What Will Tebow Do for the Jets Locker Room?
Whether you love him or hate him,
at the end of the day people watch him, which is exactly why the media
frenzy swirling around Tim Tebow isn't going away anytime soon. With the
move from Denver to the Big Apple for a 4th and 6th round pick, who
knows if it will ever end.
However the better question to ask
is what will Tim Tebow do for the Jets locker room which experienced an
embarrassing and public meltdown last season. There is know doubt that
Tebow is a born leader who's former teammates say he is one of the
strongest and most inspiring leaders they have ever met. However last
years NFL poster boy isn't going to be shredding the NFL's best
Pittsburgh Steelers defense for the most yards of any team in 2011 again
anytime soon. That is just a memory at this point as Tebow is focused
on punt coverage and running the wildcat offense.
But whether Tebow plays one snap or
thirty snaps a game, the chants for Rex Ryan to put in Tebow after
Sanchez throws his first incompletion is inevitable. Is that really the
right message to send to your franchise quarterback that is rebounding
from a disappointing past season? I understand Mark Brunell wasn't
breathing down Sanchez's neck but this may be sending too strong a
message. A starting quarterback is the leader of the team who always has
the backing of his teammates. But with all do respect to Sanchez, Tebow
didn't come to New York and turn down a probable starting job in
Jacksonville to hold a clipboard. He is going to get a shot and when he
does, Tebow is going to gain the vote of confidence from many fans but
more importantly players. This could cause a divide in the locker room
between players who believe in Sanchez and those who believe in Tebow. I
don't think adding a player who lights up a whole room like Tebow is
going to instill anymore confidence in Santonio Holmes that Mark Sanchez
is the guy who is going to lead them to the Superbowl.
Regardless of what happens in New
York, Tebow is going to get a shot and when he does one of two things
are going to occur. Either Tebow will be able to make everyone in New
York believe in themselves such as he did with a 1-4 team in Denver with
a mix of intense play and spirituality, or the addition of Tebow will
cause a serious issue inside the Jets locker room that lead to another
8-8 season or with even worse media attention. I don't think owner Woody
Johnson likes the thought of the latter possibility. What do you think?
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Aaron Granoff
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