It is no story that Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick hates the New York Jets with a passion. The reasoning behind it is one that only Bill can understand, and maybe one day, after he is long retired he'll tell us in a book or something about why he resigned as HC of the NYJ back on a early January Monday in the year 2000.
But until that time, Belichick and the Patriots have found more and more ways to undermine the Jets, with a couple of exceptions like New York's shocking playoff victory in Foxboro in 2010.
The latest move by the Patriots reeks of "lets see if we can get the fat boy down there fired."
The Patriots signed quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday night, with the hope that he can be a big contributor to the football team, not necessarily at quarterback, but as a change-up in Tom Brady's pocket.
...and they did it without needing a "Welcome Tim Tebow" press conference...Woody... .
Last season the Jets brought Tebow in because they were initially not convinced that Mark Sanchez was their guy; not to mention Woody Johnson is obsessed with having superstars on his football team in order to rip headlines away from the Giants, Yankees, Mets, Knicks, and just about every team in NYC.
The acquisition made little sense. The Jets had more holes to fill than swiss cheese, and adding Tebow was the equivalent of putting a square peg into a round hole. The Jets then didn't know how to use Tebow -- forcing him to play punt protecter, which didn't work too well, as well as clipboard manager.
What made it even more puzzling was the fact that Sanchez continued to stink it up in Mark Sanchez fashion. Buttfumbles anyone?
Jets coach Rex Ryan had plenty of chances to insert Tebow, who has proven to be a winner at the NFL level in the past, but refused to do it. At one point he deactivated Tebow before a game against Arizona, and felt no qualms about putting the inept Greg McElory into that game to relieve the fan-base of Sanchez.
In short Rex hated Tebow -- didn't fell he had a use for him, and couldn't wait to get him out of town. The Jets treated Tebow like garbage without even kicking the tires to see what kind of talent could surface from him.
Now he is in New England, the team and the coach that Ryan said he would refuse to kiss rings.
Now he might have to stick another foot into his mouth.
The Patriots signed Tebow for two reasons: 1) They are going to use him and use him effectively in the backfield with Brady as a H-Back/Tight-end/QB option -- and knowing the Patriots this is going to work very well. Remember Danny Woodhead, Rex, you know the guy you called a "little F---er" during Hard Knocks in 2010 and proceeded to cut him loose.
2) Belichick is tickled by the idea of seeing Brady pitch the ball to Tebow, only to have Tebow chuck the football to Rob Gronkowski for six points against the Jets.
You know it's going to happen.
If Tebow records even five touchdowns this year, don't be shocked if all of them are on the Jets.
If the Tebow experiment works in New England, you can rest assure that Ryan will feel the wrath from both the media, a woe-was-me fan-base, and of course Robert Woody Johnson.
I think Belichick and company up in Massachusetts would be laughing their tails off if Jets fans start calling up radio stations demanding Ryan's head because Tim Tebow caught a touchdown pass from Brady.
Some may say that bringing Tebow in is not about wins, but in New England, moves like this are always about wins -- unlike the Jets where its about the pomp and circumstance. And that is the difference between 12-4, and likely 4-12.
But until that time, Belichick and the Patriots have found more and more ways to undermine the Jets, with a couple of exceptions like New York's shocking playoff victory in Foxboro in 2010.
The latest move by the Patriots reeks of "lets see if we can get the fat boy down there fired."
The Patriots signed quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday night, with the hope that he can be a big contributor to the football team, not necessarily at quarterback, but as a change-up in Tom Brady's pocket....and they did it without needing a "Welcome Tim Tebow" press conference...Woody... .
Last season the Jets brought Tebow in because they were initially not convinced that Mark Sanchez was their guy; not to mention Woody Johnson is obsessed with having superstars on his football team in order to rip headlines away from the Giants, Yankees, Mets, Knicks, and just about every team in NYC.
The acquisition made little sense. The Jets had more holes to fill than swiss cheese, and adding Tebow was the equivalent of putting a square peg into a round hole. The Jets then didn't know how to use Tebow -- forcing him to play punt protecter, which didn't work too well, as well as clipboard manager.
What made it even more puzzling was the fact that Sanchez continued to stink it up in Mark Sanchez fashion. Buttfumbles anyone?
Jets coach Rex Ryan had plenty of chances to insert Tebow, who has proven to be a winner at the NFL level in the past, but refused to do it. At one point he deactivated Tebow before a game against Arizona, and felt no qualms about putting the inept Greg McElory into that game to relieve the fan-base of Sanchez.
In short Rex hated Tebow -- didn't fell he had a use for him, and couldn't wait to get him out of town. The Jets treated Tebow like garbage without even kicking the tires to see what kind of talent could surface from him.
Now he is in New England, the team and the coach that Ryan said he would refuse to kiss rings.Now he might have to stick another foot into his mouth.
The Patriots signed Tebow for two reasons: 1) They are going to use him and use him effectively in the backfield with Brady as a H-Back/Tight-end/QB option -- and knowing the Patriots this is going to work very well. Remember Danny Woodhead, Rex, you know the guy you called a "little F---er" during Hard Knocks in 2010 and proceeded to cut him loose.
2) Belichick is tickled by the idea of seeing Brady pitch the ball to Tebow, only to have Tebow chuck the football to Rob Gronkowski for six points against the Jets.
You know it's going to happen.
If Tebow records even five touchdowns this year, don't be shocked if all of them are on the Jets.
If the Tebow experiment works in New England, you can rest assure that Ryan will feel the wrath from both the media, a woe-was-me fan-base, and of course Robert Woody Johnson.
I think Belichick and company up in Massachusetts would be laughing their tails off if Jets fans start calling up radio stations demanding Ryan's head because Tim Tebow caught a touchdown pass from Brady.
Some may say that bringing Tebow in is not about wins, but in New England, moves like this are always about wins -- unlike the Jets where its about the pomp and circumstance. And that is the difference between 12-4, and likely 4-12.
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