ESPN Reports Tebow to Jags

[I-10east]

so f'in sick of seeing this thread

I agree. I'm not gonna even respond here anymore. I'll continue on the Jags thread. LOL

[KenFSU]

In regards to Jacksonville's NFL bid, the stadium was definitely Touchdown Jax's crown jewel. In fact, Jacksonville was nearly eliminated from expansion contention after their first presentation to the league, in part because they didn't put enough emphasis on the stadium. Jacksonville's a small market, and it was imperative for the team's revenue to be very largely stadium-driven. The large capacity coupled with the stadium clubs, luxury boxes, and league-leading number of club seats was a huge plus.

Overall though, it was kind of a perfect storm of events.

- A city that spent over a decade courting NFL owners and executives
- A Jacksonville-native NFL owner who offered invaluable guidance over the years (Hugh Culverhouse)
- A laundry list of existing owners who, in falsely threatening to move their teams to Jacksonville, became familiar with Jacksonville and what it had to offer as an NFL market
- An NFL commissioner, President, and Vice President that liked Jacksonville and saw money in the under-served Southeast
- A money man (Wayne Weaver) that NFL owners liked and trusted
- A $40+ million existing commitment already in place to upgrade the stadium for Florida-Georgia
- A few key people who were able to mediate an increasingly testy relationship between the City and TD Jax (Delaney was key in getting the lease signed, and Carl Cannon was an important middle-man between Weaver and Ed Austin)
- A wildly successful, attention-grabbing club ticket drive (9,000+ sold in just over a week)
- A consistent, safe proposal (unlike St. Louis, for example)

Throw in the guarantee that all visiting teams would receive $1 million of the live gate, and Jacksonville really was the safest, if least glamorous choice.

[Traveller]

NBC Reports Tebow to Pats...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/10/patriots-to-sign-tim-tebow/

[ben says]

Great now can we delete this thread or at least rename it

[duvaldude08]

I hate to see this thread every time its bumped up lol

[marksjax]

So, a future Hall of Fame Coach has seen value in Tebow where 31 other teams have not.
He isn't a multiple Super Bowl Champion for nothing folks.
This was a no brainier and the Jags passed.
Poor management decision.
Good for Tebow, at least he will have a chance at getting a Ring.
Just sayin...

[duvaldude08]

So, a future Hall of Fame Coach has seen value in Tebow where 31 other teams have not.
He isn't a multiple Super Bowl Champion for nothing folks.
This was a no brainier and the Jags passed.
Poor management decision.
Good for Tebow, at least he will have a chance at getting a Ring.
Just sayin...

And then you woke up

[icarus]

I hate to see this thread every time its bumped up lol

+1

[Rynjny]

So, a future Hall of Fame Coach has seen value in Tebow where 31 other teams have not.
He isn't a multiple Super Bowl Champion for nothing folks.
This was a no brainier and the Jags passed.
Poor management decision.
Good for Tebow, at least he will have a chance at getting a Ring.
Just sayin...

Wake me up when he makes the Pats final roster..

[Keith-N-Jax]

Guess Pats need bench warmers also.

[marksjax]

Belichick gives approval for signing him.
Tebow must deliver no doubt.
I'm betting he makes the roster...
Why so many haters?
Local boy makes good?
What's wrong with that story?

[Wacca Pilatka]

Belichick gives approval for signing him.
Tebow must deliver no doubt.
I'm betting he makes the roster...
Why so many haters?
Local boy makes good?
What's wrong with that story?

To restate what I said on page 7...

Why don't I care for Tebow?

Because he and his family/handlers have repeatedly used Jacksonville as a bargaining chip in a way that has been embarrassing to the city and its national image, starting from the "Just draft him!" radio and T-shirt campaign in 2009, thus resulting in an endless barrage of national reports ridiculing Jacksonville as a minor league hick town that would only "sell some tickets" if a local boy were on the roster, regardless of his NFL ability level.  (These typically emanate from media sources that don't believe Tebow has the tools to succeed as a quarterback, but that he is the only thing Jacksonville will pay to watch regardless.)

Because the Jaguars have many players who are charitable, community oriented, and men of faith who are constantly ignored amidst the media rush to glorify Tebow for being a model person - to the extent that there is actually a vocal segment of sports fans in Jacksonville who don't believe the Jaguars have any Christian or charitable athletes and need Tebow to set an example for the team.  (Needless to say, the Jones-Drew and Blackmon affairs re-started this.)

Because a lot of us believe he's not a good quarterback and never will be, but are instantly branded as anti-Christian bigots or "haters" for harboring this belief, thanks to the incredibly devoted Tebow fan base.

Because we constantly hear what a humble, team-oriented guy Tebow is, despite his having charged $160 for autographs at the Avenues Mall, and his attention-grasping photo shoots and "I work harder than anyone else" proclamations, as well as the recent, unsurprising revelation that he refused to consider a position switch when teams asked if he would do so if they traded for him.

Because I could not conceive of the world using the term "Wacca Pilatka-ing" to describe a prayer posture of mine and my then not doing anything with my gigantic media attention platform to tell people to stop that.  Or accepting people's requests to autograph their Bibles.

Because after four long years, I'm sick to death of "He'd save the franchise," "He'd sell some tickets," "Elway only traded him because he was scared that another quarterback might upstage his legacy," and countless other neurotically repeated flights of delusion.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Also, for the past 10 years the Jaguars employed Rashean Mathis.  For the better part of that period, he was a good player.

He's a Christian, a charitable guy, and born and raised in Jacksonville.

Never once have I heard any of the Tebowphiles who insist that we need a "local boy" who is Christian and charitable acknowledge the fact that WE EMPLOYED SOMEONE WHO IS ALL THREE OF THESE FOR THE PAST DECADE.

[ben says]

Belichick gives approval for signing him.
Tebow must deliver no doubt.
I'm betting he makes the roster...
Why so many haters?
Local boy makes good?
What's wrong with that story?

To restate what I said on page 7...

Why don't I care for Tebow?

Because he and his family/handlers have repeatedly used Jacksonville as a bargaining chip in a way that has been embarrassing to the city and its national image, starting from the "Just draft him!" radio and T-shirt campaign in 2009, thus resulting in an endless barrage of national reports ridiculing Jacksonville as a minor league hick town that would only "sell some tickets" if a local boy were on the roster, regardless of his NFL ability level.  (These typically emanate from media sources that don't believe Tebow has the tools to succeed as a quarterback, but that he is the only thing Jacksonville will pay to watch regardless.)

Because the Jaguars have many players who are charitable, community oriented, and men of faith who are constantly ignored amidst the media rush to glorify Tebow for being a model person - to the extent that there is actually a vocal segment of sports fans in Jacksonville who don't believe the Jaguars have any Christian or charitable athletes and need Tebow to set an example for the team.  (Needless to say, the Jones-Drew and Blackmon affairs re-started this.)

Because a lot of us believe he's not a good quarterback and never will be, but are instantly branded as anti-Christian bigots or "haters" for harboring this belief, thanks to the incredibly devoted Tebow fan base.

Because we constantly hear what a humble, team-oriented guy Tebow is, despite his having charged $160 for autographs at the Avenues Mall, and his attention-grasping photo shoots and "I work harder than anyone else" proclamations, as well as the recent, unsurprising revelation that he refused to consider a position switch when teams asked if he would do so if they traded for him.

Because I could not conceive of the world using the term "Wacca Pilatka-ing" to describe a prayer posture of mine and my then not doing anything with my gigantic media attention platform to tell people to stop that.  Or accepting people's requests to autograph their Bibles.

Because after four long years, I'm sick to death of "He'd save the franchise," "He'd sell some tickets," "Elway only traded him because he was scared that another quarterback might upstage his legacy," and countless other neurotically repeated flights of delusion.

Amen!

Also, for the past 10 years the Jaguars employed Rashean Mathis.  For the better part of that period, he was a good player.

He's a Christian, a charitable guy, and born and raised in Jacksonville.

Never once have I heard any of the Tebowphiles who insist that we need a "local boy" who is Christian and charitable acknowledge the fact that WE EMPLOYED SOMEONE WHO IS ALL THREE OF THESE FOR THE PAST DECADE.

Double amen!!

[ben says]

Also, since when, and WHY does it matter if a football player is a Christian?