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[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by golfer

That's the whole point. I'm not saying Tebow is definitely better than Gabbert, but it really doesn't matter.

I can tell you first hand how difficult it has been for the Jaguars to sell tickets here. Almost every home game for at least the last 2 years has been close to blacked out.

It's not about Gabbert, it's about making this franchise important, possibly for the 1st time ever. That's what bringing Tebow here would do, for better or worse (on the field).

I dont think that people will continue to support the team with Tebow unless they win. Perhaps the 1st half of the season but if they are 3-9 and Tebow looks Tebowish with no magical endings it is hard to imagine people will continue to show up.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I dont think that people will continue to support the team with Tebow unless they win. Perhaps the 1st half of the season but if they are 3-9 and Tebow looks Tebowish with no magical endings it is hard to imagine people will continue to show up.

I respectfully disagree. He is a legend here for what he did in HS, not to mention UF. This franchise has suffered from the worst possible malady, mediocrity, for years. In the NFL average begets average. This city knows losing. Even if they were to go 3-13, it would still be in the franchise'best interest.

[Rudeboyelvis]

He's the most polarizing figure in all of sports - he's got to go to a team where he's #1 or nothing. If he's on the bench, then #1 is under the gun every single play. It's the worst QB controversy scenario you can plague a team with. I say the Jags suck it up, sit Gabbert with his 65.4 QB rating on the bench and gleefully take tarps off the seats. Hometown boy, Gator Nation, etc., etc. = sellout every week.

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

He's the most polarizing figure in all of sports - he's got to go to a team where he's #1 or nothing. If he's on the bench, then #1 is under the gun every single play. It's the worst QB controversy scenario you can plague a team with. I say the Jags suck it up, sit Gabbert with his 65.4 QB rating on the bench and gleefully take tarps off the seats. Hometown boy, Gator Nation, etc., etc. = sellout every week.

That's exactly why he has to be gone. As i said earlier, i am fairly confident Manning wouldn't have signed on there unless Elway has assured him that the guy would be gone. Just sign a back up, possibly even Painter (as bad as that sounds), and draft a mid round QB to groom for the post Manning years. That's the way i would think Denver would handle things.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by golfer

I respectfully disagree. He is a legend here for what he did in HS, not to mention UF. This franchise has suffered from the worst possible malady, mediocrity, for years. In the NFL average begets average. This city knows losing. Even if they were to go 3-13, it would still be in the franchise'best interest.

I dont think there is any player in any sport that people will continue to pay modern ticket prices to see if they arent winning. I'm not talking about the first season because you are more or less talking about 10 games if you include the pre season. But if they were to get him and go 3-13 and he were to stagnate/get gameplanned out I believe people will simply move on. Plus what if he were to get hurt? The guy takes a lot of hits. I dont think that they (or anyone really) will be able to win with him. The novelty will eventually wear off.