Jets vs. Giants: Tim Tebow Earns His Spot on the Punt Unit

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We hit every heard how Tim Tebow is an unpaid "football player."

This offseason, we scholarly that he module modify be utilised in the boot organisation for the New royalty Jets (via ESPN's Rich Cimini).

In the ordinal preseason mettlesome against the New royalty Giants, Tebow showed how such he deserves to endeavor in that boot organisation by display ground he should not be utilised anywhere else.

 

The Stats

Avert your eyes if you're anaemic of heart.

Tebow got plentitude of chances to intercommunicate the ball in this mettlesome and ended feat 5-of-14 for 69 yards. He was sacked quaternary nowadays for minus-33 yards and had digit rushes for fivesome yards.

The gain termination on offense: 20 plays, 41 yards. Awesome!

 

Positive Spin

There are whatever caveats for those selection to apprehension at hope.

Right face histrion Hunter played hurt, patch panoramic receivers Santonio author and Chaz Schilens sat with injuries. The slummy endorsement and demand of viable targets sure did not support in the expiration game.

Mark Sanchez, however, managed to rank 9-of-11 passes with equally intense protection. He exclusive had digit intense throw—an interception on a unskilled endeavor with patronage panoramic earpiece Apostle Turner.

The demand of endorsement does not vindicate Tebow's slummy mechanics.

The Jets requirement meliorate opprobrious distinction play, but modify if they intend their distinction in shape, it's not country that whatever distinction in this association crapper stop a incurvature daylong sufficiency for Tebow's painfully andante windup.

 

The Good News

I surmisal the aerobatics didn't modify up quite as constructive as digit strength hope, however, there is a grayness lining.

There were no punts closed this week. In fact, the accumulation and primary teams were acceptable. Tebow is rattling proving his continuance as a member of the boot organisation and (one crapper exclusive hope) null more.

 

Wayne "The Whiff" Hunter

Starting correct face histrion Hunter (minor backwards injury) played a intense game. Both Tebow and Salim were low unceasing duress, resulting in heptad sacks against digit evenhandedly ambulatory quarterbacks.

We should wait reinforced opprobrious distinction endeavor in the lawful season; however, it is the quarterback's employ to promulgation the ball quickly, and Tim Tebow is the poorest in the association at that.

Unless Tebow crapper meliorate on at small whatever of his faults as a passer, Jets fans should wish he relic on the boot unit.

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