Tebow Goes To Gotham. Payton Goes Home.

Training Camp just got a lot more interesting.

March 21st, 2012.  The day Anthony Agbabiaka stopped watching professional football.

Now let us establish something.  Mark Sanchez is an starting NFL Quarterback.  I feel that he has earned that title.  I am a fan of what he can do in Tony Sparano's offense.   He is not Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Eli Manning or Aaron Rodgers.  Not every Quarterback needs to be that.  The Jets also believe that based on the contract they gave him.

A few of my readers know that the Jets are my secondary team.  As a fan of the Jets since childhood, I may be the only fan pleased by this deal.  It gives the Jets an intriguing situation at QB.  Sanchez is the starter, but that does not mean that Tebow will ride the bench.  If there is an Offensive Coordinator that can properly use Tebow it is Tony Sparano.

What Tebow brings to the Jets is a player that defies logic in the 4th quarter, a workout machine and a guy who can push Mark Sanchez to work harder.  It is no secret that the Jets were looking for a viable backup to push Sanchez in camp.  However, it was not expected that Tim Tebow and Rex Ryan would share a locker room.  He also brings his very Christian message and his uniquely limited passing skills that he has undoubtedly worked his ass off to improve.  Both of which Tebow has been criticized for.  However, the former has been praised by many as well.

The Jets will be fine if these things can happen
1. Sanchez and Holmes mend their fences.
2. Tim Tebow can be a critical role player and is not thrust into the starting role.
3. Certain Jets can scale back the media fodder they provide.

I will be fine if I can
1. Limit how much I watch First Take anytime in the 365 days.

As for the Saints, I attempt to not focus an article on scandals.  Notice I never wrote an entire article about Bountygate or Ryan Braun's appeal.  So I will keep this short.

We are aware that Sean Payton has been suspended for the entire 2012 season and Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely.  With apologies to any Ram fans who read Coffee, the St. Louis Rams are an irrelevant franchise for at least another season.  As for the Saints, I cannot say that their season is over because Drew Brees is still their Quarterback.  Payton's fingerprints will still be all over this team.  Believe it.  They will still win the NFC South.

Mr. Griffin Goes To Washington

The Redskins traded four draft picks for the #2 overall pick.
Drafting Robert Griffin III here will make them
one of the most fun teams in Madden this August.

Washington needed to secure a quarterback and as we all know, this is the offseason to do it.

This offseason's edition of musical quarterbacks involved Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Peyton Manning.  Although none of these quarterback's destinations are set in stone, tonight's trade between the Redskins and Rams give you a more complete view of the picture.  In a Williams-esque deal, the Skins gave the Rams the sixth overall pick in this year's draft, two ones and a two for the 2nd overall pick.

Here's what we are most likely looking at coming into next year:
Colts: Andrew Luck
Redskins: Robert Griffin
Dolphins: Peyton Manning

I mentioned Peyton going to the Dolphins and this looks like the best situation for him.  He can bring his talents to South Beach.  Reggie Wayne is a free agent and Manning has a condo in Miami where he is staying right now.  The Colts are also actively shopping Dwight Freeney around.  Manning has a chance to shove this new team up Tom Brady's ass twice a year.  Manning potentially throwing to Anthony Fasano, Davone Bess, Reggie Wayne and Brandon Marshall along with any potential receivers who can Manning can turn into overnight stars.  Not to mention he has Reggie Bush in his offense.  That's illegal.

As for the city of Miami, you will need more than an island to house all of the stars in that city.  It will also put the onus on the Panthers to pick up a star, seeing that they are starting play quality hockey.  Miami will be All-Sports City #3 joining Boston and "The City of Smart Fans."

Acquiring Peyton Manning will also leave Cleveland standing up in this game of musical quarterbacks.  This means Cleveland has the choice of drafting a second tier quarterback or rolling with Colt McCoy

Miami 2 Cleveland 0

The Rams are big winners this offseason.  The Rams demanded a king's ransom for the #2 pick for two reasons.  First and foremost, the gaudy price tag on Robert Griffin that was made steeper at the combine.  Additionally, you were paying the Rams not to take USC's Matt Kalil.  Kalil is easily the third best prospect in the draft and will don a Minnesota Viking uniform if the Vikes know what is good for them.  This man would have been Sam Bradford's personal bodyguard, but holding the 6th pick and and three other high draft picks from a team that will not have immediate success is a great consolation prize.

So here's a toast to the St. Louis Rams.  The team that cemented their future this weekend.