tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 12:43:29 PM
If you are the owner or GM of the Jacksonville Jaguars, how can you NOT bring Tebow in?

As a one year experiment, it can't fail:

1. Guaranteed higher ticket sales. Probably sell out most games.

2. If you don't have Tebow, will you make the playoffs next year? Of course not.

3. Is there a better long term choice?

4. He'll be cheap, so you can use the unspent money on a supporting cast. Can't say that if you bring in a traditional "proven" starter.

What better way to wait for the future while selling seats today?

It's a win-win for the city, and for the bean counters.

But they're just too stoopid to see it.

DrMaddVibe
Friday, January 11, 2013 12:53:18 PM

If you are the owner or GM of the Jacksonville Jaguars, how can you NOT bring Tebow in?

As a one year experiment, it can't fail:

1. Guaranteed higher ticket sales. Probably sell out most games.

2. If you don't have Tebow, will you make the playoffs next year? Of course not.

3. Is there a better long term choice?

4. He'll be cheap, so you can use the unspent money on a supporting cast. Can't say that if you bring in a traditional "proven" starter.

What better way to wait for the future while selling seats today?

It's a win-win for the city, and for the bean counters.

But they're just too stoopid to see it.

tailgater wrote:

Like I said in another Tebow thread...JAX would be wiser to build their own through the draft than take on this project.

1. When the losses rack up(and they will because the talent pool is smaller in JAX than it was in NY and light years away from Denver) the fans won't even show up in the numbers they are now due to the lack of confidence in the ownership.

2. The Jets HAD Tebow and they didn't make the playoffs!

3. Grooming what they have now and build through the draft. It's their only way. Realistically...and both will probably be available...who would you take...Tim Tebow or Michael Vick? I mean IF you had to grab a QB off the racks...there's even some scuttle that Sanchez will be available when the season is over too!

http://www.jetnation.com/2012/03/25/tim-tebows-contract-details/ 

JAX is one of those towns where if the team were to disappear it wouldn't be missed. Let's just make Cleveland and JAX go away for parity sake?

cacman
Friday, January 11, 2013 12:54:39 PM
Pittsburgh needs a Quarterback, or two!
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Friday, January 11, 2013 12:57:25 PM
I'd think any team with a flexible offensive scheme (not one needing a classicly perfect QB) could use him as a 3rd QB and also develop him as a slot back/fullback/tight end. Having him in reserve while giving hiim 5-10 touches a game in space would likely work, and in the meantime sell tickets.

The Jets were completely negligent in managing Tebow, but you could put about half their skilled offensive players' names in place of Tebow in that statement. IMHO they squandered more talent than even the Chargers over the past few years, which is hard to admit-I live in San Diego and wanted A.J. Smith gone for a long time.

ZRX1200
Friday, January 11, 2013 1:07:50 PM
^ +1
DrafterX
Friday, January 11, 2013 1:12:22 PM
when does Johnny Football graduate..?? maybe they want to suck until then.... 😟
sd72
Friday, January 11, 2013 1:17:11 PM
I think what you're promoting is a novelty to boost ticket sales. Not unlike trading or picking up a past prime superstar. Unfair to the fans, and the team. He's run his course, he offers very little to the game, except past history.
jackconrad
Friday, January 11, 2013 1:21:34 PM
Tebow is a talented athlete with a good attitude who has done nothing but win when given a chance. Why did the Jets even get him if they were never going to utilize him. I'd Put him somewhere, look nat MICHAEL rOBINSON THE fORMER PSU QB did for Seattle last week. He was a QB but is now an FB and a valuable blocker and short yardage guy.

Tebow is also a capable leader and would fit in well in Phila or Tennesse.

DrMaddVibe
Friday, January 11, 2013 1:26:58 PM
Jack...Philly already has a plastic ball T.
daveincincy
Friday, January 11, 2013 2:19:06 PM

I think what you're promoting is a novelty to boost ticket sales. Not unlike trading or picking up a past prime superstar. Unfair to the fans, and the team. He's run his course, he offers very little to the game, except past history.

sd72 wrote:

I think this is something right out of Mike Brown's (Bengals owner) playbook. It's all about azzes in the seat. Seems to work...sorta...if you're ok with a losing team year after year. It appears Bengal fans are ok with it...or maybe they just don't have anywhere else to go and drink beer on a Sunday. 🤔

I know. The Bengals made it to the playoffs 2 years in a row, but do you really think the fans (honestly) felt they would make it past the first round? 😳

tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 2:51:59 PM

I think what you're promoting is a novelty to boost ticket sales. Not unlike trading or picking up a past prime superstar. Unfair to the fans, and the team. He's run his course, he offers very little to the game, except past history.

sd72 wrote:

We're talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Since Mark Brunelle isn't walking through that door, the ownship should look to stay in the black.

That means fannies in the seats, and what better way then to bring in a bona-fide god for the locals. Gainsville by its lonesome could fill the stadium.

And unless you've truly got the next franchise guy behind center, why worry about a single season? You could still rebuild all the other components. Hell, focus on defense and build teams like they do in the Pacific North West.

I don't think it's a gimmick or novelty. I think it's sound business. And it's hardly "unfair" to the fans when it has no negative impact on the long term plans.

daveincincy
Friday, January 11, 2013 3:01:01 PM
Tebow could also give a short message and they could pass the collection plate around the stadium. 😇
tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 3:03:20 PM

Tebow could also give a short message and they could pass the collection plate around the stadium. 😇

daveincincy wrote:

Or he could kneel before you and collect $20...

DrMaddVibe
Friday, January 11, 2013 3:24:20 PM

If you are the owner or GM of the Jacksonville Jaguars, how can you NOT bring Tebow in?

tailgater wrote:

Easy.

THEY DON'T WANT HIM!

THEY KNOW HE SUCKS!

"I can't imagine a scenario where he would be a Jacksonville Jaguar," Caldwell said. A reporter, apparently dumbfounded by the directness of the response, even asked Caldwell to repeat that quote and Caldwell did.

Boom.

tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 3:52:26 PM

Easy.

THEY DON'T WANT HIM!

THEY KNOW HE SUCKS!

"I can't imagine a scenario where he would be a Jacksonville Jaguar," Caldwell said. A reporter, apparently dumbfounded by the directness of the response, even asked Caldwell to repeat that quote and Caldwell did.

Boom.

DrMaddVibe wrote:

Well, there's THAT...

tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 4:01:40 PM
Maybe David Caldwell is vying for the Matt Millen award...

DrMaddVibe
Friday, January 11, 2013 4:01:46 PM
From a team that went 2-14 too!!!
DrMaddVibe
Friday, January 11, 2013 4:02:39 PM

Maybe David Caldwell is vying for the Matt Millen award...

tailgater wrote:

He's got years and years and years to go before he can look like that washed out Nittany Lion.

The Detroit Lions ARE the kinda team you're talking about too. The owner doesn't give a rat's hairy ass if they have a winning season or not. Butts in the seats...he doesn't care if Bears, Packers and Vikings dominate the crowds either.

How'd that model work out for playoff games?

tailgater
Friday, January 11, 2013 4:13:37 PM
If a team can build a progam while putting people in the stands, then why wouldn't they?

Let's see who the Jaguars have at QB next year. If it's a long term franchise quality type of guy, then you're right. If it's a stop-gap then it's a lost opportunity.

shaun341
Friday, January 11, 2013 4:46:08 PM
I would say this and I am all about giving young QBs every attempt at bettering themselves through playtime, Blaine Gabbert is horrible and never was any good. What does Jville really have to lose, they can't lose any more games then they did last year. Then again lets follow the NFL monkey see monkey do rule and instead of trying something different we will just suck forever cause we will never step out and take a lead and always follow.

Say Tebow went to Jville, there would be no way he would lose more games then they did this year. Say he wins 4,5, or even 6 games I guarantee they would have sold more tickets earning the team more revenue giving them more money to throw at a superstar or even keeping a young franchise QB that they pick up in this years or future drafts.

The NFL will always have the same teams contending for superbowls because there are too many followers and not enough leaders controlling these teams. Take the Patriots they had a long stretch of crappy teams then bellichick comes and runs the team different then any other team in the NFL and boom they are the team that all teams try to duplicate. Except they can't because bellichick is a leader not a follower.