Subscribe‘Tebow time,’ my Aunt Fanny
It just goes to show, all the money in the world doesn’t make you a genius. Not that the Jets’ management has all the money in the world, but I just don’t understand this deal. Are they already giving up on their franchise QB, Mark Sanchez? This just strikes me as the worst case of impulse shopping. It’s not as if there so that many teams clamoring after Tebow.
Of course, there’s speculation that this was done in an attempt to win “the battle of the back page.” People certainly are talking about it. A good deal of the man-in-the-street interviews I heard on WINS this morning was not favorable; Tebow has been called “polarizing,” but I think that’s the observer’s problem. As was written during the NFL season, some object to what they perceive as his “in your face” faith. My issues are purely practical from a football POV. I forget who said it — it might have been on Pardon the Interruption — but the pundits compared it to a Damon Runyon situation, casting Jets head coach Rex Ryan as the foul-mouthed sharpie and Tebow as the religious naif in the daily temptation that is New York (think Guys and Dolls) . I wonder how Tebow will like playing in a modern-day Gomorrah? 
I don’t mind it, Ron, as long as it’s stated that he will be the backup QB, as has already been done by management. The Jets were in need of another QB and there aren’t many quality backups throughout the league these days. Tebow is still young and despite being quite erratic, if not awful at times, he has also shown a real knack for making the dramatic comeback as well as a few true flashes of brilliance. He also has the potential to get better at his age and provides the added dimension of running the wildcat offense to change things up and confuse defenses. Sure, things could get dicey if Sanchez struggles, with calls from fans and media alike to make a QB change, but you can also look at the competition as possibly lighting a fire under Sanchez. Tebow or not, it’s an important season for him coming up, and he will have to play well to assure his long-term future in NY (or NJ) regardless.
By the way, hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be a case of impulse shopping for Mike Tannenbaum, the Jets’ Jewish GM.