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Article on the big rally
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2013/9/16/4737958/can-we-stop-with-tim-tebow-now
-QG
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2013/9/16/4737958/can-we-stop-with-tim-tebow-now
-QG
I hesitate to say it - but I think it's always been like this to varying degrees in the NFL, even when he was winning games here in Denver. The fans that loved him REALLY loved him, and the rest of us were saying "This is fun, but we know this can't last". Most people I talked to were the latter - but we enjoyed the ride while it lasted.Like I wrote earlier, the local interest in Tebow is greatly exaggerated by the national media. There are a few loud zealots still jousting the windmills, but it is not close to legions most outside of Jax assume.That Tebow rally was attended by an estimated several. Media outnumbered the participants.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/9/16/4737812/crowds-surge-at-sign-tim-tebow-rally
Jacksonville has not had a blackout since 2009 and finished 20th in the NFL for average home attendance last season despite being a very small market and having a 2-14 team.He's getting a better shot than Warren Moon had. I still think Jacksonville should sign him to fill seats and forget about being a real football town.
He'll fill the seats.
i wonder how much jags fans are enjoying their current ride?I hesitate to say it - but I think it's always been like this to varying degrees in the NFL, even when he was winning games here in Denver. The fans that loved him REALLY loved him, and the rest of us were saying "This is fun, but we know this can't last". Most people I talked to were the latter - but we enjoyed the ride while it lasted.Like I wrote earlier, the local interest in Tebow is greatly exaggerated by the national media. There are a few loud zealots still jousting the windmills, but it is not close to legions most outside of Jax assume.That Tebow rally was attended by an estimated several. Media outnumbered the participants.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/9/16/4737812/crowds-surge-at-sign-tim-tebow-rally
After Tebow left the one's who worshipped him became REALLY vocal. The rest of us either argued back or just ignored it.
It blows. But, I am guessing your were not really wondering.i wonder how much jags fans are enjoying their current ride?I hesitate to say it - but I think it's always been like this to varying degrees in the NFL, even when he was winning games here in Denver. The fans that loved him REALLY loved him, and the rest of us were saying "This is fun, but we know this can't last". Most people I talked to were the latter - but we enjoyed the ride while it lasted.Like I wrote earlier, the local interest in Tebow is greatly exaggerated by the national media. There are a few loud zealots still jousting the windmills, but it is not close to legions most outside of Jax assume.That Tebow rally was attended by an estimated several. Media outnumbered the participants.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/9/16/4737812/crowds-surge-at-sign-tim-tebow-rally
After Tebow left the one's who worshipped him became REALLY vocal. The rest of us either argued back or just ignored it.
He will fill the seats and he will help them win more games they would otherwise. But that's the problem. I suspect at this point they really would be happy to lose out and collect the 1.1 draft pick.He's getting a better shot than Warren Moon had. I still think Jacksonville should sign him to fill seats and forget about being a real football town.
He'll fill the seats.
That must be it. There is no other reasonable explanation.He will fill the seats and he will help them win more games they would otherwise. But that's the problem. I suspect at this point they really would be happy to lose out and collect the 1.1 draft pick.He's getting a better shot than Warren Moon had. I still think Jacksonville should sign him to fill seats and forget about being a real football town.
He'll fill the seats.
And by more wins, you mean he leads them to maybe 2-14 instead of 0-16, right?He will fill the seats and he will help them win more games they would otherwise. But that's the problem. I suspect at this point they really would be happy to lose out and collect the 1.1 draft pick.He's getting a better shot than Warren Moon had. I still think Jacksonville should sign him to fill seats and forget about being a real football town.
He'll fill the seats.
to be fair, i keep taking shots at the jags and don;t really mean tooIt blows. But, I am guessing your were not really wondering.i wonder how much jags fans are enjoying their current ride?I hesitate to say it - but I think it's always been like this to varying degrees in the NFL, even when he was winning games here in Denver. The fans that loved him REALLY loved him, and the rest of us were saying "This is fun, but we know this can't last". Most people I talked to were the latter - but we enjoyed the ride while it lasted.Like I wrote earlier, the local interest in Tebow is greatly exaggerated by the national media. There are a few loud zealots still jousting the windmills, but it is not close to legions most outside of Jax assume.That Tebow rally was attended by an estimated several. Media outnumbered the participants.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/9/16/4737812/crowds-surge-at-sign-tim-tebow-rally
After Tebow left the one's who worshipped him became REALLY vocal. The rest of us either argued back or just ignored it.![]()
that is 15 more people than rallied for Tebow for all other 31 football teams combinedMedia completely undeterred by only 15 people showing up for Tebow rally*.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--the-case-for-tim-tebow-as-jaguars-qb-005647929.html
-QG
* - to give a small benefit of the doubt, a workday afternoon with a days notice isn't exactly the conditions prime for getting a huge rally together, though I don't think ideal conditions would have changed things much.
So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
Jacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
A one game trend..,so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
only 2 teams have ranked worse
Raiders and Rams
so, their first game was about 10% worse than last season's average...
not the trend they are looking for
if you count their away game they have been seen live by the fewest fans in the NFLA one game trend..,so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
only 2 teams have ranked worse
Raiders and Rams
so, their first game was about 10% worse than last season's average...
not the trend they are looking for![]()
If you count the Oak game? With the tarps Oakland only needs like 50k to sell the place out. That is some serious stat cherry picking.if you count their away game they have been seen live by the fewest fans in the NFLA one game trend..,so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
only 2 teams have ranked worse
Raiders and Rams
so, their first game was about 10% worse than last season's average...
not the trend they are looking for![]()
when i look on the ticket exchange i can get tix for their next home game for $35....so far i have not found anyone lower. I have checked the rams, chargers, and raiders
I admire their fans for sticking with them, but they have a limited fan base
not cherry picking, i am using all the stats from this seasonIf you count the Oak game? With the tarps Oakland only needs like 50k to sell the place out. That is some serious stat cherry picking.if you count their away game they have been seen live by the fewest fans in the NFLA one game trend..,so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
only 2 teams have ranked worse
Raiders and Rams
so, their first game was about 10% worse than last season's average...
not the trend they are looking for![]()
when i look on the ticket exchange i can get tix for their next home game for $35....so far i have not found anyone lower. I have checked the rams, chargers, and raiders
I admire their fans for sticking with them, but they have a limited fan base
The bottom line is that people joke about the Jaguars not drawing fans and have for years. Meanwhile the Jags have not had a blackout since 2009 and most years are somewhere around middle of the NFL in terms of fan attendance.
In 2012 they were 20th, near the middle. They were in fact about 3k per game from the middle. In 2011 when the Jags were 25th with 62.3k per game which is bottom third, but they were only about 4k people per game away from the middle. Compare that to Cincy in 2011 with 49.2k per game 17k away from the middle. Jacksonville is a small market and the Jags do have a small fan base but the fans support the team.not cherry picking, i am using all the stats from this seasonIf you count the Oak game? With the tarps Oakland only needs like 50k to sell the place out. That is some serious stat cherry picking.if you count their away game they have been seen live by the fewest fans in the NFLA one game trend..,so far this year 59kJacksonville was 20th in home attendance last year averaging 65k per.So about 200% of home game attendance came to a Tebow rally?
only 2 teams have ranked worse
Raiders and Rams
so, their first game was about 10% worse than last season's average...
not the trend they are looking for![]()
when i look on the ticket exchange i can get tix for their next home game for $35....so far i have not found anyone lower. I have checked the rams, chargers, and raiders
I admire their fans for sticking with them, but they have a limited fan base
The bottom line is that people joke about the Jaguars not drawing fans and have for years. Meanwhile the Jags have not had a blackout since 2009 and most years are somewhere around middle of the NFL in terms of fan attendance.
if you find a team with cheaper home tickets on the exchange let me know, so far it looks like from a how much will people pay standpoint the jags are bottom of the league
in every metric in this admittedly young season their attendance is abysmal
we can track it as it goes
they've had one home game and are 10% off of last year and 2nd worst in the league. We'll see if their storming out of the gates this season increases attendance as they go.
2012 they were 20th in average home attendance - near the middle
2011 25th - bottom third
2010 24th - bottom third
2009 30th
2008 - 21st - near the middle and actually around 17-20th the years prior to that
so in the last 5 years they are more like a bottom third of the league attendance team who occasionally surges to the middle of the pack
i will admit that their attendance looks worse than it is because of the tarped off sections of their stadium, but that;s part of the overall image
2010 says hello. But in all seriousness, that is a good example of how the national perspective on both the Tebow situation and the LA situation is completely off base. Tim Tebow on the Jags would provide a small spike in ticket sales at best, but you would also risk alienating Jaguars fans that do not want the team to become sideshow. The LA moving rumors have been around for close to a decade now and there still no stadium in LA and no reason to think Mr. Khan has any plans to move the team.
It's because he's a virgin, isn't it? NTTAWWTi just have a massive hard...core crush... on for tebow
I am sure the 7 people at the "Sign Tebow" rally in Jax will boycott. The challenge the Jags face with attendance is that they are terrible, I do not think that Tim Tebow would fix that.someone should tell the Jags that they don't have an attendance issue.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1788360-jacksonville-jaguars-attempt-to-lure-fans-to-buy-tickets-with-free-beer
For the sake of arguement let's say Gabbert is the 45th Best QB in the league, Henne is 40th and Tebow is 35th. What good does it do anybody to have the 35th best QB in the league? What good is it to have the 20th best QB in the league. To win championships you need an elite one. Flacco/Eli is the minimum you need to win Lombardi trophies. Tebow isn't within 5 tiers of those guys and he never will be. You're better off with the Bridgewater plan by far.Say what you will, but IMO the Jaguars would be a better team with Tebow at QB. I would never argue that Tebow's skills are well suited for a pro style drop back and pass offense, but neither are Gabbert or Henne's. I'll also give you that all the problems can't be placed on their shoulders either, but neither one of them bring anything to the table. There is absolutely no evidence that either one of them will ever be able to drop back and pick apart an NFL defense and neither one makes the players around them any better. They bring nothing. Tebow at least can make plays (allbeit with his legs), he protects the football and he makes players around him better. He just does. The only logical reason not to pick him up IMO is prevent the media circus and allow a clean start for Teddy Bridgewater, which honestly may not be that bad of a plan, but it requires that you write the entire season off at only two weeks in.
just addressing the myth that the attendance is not an issueI am sure the 7 people at the "Sign Tebow" rally in Jax will boycott. The challenge the Jags face with attendance is that they are terrible, I do not think that Tim Tebow would fix that.someone should tell the Jags that they don't have an attendance issue.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1788360-jacksonville-jaguars-attempt-to-lure-fans-to-buy-tickets-with-free-beer
Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
Rams win this game tonight with Tebow.Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
If the rams had charlie ward, they would have won tonight.BusterTBronco said:He did not complete 50% of his passes and up until that final drive he had a passer rating of 26!Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
What is Tebow's W-L record as a starter in the NFL?
If the Rams had Tebow, they would have won tonight.
I have to say that Clemems' passing was as woeful as Tebow's, and Tebow probably could have run one in on that final drive...BusterTBronco said:He did not complete 50% of his passes and up until that final drive he had a passer rating of 26!Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
What is Tebow's W-L record as a starter in the NFL?
If the Rams had Tebow, they would have won tonight.
He wouldn't have had to... if Tebow was playing that 50+ yd FG that sailed wide right early in the 4th would have been pushed right down the muckin' fiddle by the finger of God and the Rams would have kicked a chippie to win it at the end.I have to say that Clemems' passing was as woeful as Tebow's, and Tebow probably could have run one in on that final drive...BusterTBronco said:He did not complete 50% of his passes and up until that final drive he had a passer rating of 26!Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
What is Tebow's W-L record as a starter in the NFL?
If the Rams had Tebow, they would have won tonight.
BusterTBronco said:He did not complete 50% of his passes and up until that final drive he had a passer rating of 26!Clemens has completed over 50% of his passes, which is more than can be said of the majority of Tebow's starts.BusterTBronco said:The Rams think they are too good for Tim Tebow. Let me tell you something. They are not. Kellen Clemens flat out stinks!
What is Tebow's W-L record as a starter in the NFL?
If the Rams had Tebow, they would have won tonight.
You are just embarrassing yourself with statements like that. That lameass line ran it's course a couple years back.Here's the problem. The ultimate goal of every team is to win the Super Bowl. The minute you sign Tebow, you declare that the Super Bowl is not your #1 priority. You see, Tebow stunts the growth of everyone on any offense he is involved with. At least with these marginal QB's you don't waste time trying backyard football plays and wasting every other players time on the team. Sure, he can luck up some wins against weakly coached losers like himself. However, when you get to the playoffs, you meet the real contenders and he can't beat them. Ignore the Pittsburgh fluke as the next team they came up against showed how to destroy The Tebow.Whatevs. Count me in the group that thinks that Tebow is better then some of these awful backups who not only can't throw, but can't move in the pocket nor take a gust of wind without falling down. Tebow also had very few INTs (his 17 career TDs to 9 career INTs is pretty good compared to some of the dregs that some teams are marching out and calling QBs). In 2011 his passer rating was higher than that of Sam Bradford, Christian Ponder, Blaine Gabbert, Luke & Josh McCown - all of whom are still in the league.
Looked totally lost as a Jet? He threw 8 regular season passes - that's not exactly a decent sample size (he completed 6 of those, btw). GMs don't want to mess with the media circus that surrounds him - but as a football player he has shown more ability to play the most important position on the field than what some teams are trotting out.
I get it - they don't want to deal with all the BS - and they don't want their coaches to have to deal with all of it either. But to pretend that Tebow hasn't shown more ability to protect the football and move an offense than Luke McClown (whose career TD/INT ratio is almost a perfect reversal of Tebow's - McCown: 9 TDs and 14 INTs) is just being disingenuous.
Agreed. I can't believe all of these GM's spend their time browsing a shark pool.This topic is a gift that keeps on giving.
If he is a backup - how exactly does "lucking up" a few wins hurt your team's chance of getting to the Superbowl? I'm sure some coaches wouldn't mind having Tebow "luck up" wins than Luke McCown doing something else to those chances. At no point did I say he should start for an NFL team - but he would make a better backup than most of the shlebs I listed. How exactly does Christian Ponder throwing ducks at people's feet stunt their growth more than Tebow scrambling for a first down?Here's the problem. The ultimate goal of every team is to win the Super Bowl. The minute you sign Tebow, you declare that the Super Bowl is not your #1 priority. You see, Tebow stunts the growth of everyone on any offense he is involved with. At least with these marginal QB's you don't waste time trying backyard football plays and wasting every other players time on the team. Sure, he can luck up some wins against weakly coached losers like himself. However, when you get to the playoffs, you meet the real contenders and he can't beat them. Ignore the Pittsburgh fluke as the next team they came up against showed how to destroy The Tebow.Whatevs. Count me in the group that thinks that Tebow is better then some of these awful backups who not only can't throw, but can't move in the pocket nor take a gust of wind without falling down. Tebow also had very few INTs (his 17 career TDs to 9 career INTs is pretty good compared to some of the dregs that some teams are marching out and calling QBs). In 2011 his passer rating was higher than that of Sam Bradford, Christian Ponder, Blaine Gabbert, Luke & Josh McCown - all of whom are still in the league.
Looked totally lost as a Jet? He threw 8 regular season passes - that's not exactly a decent sample size (he completed 6 of those, btw). GMs don't want to mess with the media circus that surrounds him - but as a football player he has shown more ability to play the most important position on the field than what some teams are trotting out.
I get it - they don't want to deal with all the BS - and they don't want their coaches to have to deal with all of it either. But to pretend that Tebow hasn't shown more ability to protect the football and move an offense than Luke McClown (whose career TD/INT ratio is almost a perfect reversal of Tebow's - McCown: 9 TDs and 14 INTs) is just being disingenuous.