Petition started to bring Tebow to Jaguars

[madinmaryland]

To be filed under the "Are you serious?" file, a group of Jacksonville Jaguars fans have started a petition to President Barack Obama to intervene on their behalf to urge Jags GM David Caldwell to stop ignoring fans' pleas and sign Tim Tebow, per ESPN.com.

It's understood from watching and listening to Obama that he is a big sports fan, but given things like the economy and the deficit here at home, plus all the fires abroad from Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea, just to name a few, the President should have plenty on his plate to keep him busy with more high priority matters.

Caldwell has already said the Jaguars would pass on signing Tebow, who grew up in Jacksonville and later became a star at the University of Florida, where he won the Heisman Trophy.

Tebow was released by the New York Jets shortly after the conclusion of the draft.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Petition-started-to-bring-Tebow-to-Jaguars.html

[El Supremo]

1. Mike Ditka: I would take a chance on Tim Tebow

If the online petition asking President Obama to force the Jacksonville Jaguars into signing free-agent quarterback Tim Tebow fails, perhaps there's still hope for the recently released Jet.

Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka has given Tebow his own vote of confidence.

"I think [Tebow] can play quarterback in the NFL, but whatever offense you run might have to be tweaked a bit," Ditka told the Chicago Sun-Times. "This kid is a talent and he proved it in college. He is an outstanding leader. Now, does he have an unusual throwing motion? Yes. But there a lot of quarterbacks that didn't have a perfect throwing motion. Some of them turned out to be great quarterbacks because they were great leaders."

Ditka did, however, join the refrain of football voices suggesting that Tebow might be better off making a position switch -- an idea Tebow doesn't seem too interested in entertaining.

"I really do think there's a place for him," Ditka told the paper. "If not at quarterback, I think he could play tight end. If I was in the league and coaching today, I would take a chance on him at quarterback."

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/22203342/ditka-id-take-a-chance-on-tim-tebow

[hughee99]

2. They should look for support from other team's fans.

I'm sure fans of a few other teams would love to be sure that Tebow wasn't coming to their town.