nydailynews.com: NY Jet teammates rip backup Tim Tebow, believe 'terrible' quarterback hasn't improved

[Audible_Red40]

Wow. Imagine hearing this from "un-named" teammates, or even from media every day, outside of Slauson I guess.

How could anyone go to work and hear trash about your abilities or lack there of everyday! Especially hiding behind a wall and not being man enough to say it with your name attached to it, so maybe you could take some of what you're dishing out.

I don't think any Jets player can possibly say they're good right now.

Tebow sure seems like a great dude and positive. But how could his demeanor and psyche handle all this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...icle-1.1201722

In their eyes, he’s simply not very good.

“He’s terrible,” a defensive starter told the Daily News.

“We have Greg . . . and we have an athlete,” Slauson said.

But could the Jets win with Tebow as the No. 1 quarterback?

“Do I have to answer that question?” a veteran starter said, shaking his head.

“We don’t look at him as a quarterback,” another starter said. “He’s the Wildcat guy.”

“Hell, no!” another starter said. “You got to keep defenses honest. You just can’t line up in the Wildcat all the time. That won’t work.”

“We can’t win running that sh--,” one player said.

They think Tebow’s heroics in Denver were a mirage.

“Now we’re depending on miracles?” a member of the organization said. “You can’t play that way.”

The decision-makers don’t think that’s the right course of action. “It would take extreme poor play. . . . like a five-interception game,” said a prominent member of the organization. “Something where it was just ridiculous. It would take Mark to totally just sh-- the bed and become unglued (before there was a quarterback change).”

So, who wants Tebow to be the starter?

“Nobody,” a member of the team said.

It doesn't stop there, now throwing WR's under the bus.

“Look at some of the players he’s throwing to,” a Jets official said. “It’s garbage.”

Said another Jets source: “I’ve seen better receiving corps in college than we have on our team.”

That seems like a great organization and locker room to walk into. First off, piling on a back-up qb? This whole team is garbage!

[Sweet Sassy Molassy]

Ya know, for all the **** that's happened to the Skins on the field, at least we don't have to deal with a bunch of this nonsense coming out (at least it hasn't been prominent as of late). I'm not a Tebow fan by any means, and I don't think he's a good quarterback, but this is just not a good look for your team. He definitely doesn't deserve that type of backstabbing from his own teammates, he's done nothing but do his best at whatever is asked of him, this is petty.

[KingGibbs]

I hope it continues to implode so we can get Ryan in as our DC. He's a helluva coach, but limited to coordinator status.

[Warhead36]

Ya know, for all the **** that's happened to the Skins on the field, at least we don't have to deal with a bunch of this nonsense coming out (at least it hasn't been prominent as of late). I'm not a Tebow fan by any means, and I don't think he's a good quarterback, but this is just not a good look for your team. He definitely doesn't deserve that type of backstabbing from his own teammates, he's done nothing but do his best at whatever is asked of him, this is petty.

I'm sure if you asked some of our guys off the record and promised them anonymity, we'd hear a lot of bashing as well.

But the Jets are terrible across the board.

[Hiro]

I hope it continues to implode so we can get Ryan in as our DC. He's a helluva coach, but limited to coordinator status.

Agreed. I would be ecstatic if he were here. The Ravens' defense hasn't been close to the level of dominance it had when he was calling the shots. He can't choose personnel and can't run an organization to save his life, but he's a damn good defensive coordinator.

[martytheman]

wow... these "unnamed" sources blast Tebow, but forget how awful sanchez is??
the guy REGULARLY has 10-22 passing days for about 150 yards, and it's been 4 years now!!
People still want to defend him and call him an "elite" qb?? what a joke!

[MLSKINS]

It's so messed up that Tebow continues to get treated the way he does. He hasn't done anything to deserve the type of treatment he gets. All he did was go out there and play dome football. He didn't tell ESPN to suck him off, he didn't tell the Broncos to trade him, he certainly didn't tell the Jets to trade for him.

Now his own team is giving it to him, when they are the ones playing like some trash. Nobody on that team has any room to dog anybody skills.

Tebow isn't that good as a QB, and that is putting it nicely, but the man has heart. He also wouldn't talk trash about his teammates off or on the record.

[Redskin4ever]

This is not surprising coming from the Jets. They have always run their mouths about something, so why wouldn't they do the same thing about their own teammates. Although, ironically you would be hard pressed to find 5 starting QBs worse than Sanchez this year. Yet not a word about how bad he is.

As far as Tebow, one of the reasons I like watching him is because what he does makes NO SENSE. There is no football universe where anything he does would be considered ideal, except win. He does things that just have you shaking your head, but then he wins. I can't explain it, his weaknesses are innumerable, yet he finds ways to make plays and win. If you are the Jets, why would you not play him at this point?

[Hiro]

Tebow isn't that good as a QB, and that is putting it nicely, but the man has heart. He also wouldn't talk trash about his teammates off or on the record.

It's a shame because most of this vitriol is media driven. I imagine the Jets are probably tired and frustrated about hearing about Tebow, when the reality is that he's not very good. I don't think anyone is really in love with Sanchez either (Slauson's quote even reflects the sentiment that they're 'stuck' with Sanchez for the rest of the year), but the reality is that Tebow likely wouldn't do that much good.

[MLSKINS]

It's a shame because most of this vitriol is media driven. I imagine the Jets are probably tired and frustrated about hearing about Tebow, when the reality is that he's not very good. I don't think anyone is really in love with Sanchez either (Slauson's quote even reflects the sentiment that they're 'stuck' with Sanchez for the rest of the year), but the reality is that Tebow likely wouldn't do that much good.

Yeah, they aren't going to do that much better with Tebow. In Denver, they knew he wasn't that good of a QB, but they knew that if they played good defense, and just kept close with the other team, they had a shot.

That won't work with the Jets based on those comments. If Tebow comes in, they seem like they are going to give less effort.

[beachboy757]

I think that this is media driven. The media has been trying to force Rex Ryan to start Tebow since the beginning of the season to create big headlines. Now that Rex has stood firm behind Sanchez they are going to pick apart the Jets locker room to create more stories of drama.

These players should not have blasted Tebow to the reporters, but the players are probably ready for him to go. Sanchez was not that good of a QB anyway and the added pressure of having Tebow there is causing him to completely implode.

[Zazzaro703]

I love this. It is my dream that Rex gets fired and becomes our D-Coordinator next year. The guy is a great motivator and coordinator, can't handle a head coaching job.

[darrelgreenie]

I guess Sanchez marginal edge over Tebow in the passing game makes up for the chasm of difference in rushing, playmaking and 4th qtr play.

[Boss_Hogg]

I don't like the two QB system. It disrupts the rhythm of the offense, QB and receivers.

Dirty Sanchez to his credit has been very medium about it, either that or he really doesn't like to play football.

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

there are rumors coming out now that the quotes were from last season and training camp

Slauson said quotes critical of Tebow in today's article were from late Aug. or early Sept. Said he believes Tebow has improved since then.

https://twitter.com/BobGlauber/statu...51605686853632