The Jets? They were a circus before Tebow got there and will remain one as long as Rex Ryan is their coach. When the coach has a tattoo of his wife wearing a Sanchez jersey, pretty safe bet that he has a selfish interest in protecting HIS guy. Ryan is on record as saying he thought Tebow would play more and blamed Sparano. Sparano, in turn, blamed Ryan for Tebow not playing. Then, when Tebow broke his ribs, Ryan kept him suited up to play, and then when he was healthy, scratched him. You simply aren't being honest with yourself if you believe Tebow couldn't have won a game for the Jets. The Jets are a three ring circus- without Tebow.
If Tebow would consider a position change, work out for some teams at other positions, and display a level competency and ability doing so, I see no reason why a team wouldn’t sign him. It’s not up to other teams to do this, it’s up to him.
If you know the sky is blue, yet everyone else is telling you the sky is purple, would you believe them, knowing in your heart that it is indeed blue? Tebow's ability to prove he is a QB has been established at every level- except the NFL. Rookie QBs are given the conventional 3 year window of starting. Tebow has never been given a complete year in a stable system. Let's remember, Alex Smith was dismissed by everyone in his 2-4th year as a terrible QB. How'd that work out? He got a coach with the right system and plan for him. Hope the kid continues to flourish in KC.
You both nailed the issue yet completely missing it at the same time. “Writers.” You see, it’s not the NFL or other players that have made him a pariah. It has been the media and Christian public that have made him a spectacle. Teams are shying away from him due to the circus surrounding him, not his religious beliefs. You are part of that circus.
Sorry, hon, I am part of the larger group that believes Tebow has never been given a chance to show what he can do over a few seasons. If he fails, so be it. But he needs the chance to do so. He showed what he could do in a system design to make him fail in Denver. And for you to place blame on his Christian fans just proves that it is you who is part of the circus.
I see the picture extraordinarily clearly and soberly. You, however, are the one viewing this issue through especially colored glasses. This is a football thing, not a religious one. Quit viewing it as a religious issue and it becomes remarkably clearer for you.
It disappoints me so, especially in the current state we live in, that a freeper of all people would dismiss the media's affect on someone such as this. This is not a football thing. It transcends it. Its a shame you can not see it. Regardless of whether you are a person of faith, the evidence is plain to see. Its a shame you choose to keep your head in the sand.
If that makes you feel better, then good for ya. But, you’re not convincing anyone with it.
It’s good that you brought up Alex Smith. But you didn’t pay attention to what really happened. The “plan” Harbaugh clearly had for Smith was to keep him in there long enough to train his replacement. He drafted Kaepernick, had him go through camp, put him in a couple of games, and when Smith got hurt put him in permanently, Smith came back from injury to the bench. And now they jettisoned him and KC, a team that’s DESPERATE for a QB picked him up. He never flourished, he survived until his replacement was trained.
Tebow has had plenty of chances. His stats stink. And there was practice time. If he was impressing on the practice field he’d be starting, he didn’t, so he didn’t.
I hope he gets an opportunity to play somewhere, it's hard to believe another team won't want to pick him up. He has been is a consistent winner wherever he has played (he didn't play for the Jets), from what I gather he has always been admired and spoken of well by his team mates.
Even if he doesn't play another down his life has been a success. If he doesn't play another down he'll continue winning in whatever he does. Character is destiny.