andre Ware, Joey Harrington), and some of the "athletic" QB's take a long time to make it. Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Steve Young, and John Elway had their best seasons well into their 30's.

[Darren McCarty]

Jon Kitna was as outspoken of a Christian as Tebow. He lasted in the league 14 seasons as a sometimes starter/sometimes backup. Kurt Warner after a late start lasted 14 years in the league and won a Super Bowl.

[oh8eleven]

Tebow is a great kid but he’s a terrible QB ...
So let's see - he wins the 2007 Heisman Trophy, the 2009 BCS championship and MVP, 36-6 at Florida ...
... he comes off the bench in 2011 and leads the Broncos into the playoffs - AND - defeats the Steelers therein - AND is now sitting on the Jets' bench.

Yes, I agree - juuuuuust terrible.