A year after taking over the Jaguars, Shahid Khan had to decide on a new direction and it came in the form of former Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel David Caldwell. Amongst Caldwell's first orders of operation was to fire former colleague Mike Mularkey and replace him with another top rated assistant coach in Gus Bradley, formerly Pete Carroll's YES Man! in Seattle. David Caldwell is coming from a business model laid out under the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons, dynamic playmakers led by a quarterback that can spread the ball around and wing it downfield. The problem is he doesn't have Peyton Manning or Matt Ryan, he has Henne and Gabbert. The other order of business for Caldwell was to dismiss the possibility of Tim Tebow being a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Shad Khan dropped the ball before handing it off to Caldwell. Sometimes you have to break the model and tradition and realize there is more than one way to win in the NFL. Caldwell does not see that and Khan will spend 3 years watching Caldwell struggle and the Jaguars continue to lose interest if he sticks with his decison. His only choice should have been to hire a GM that said, "I have two goals, winning in Jacksonville and helping you put asses in the seats, and their is one person that can do that Timothy Richard Tebow."
The Jaguars had over 8000 empty seats for their season opener (not counting the tarp filled areas which is another 9600 seats). The fans will continue to show their disapproval for the Jaguars by that number potentially reaching 10,000 empty seats as the 2013 season continues. Shad Khan is a smart businessman and amongst the 500 richest people in the world. He is a fan of his teams, Jaguars and new team Fulham FC, but part of that is also being a winning both on the field and with money in his pockets. Empty seats in EverBank field will make Khan start looking at opportunities to make cash elsewhere, like he already has by having the Jaguars have a yearly game in London over the next four years. Next up could be a move to an NFL hungry city like Los Angeles or even an Oklahoma City or other large that has shown the ability to support a new franchise with rabid fandom. He wants to increase the franchises recognition. Best way to do that is for Khan to make this statement the Tuesday after the Jaguars start off the season 0-4;
The Jaguars have signed Tim Tebow and he will take over as starting quarterback immediately. We understand he will have some difficulties but Tim brings a spark to the game of football and we need that. After talking with both David (Caldwell) and Gus (Bradley) I have let both of them go and will have the assistant GMs run all football operations until the end of season. I have made a generous donation to one of the best engineering programs in the world, the Colorado School of Mines, in order to hire Bob Stitt of Colorado School of Mines as the new Head Coach. Stitt brings an offense that takes misdirection and innovation to a whole new level. If you look at the Eagles (Bob Stitt on Eagles), Redskins, Seahawks and 49ers, you will see teams that have athletic playmakers and dynamic offenses that Stitt has helped bring to these coaches. All assistant coaches have been retained. We have all talked and are excited for the direction of the Jaguars future. Tebow, Bob Stitt and the Jaguars future is together.
For those with Colorado ties and that have paid attention to some of these spread/pistol type coaches, like Chip Kelly, many have credited Stitt with some of the fundamentals they use they are fully aware of who Stitt is. In order to turn around the Jaguars it will require a new direction, innovation and the ability to bring an offense that can have success even with less athletic and talented players. This is the NFL, the talent gap between the Jaguars and the middle of the road #15-25 team is minimal but coaching, scheme and utilizing your offense to match your personnel is key. The 2011 Denver Broncos under Tim Tebow showed that with adjusting to your personnel and strengths of your best quarterback, you can succeed. An offense that would utilize the speed of the Jaguars receivers and misdirection that Stitt's offense uses West Virginia shows in this video (West Virginia Runs Stitt's Fly Sweep).
In late 2010 and the 2011 season, Tim Tebow showed he brings a dynamic element to the game. His throwing motion sucks, his accuracy is questionable but his biggest asset is the ability to lead a team to victory by never giving up. I have sung the praise of Tebow repeatedly on my blog, but the biggest things he would bring to the Jaguars is what he brought to Denver, Hope and Belief. Jaguars fans are tired of paying for a shitty product. They're tired of being promised a successful team while sitting and watching the Jaguars become less and less competitive. They need a reason to look forward to Sunday's. Tebow brings that.
Tebow would cause blackouts to be a thing of the past in Jacksonville. The stadium would reach capacity and the tarps may even have to be pulled back a little to allow the curiosity factor and fandom of the cities beloved son, Tim Tebow, return as starting quarterback. A group of Jaguars fans are is rallying today at 3:16 p.m. today. The Jaguars need the circus; they need the hype, they need someone to save them from moving to Los Angeles or some other NFL city and no one can do that like Tim Tebow can.
And it all sets up to this...
Imagine the headlines as Tebow heads into Denver against an undefeated Denver Broncos team. The naysayers will have the Broncos winning by 100 points. The national media and Denver fans would go into a war of Tim Tebow Broncos fans vs. Peyton Manning Broncos fans. It would be talked about the less talented, inept Jaguars take on the fine tuned machine Denver Broncos that are penned into the Super Bowl from the AFC by all the fans and NFL experts were going to welcome Tebow back with cheers and boos alike. The fans would sit in stunned silence as the Broncos 15 point forth quarter lead was erased by the Chosen One Tim Tebow. Tebow and the Jaguars would go on to win 10 out of 11 games and come into Denver in the AFC Divisional playoffs because teams can not solve the madness of Tebow and Bob Stitt.
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