BlueInCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Tim Tebow waived by New York Jets after one season 538 By Gregg Rosenthal Around The League Editor Published: April 29, 2013 at 08:03 a.m. Updated: April 29, 2013 at 10:34 a.m. The Tim Tebow error in New York finally -- mercifully -- is over. The New York Jets announced Monday morning that Tebow was waived after one season with the team. NFL.com's Albert Breer and Ian Rapoport reported that Tebow was told face-to-face by new general manager John Idzik and coach Rex Ryan when Tebow arrived for phase two of the Jets' offseason program. Tim Tebow through the years Take a look back at Tim Tebow's career. Idzik insisted on keeping Tebow through the 2013 NFL Draft in case the Jets could find a trade partner or use for him. After selecting quarterback Geno Smith in the second round, Tebow -- not Mark Sanchez -- is the odd man out. Tebow threw only eight passes as a Jet and rushed the ball 32 times, without great effectiveness. Despite awful quarterback play in front of Tebow, Ryan and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano never wanted to use Tebow as a starter. And they had no idea how to use him as a backup. The Jets wasted a fourth- and sixth-round pick in exchange for Tebow in a trade last offseason that smacked of ownership involvement. Jets owner Woody Johnson wanted headlines; he got them. He just didn't get a lot of victories. Ryan threw one, last useless verbal bouquet to Tebow on his way out the door. "We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow," Ryan said in a statement released by the Jets. "Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason. We wish him the best moving forward." Rapoport has reported all weekend that the Jets plan to bring Sanchez to organized team activities and let him compete with Smith for the starting job. It costs a lot to cut Sanchez, and it appears he will remain on the roster this season. Tebow, on the other hand, is cast out into the wildnerness at just the wrong time. It's going to be hard for him to get a job at this stage, much less one with a realistic shot at playing time. Tebow will go through waivers and it's very likely he won't be claimed because of his salary. After he clears waivers, Tebow will be free to sign with any NFL team. Even if Tebow ever rises again, his stay in New York will go down as a huge career setback. Otherwise, his stay with the Jets will be remembered as the beginning of the end of his quarterbacking career. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000165204/article/tim-tebow-waived-by-new-york-jets-after-one-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGL Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Jacksonville? CFL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Raiders, Browns, Jags. Maybe the Skins if they want a read option guy when Robert the Thirds knee falls off. Oddly enough though, you mention the CFL, there happens to be a former CFL head coach who's now the head coach of the Bears. Could be a possibility, behind Cutler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 20 bucks said he "finds his true calling" as a missionary when nobody will sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Isn't the CFL a throwing league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Isn't the CFL a throwing league? There are some rumors that CFL teams have already called Mr. Tebow and said he can come up and compete for a job. The thing about the CFL is like you said it's a throwing league and Tebows weakness is his throwing, however if he did come up here for a few years he could basically practice and learn how to throw the ball in one of the harshest environments to throw the ball, Canadian weather. Garcia, Flutie, Moon all of them had good careers after coming back from the CFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 There are some rumors that CFL teams have already called Mr. Tebow and said he can come up and compete for a job. The thing about the CFL is like you said it's a throwing league and Tebows weakness is his throwing, however if he did come up here for a few years he could basically practice and learn how to throw the ball in one of the harshest environments to throw the ball, Canadian weather. Garcia, Flutie, Moon all of them had good careers after coming back from the CFL. yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Jacksonville would be stupid not to. They can't fill the stadium to save the franchise's life and Gabbert is in a make or break year. The Jaguars need to win badly, new uniforms isn't going to do shit for attendance, and one quality Tebow does have is he wins through sheer force of will. He may not be an amazing QB but it's very surprising how much he's been shit on. I suppose this is why cellar dwelling teams stay down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 What I read, the CFL gig was as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 The kids fault in all of this is to lead his college team to the national championship, lead his team to the NFL playoffs, in which he did lead them,a dn then be a Christian, and good overall kid. And then the Jets got their hands on him and shit all over him. I wish the kid all the success in the world, he deserves better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The kids fault in all of this is to lead his college team to the national championship, lead his team to the NFL playoffs, in which he did lead them,a dn then be a Christian, and good overall kid. And then the Jets got their hands on him and shit all over him. I wish the kid all the success in the world, he deserves better. Yep, he's been a classy guy through all of it too. And the crummy Jets releasing him after the draft so any team looking for a qb probly drafts one. Hell the Giants could have signed him and used that 4th rd pick on Greene and JM4P wouldn't have hanged himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 But...he's not a QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxRik Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 But...he's not a QB. Who's not? Tebow or Jesus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Jacksonville would be stupid not to. They can't fill the stadium to save the franchise's life and Gabbert is in a make or break year. The Jaguars need to win badly, new uniforms isn't going to do shit for attendance, and one quality Tebow does have is he wins through sheer force of will. He may not be an amazing QB but it's very surprising how much he's been shit on. I suppose this is why cellar dwelling teams stay down there. yeah i just don't get what the hesitation is. they aren't going to be good either way. make the fans happy enough to buy tickets and either he improves or they sour on him cuz he sucks and in the meantime keep building the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 yeah i just don't get what the hesitation is. they aren't going to be good either way. make the fans happy enough to buy tickets and either he improves or they sour on him cuz he sucks and in the meantime keep building the team In the end it may suck for Tebow's NFL career but the guy will be picked day one as an NFL analyst for the big ratings he will bring. In the end it's probably better to get paid big bucks to just talk then to get your head bashed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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