Tebow(mania)

     Here's how it breaks down in my opinion:
 Having Tim Tebow on the NY Jets is actually a positive move for the team. The "mania" surrounding Tebow really has nothing to do with him personally, he does not seek out nor does he create the media whirlwind that everyone has come to know. He is a religious person and that's something you see all of the time. If you remove the media issues from the trade, then what the Jets got was a very talented football player that will only enhance and upgrade a very average offense. How you ask? Well as most Jets fans know, Mark Sanchez is not the strongest QB in the league when it comes to throwing deep. The Jets made a mistake trying to force Sanchez into throwing the ball 50 times a game last season and what that did was put too much pressure on Sanchez to be a "Brady" or "Manning" like QB, which he is not. The Jets were most successful, getting to back-to-back AFC championship games, with a ground and pound mentality on offense. Once they left that and had Sanchez try to win games with his arm, throwing to mediocre WR's, things went south for the team and they missed the playoffs entirely. Now, it's not all of the offense's fault they missed the playoffs, the Jets desperately needed help on the defensive line and at the safety position (which GM Mike Tannenbaum addressed with this year's signing of LaRon Landry). But, the main issue last season was the inability of the offense to put up big numbers and make the big plays.
     With the addition of Tim Tebow, the Jets can take the pressure off of Sanchez and limit him to 20-25 throws a game, while incorporating "wildcat" packages and "trick" plays with Tebow at the helm. If Sanchez has help like that, like he did when Brad Smith was on the team, he has a much better chance of getting the defensive looks he wants, where he will be able to have more success. There are so many types of plays a team can run with Tebow when he is not the focus of the offense 100% of the game. The Broncos mistake, in my mind, was trying to have Tebow be there starting QB, involved in every snap and every play. Teams quickly caught on to Tebow and they identified his weaknesses immediately, fortunately for Tebow he just happen to catch the defenses off guard in big games, completing passes beyond his abilities (with some spiritual help). SO the Jets have an advantage with Tebow because teams will prepare for Sanchez, a pocket passer with limited range but enough experience to lead an offense, and they will have to simultaneously prepare for Tebow, a strong, running QB, who can throw if needed to and is smart enough to understand what defense is on the field against him.
      In NY, this hunky dory story of having 2 starting QBs coexist on one team at the same time, with the media and the fans might not be possible. Especially when one of the QBs is a polarizing figure, that whether or not he wanted it, gained enormous popularity with the national media and fans. There can easily be a situation at the New Meadowlands stadium, where Sanchez throws 2 interceptions and the whole place is chanting Tebow's name. Or, Tebow could throw so many wobbly passes, that people will be calling for an exorcism. Either way, this new and improved Big Apple Circus show will be entertaining at the least and if it succeeds, Mike Tannenbaum and Rex Ryan will look like geniuses.