Getty ImagesEight days ago, the Jets dressed but didn’t play Tim Tebow, who has two broken ribs. By also deactivating Greg McElroy, the Jets would have been in trouble if, for example, starter Mark Sanchez had broken his face when it slammed into Brandon Moore’s butt.
This week, the Jets will play it safer, and smarter. ESPN’s Ed Werder reports that the Jets plan to make Tebow inactive for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, so that his ribs can further heal.
It’s unknown whether Tebow will be active when he returns to his hometown of Jacksonville for a Week 14 game that already has prompted the Jags to raise the tarps in order to sell more tickets.
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Ya… I’d buy a ticket to see him run 3 times… NOT!!
Or in other words, they don’t want to deal with Tebow chants again.
I’m less concerned with Tim Tebow specifically and more concerned with how it seemingly took two weeks before anyone knew the guy had broken ribs. In the past, hasn’t the NFL fined teams for blatantly abusing the injury report? I can only imagine Tebow’s name wasn’t on it or else there would have been no surprise when the news about his ribs came out. So where’s the fine in this instance?
You mean he’s been active up ’till now??? Who knew?
So err… Is there a backup if Sanchez gets injured or is this just a total gamble with that O line?
hahahaha, love that picture!
I honestly would pay to see McElroy play rather then Sanchez or Tebow. McElroy is winner, just look how he handled himself in those preseason games and in Alabama.
Yet again, I wouldn’t want the Jets to put him into this troubling offense. Kid needs a fair chance before they throw him into a pack of wolves.
The “Save us Tebow” fans will be upset.
So he’s active last week with known broken ribs but this week when presumably he’s getting better they deactivate him?
Not that I disagree with the move but does anyone in NY know what thy’re doing?
Let’s be honest, is there really that much difference between an active and inactive Tebow at this point?
Isn’t he statistically inactive every week??? Oh my bad I meant statistically ineffective
It is to lower temptaion for fans to scream for him.
This jets team won’t even see what he has..sad.
Btw, how’s that Sparano thing workin out? Like I said, win/ win..
We get rid of him, and the jets get him!
-Finfan
Of course he’ll be inactive. Someone has to wear the firefighter hat and lead the cheers.
winninitall says:
Nov 30, 2012 2:40 PM
I honestly would pay to see McElroy play rather then Sanchez or Tebow. McElroy is winner, just look how he handled himself in those preseason games and in Alabama
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Those preseason games, and Alabama football games are certainly a clear indication of future NFL success. Just look at Nick Foles and Brodie Croyle
“Wrecks” will stick with Sanchez until he is fired as head coach.
And he till wonders why he didn’t get the head coaching job in Baltimore.
I’d love to see McElroy get a chance.
winninitall says:
Nov 30, 2012 2:40 PM
I honestly would pay to see McElroy play rather then Sanchez or Tebow. McElroy is winner, just look how he handled himself in those preseason games and in Alabama.
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Well, he was playing for a better team at the time.
There is maybe a 1 in 10,000 chance that McElroy can be a starting QB in the NFL. He just doesn’t have the arm or the pedigree. Best we could hope for would be for him to be the type of player that, when surrounded with talent which the Jets dont have, can come in for maybe 3 games around week 10 and when your top QB goes down and can win 2 of them with an abridged offensive play book. Even this coaching staff would have seen something there if it was there. Lets face it fellow Jets fans…this team has so many holes that it is startling…Offensive line, QB, RB, WR, Dline, LBs…Other than that we are good
Brandon Moore: Questionable – injured buttocks
So much to comment on:
What’s the difference between an active and an inactive Tebow? Without all the media reports would anyone have noticed?
Is Tebow getting benched for getting Fireman Ed fired? He reportedly quit because fans were mad at him for wearing a Sanchez jersey – who were they rooting for?
And for the guy who said that McElroy doesn’t have Tebow’s pedigree, let’s review. Both played in the SEC, both won a national championship, but only one played in a pro-style offense and only one hasn’t been involved in all the chaos that is this year’s NY Jets. You could easily argue that McElroy’s pedigree is better.