And don't forget for the JetsThey now go into the new season, after coming off a year marred by internal controversy and breakdowns of chemistry and a general perception of the team falling apart, with a ready-made QB controversy. From the NY/NJ area, Sanchez's position does not look at all secure, and the Jets were chasing Manning pretty damn hard. The attitude about the Tebow trade around here was that it was something of a consolation prize in the Manning sweepstakes. Some fans are excited by Tebow running Tony Sparano's wildcat scheme, but some of the rest of us have noted that their stadium-mates have won two Super Bowls in recent years with every snap being taken by a professional passer. The bombast of the Ryan era means that "Sanchise" was set up with high expectations that a lot of local fans and pundits are ready to give up on him meeting, after the slow pace of his development, and the failure to detect any real advancement from his rookie year. Tebow might actually be able to perform, given the appearance of improvisational ability a running QB generates, on a team where the development of the QB is the ignored stepchild to the showy defense. What is more, the "Ground and Pound" offense might seem more interesting and attractive with Tebow handing off to Tomlinson and Green, recalling the "DVD backfield" of Atlanta a few years ago. Regardless, there WILL be calls for Tebow to start with the first incomplete pass Sanchez throws, even if Ryan manages to quash the controversy before the season. Not that it will help - if there were complaints from the receivers about Sanchez's passing and selection of receivers, I can't imagine Tebow being the cure for their disgruntlement. They are certainly not likely to play nice when Tebow pulls it down and takes off, rather than giving them touches.

The Jets problems, I believe, stem from the culture Ryan has created, and Tebow will not be a fix or a cure for that, but may very well take the blame for not being one. With what appears to be an increasing inferiority complex on their part, sharing a city with the winners of two of the more storybook Super Bowls in recent memory, and sharing a division and personal rivalry with the Patriots, they seem almost desperate for any quick fix that can get them their first ever NFL championship. This leads to ill-advised short-term maneuvers like Favre, who may have only been auditioning for the Packers' division rivals, or pursuing Manning (the fact that his brother has twice as many rings as the Jets franchise, while playing in the same stadium could not have made him less appealing), and now settling for Tebow as a consolation prize. Maybe he CAN direct a successful ground-oriented attack that keeps things close enough for the defense to carry the day, but he is not a cure for the kind of dysfunctional mentality that leads to the wideouts challenging the offensive coordinator in the middle of the season (and the subsequent departure of the same coordinator), or sideline personnel tripping an opposing player during a game, or antics and bulletin board fodder that seems to motivate opponents more than the team. I can't recall another coach inspiring things like Brandon Jacobs confronting him after the game, or Wes Welker's press conference with constant foot references on such a frequent basis. Since the days of Bill Parcells, it seems like the Jets have been stuck in a mindset of reliance on the coach as a father figure and savior. From the Tuna, we went to Herm Edwards and constant replays ofthe Miracle of the Meadowlands to Eric "Man-genius" who was supposed graft a branch of the Bellichek coaching tree onto the Jets, and now on to Rex Ryan. Meanwhile, Tom Coughlin lurches from disaster to disaster, getting no more attention than the on-the-field performance raises, and spending more time on the hot seat than all of his crosstown contemporaries combined, and walks away with a couple of Super Bowls, and a QB he coached into a division champ in his first full season. The Jets keep the loudmouths and shed the leaders, while the Giants have gradually shed the troublemakers such as Tiki Barber or Jeremy Shockey. That is the real lesson in personnel management, rather than grabbing at the next big thing to put you over the top and keep your head coach's bluster from turning tired or embarrassing.