I am writing this as an unabashed fan of Tim Tebow. Some of the reason is because of his faith, but mostly because of the quality person that he is in helping so many people with his platform. But this has nothing to do with faith and everything to do with the fact he was brought in to play if current New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez struggled. He is....a lot. Sanchez has the worst passing percentage in the NFL, shutout by the 49ers with a team that stands at 2-3 at this point....it's time for a change. If not starting Tebow, play him more. The amount of snaps and the "Wildcat" have been a joke. Either he plays or he is a gimmick.
Tebow deserves more than a few snaps a game. He deserves to play, now...a lot. I don't care what anyone says, but last year he was brought in when the Denver Broncos were struggling at 1-4 and he led them to the playoffs and a playoff victory. Sure, he isn't the greatest passer in the league, but neither is Sanchez. Tebow is a football player, he is a leader, and he is a winner. He has tangibles that often don't show up anywhere but the scoreboard. Those are the type of tangibles that any coach in any sport love in that rare athlete that comes along.
Maybe Tebow gets in, is given a shot, and fails. What have you lost? Nothing. Coach Rex Ryan can try and then face the fans and media and tell them they tried and it failed, too. Either Tebow was brought in for legit reasons or to bring a circus type environment (does NY really need more of that?) to the team for attention.
What is interesting is that the name "Tebow" has become so polarizing. If you say his name, people either like him and listen or roll their eyes and talk about how bad he is as a football player. I can't disagree with what is said negatively about him at times, but they shouldn't be able to disagree with results and Tebow has brought them in bad situations. He was given very little pre season to prepare for the Broncos season last year, he was named started after being 1-4, then ran an offense that had to be continually re-evaluated to play on Tebow's strengths. And he still helped the Broncos right the ship and defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs.
If he was brought in to be back up, play him. If he was brought in for his reputation, personality, and positive media coverage as a gimmick there just may be more wrong in the Jets organization than a quarterback controversy.
