Te-Bow or Not Te-Bow That Is the Question?

This post is dedicated to my Grandfather, Francesco "Nono" Costa, who passed away today. Writing this was therapeutic and helped me realize why sports are a great escape to life's problems. Even though I never got to know you well in this life, I hope to see you soon someday, Rest in Peace.

The Jets made an embarrassment of themselves again. Not only do Jets fans need to endure 43 years without a Super Bowl, have a history of terrible draft choices, Fake Spike, Rich Kotite, I resign as the HC of the NYJ, Mo Lewis knocking out Bledsoe, Dick Curl, Brett Favre, and countless dumb decisions and heart-wrenching plays, but now March 21st 2012 will be another day that will live in Jets infamy.

At 1 pm on Monday the Jets announced that they completed a trade with Denver that sent Tim Tebow and a 7th-round draft pick to the Jets for a 4th and 6th-round pick. I was going to write about the pros and cons of the deal, but then news broke that the deal may be off. Apparently the Jets didn't read the fine print in his contract that made his salary jumps $5 million dollars, from around $3 million to $8 million.

The Jets are coming off like a confused old lay at the A&P looking to return her groceries because she didn't realize they need to buy 2 of a product to get it on sale. This situation has become a lose-lose for New York's second class football citizens. If the trade gets reversed then the Jets look like fools for not realizing what his contract stated, and the damage to Mark Sanchez's ego is already done. If the trade does go through, the damage to Mike Tannenbaum is already done because the news went public.

If Tim Tebow is still a Jet when you read this, here are my pros and cons of the move.

      Courtesy of Deadspin.com

Pros

• The guy is a proven winner, and a great locker room guy. Anyone who has a positive impact on the Jets fractured locker room would be a huge plus. 
• We didn't give up too much to get him. He can make a considerable impact on the playing field, and that is probably a lot more than the Jets are going to get out of whoever they draft in the 4th and 6th round. Also, if Sanchez gets injured then we have a competent backup that has much more NFL experience then Drew Stanton or Greg McElroy.
• With the creator of the Wild Cat offense, Tony "Don't Call Me Soprano" Sparano, as our new offensive coordinator, Tebow could be a major weapon. As the Jets witnessed themselves when Tebow torched them on a 95-yard game-winning drive. The Jets offense looked stagnant after losing Brad Smith last offseason, and Tebow could help solve that.

Cons

• After giving Mark Sanchez a contract extension a couple of weeks ago, this undoes some of the goodwill that their franchise QB thought he had. If anyone knows it's me, that Jets fans are brutal. After a bad pre-season game there will be 70,000 animals in green and white chanting TEEEE-BOOOOWWWW! TEEEE-BOWWWW!! TEEEEE-BOOOOWWWW!!!! And for a guy that has already reportedly having confidence issues, that doesn't help.
• The Jets have several holes, including offensive line, pass rush, wide reciever, and running back; neither of which Tebow helps fill. If you do bring in a guy that's going to cost several million dollars, you would hope that they help fill a need.
• Who is Tim Tebow? I am not a believer in Tebowmania, and think that he is nothing more than a gimmick. I don't know about you, but I'd like it when the best thing my QB does is actually pass the ball. People also forget that with the playoff spot on the line, Tebow and the Broncos lost their last three games by an 87-40 margin. That includes the last game of the season when the Broncos couldn't score a touchdown!
• Finally, there is the question if the wild-cat offense is even viable in the NFL anymore. You can't fool coaches too long with smoke and mirrors because someone will eventually figure you out. Since Sparano's first year as head coach of the Dolphins, opposing teams have defended the wild cat better and better. There is also the potential problem of having the regular offense lose their rhythm by constantly subbing in and out for the wild cat.

When all is said and done, I think that Woody J and Mike Tannenbaum are going to be known as cold, calculated businessmen, that might not be the best judges of talent, and this trade proves it. They were blinded by the dollar signs that Tebow brings with him, Tebow's jersey was number 2 in the best-selling jerseys of the 2011 season according to an article on USA Today. Their acquisition of Brett Favre was the downfall of Mangini, and Tebow could eventuall cause the downfall of Coach Rex.