Tim Tebow is the most famous NFL player that doesn't play. He's a backup quarterback for the New York Jets who has been languishing on the bench all season. That's puzzling to many Jets fans and other NFL observers, who believed he would be integrated into the Jets offense as a change-of-pace quarterback. Everyone thought he'd run a wildcat offense to confuse opposing defenses.
The Tebow-hating media jumped on reports out of the Jets camp from teammates who claimed that Tebow was a horrible quarterback in practice. Theoretically that's why he was never really tried in the expected wildcat. Even as the Jets starter, Mark Sanchez, struggled mightily throughout the season, the Jets never so much as gave Tebow a look.
I think the time has come and passed to give Tim his shot. The guy managed to lead the Broncos into the playoffs last season, despite his unorthodox and awkward quarterbacking skills. The Jets are officially out of the playoffs, so what would they lose by giving Tebow a shot in the next game? Whether the Jets lose with Sanchez or lose with Tebow, does it really matter? Who knows, maybe the home-schooled anachronistic quarterback who wears his Christianity on his sleeve can pull off another miracle for a Jets victory?
Hey Rex, Jets fans and non-fans alike want to see Tebow. Give him a shot in the last game, or maybe the last 2 games. Then release him. Maybe another team will give him a shot, maybe they won't. But at least we'll all find out what he can do.
Update: Shortly after I posted this, Rex Ryan named Greg McElroy the starter, bypassing Tebow. It's a pretty big insult to skip your backup and go to the third stringer, but that's what Ryan did. Tebow reportedly wants to be traded. More likely he'll be released. We may never find out whether he can be a successful NFL QB. Maybe the story ends here.
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