Craig Carton Rejoices Over Tebow Signing: ‘The Patriots Just Got Worse!’

[joewillie2013]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/11/craig-carton-rejoices-over-tebow-signing-the-patriots-just-got-worse/

 

I cant stand his voice but I like and agree with his words. Boomer Esiason is still mad at the Jets because when he had the chance to go home and do good he spit the bit and went into his MO of chocking in clutch situations .

[PFSIKH]

Meh.  It is not like he is going to play at QB.

[jetsjetsjetss]

they got worse?!?!

 

thats such a baseless thing to say

[SayNoToDMC]

Craig Carton is the guy I go to for a migraine, not legitimate sports information, between him and that self important douche Boomer that might be the worst thing on radio.

[kay_gee]

In a sense, Tebow does make the Patriots worse by taking up a roster spot (assuming he makes the team). On the other hand, that spot would still probably not be taken up by some other "difference maker." So...meh.

 

None of this is a good reason to listen to Carton though. He's so annoying he makes Boomer sound way better than he is.

[faba]

Craig Carton and Boomer- I listen  to them on the way to my ferry in the morning- he is off the wall

[kay_gee]

The reason this is actually a great thing for the Jets is summed up here by Jeff Capellini

 

Bill Belichick is thought of as the smartest coach in the NFL, and

perhaps in all of sports. But with the announcement of his latest
reclamation project, the mad scientist in him has morphed into the nutty
professor.

And the Jets, yes, the Jets, stand to benefit from it.

Really, this has nothing to do with how well Tim Tebow does up in New England.

I’m actually very happy for the guy, considering how the Jets, though it

almost certainly wasn’t their intent, nearly railroaded him for life.

No, this isn’t about Tebow perhaps finally finding a niche in this
league, or, more terrifying to Jets fans, him coming back to haunt the
team that couldn’t have butt-fumbled an acquisition more.

This is about the Patriots in one fell swoop taking the national
spotlight off of the Jets’ never-ending circus. They did them the
ultimate favor. And quite frankly I’m stunned they’d even consider taking their foot off the Jets’ throat in the manner they have.

Prior to Monday’s extremely surprising news I had been having on and
off thoughts about the biggest team-perspective storylines heading into
the 2013 season. I came up with three that will likely take an entire
season to play out before we know the answers.

First, from a New York-centric standpoint, there’s the Jets and how
this upcoming season is looking more and more like it will just be a
17-week training camp of tryouts for 2014, when new general manager John
Idzik will have reportedly between $35 million and $45 million in
salary cap space to work with. In the interim, the Jets’ issues remain
many, but each is workable provided they finally figure something out at quarterback.
If they don’t develop someone to play the position adequately soon 2013
will be a bigger mess than many  previously thought possible — and
considering the doom and gloom around this fan base these days, well,
I’ll just let your imagination figure out the rest.

The second big story, in my opinion, is the arms race in the NFC
West. The 49ers have ruled of late, but the Seahawks just came off an
offseason that stunned most everyone, as they acquired many of the big
names on the market, including a stunning trade for talented wide
receiver Percy Harvin. Coming off last season’s playoff run, Seattle and
coach Pete Carroll will be under an intense amount of pressure to
overtake San Francisco in the division and, let’s be honest, get to the
Super Bowl, which, of course, will be played at MetLife Stadium.

Lastly, there’s the Darrelle Revis saga in Tampa Bay.
Will his knee hold up? Can he get it done on a contract with no
guaranteed money, something he was adamantly against during his tenure
with the Jets? Will he, in turn, be healthy enough to play against the
Jets in Week 1? Will the Jets be embarrassed by him? Will they even
throw in his direction? Of course, to answer the latter I refer you two
paragraphs up.

There are and will be other big stories, obviously, but in the back
of my mind there was always one that would trump them all, provided
Tebow found a place to put on a uniform. The fact that it’s New England
that took the plunge has and will continue to turn the usual Tebow
intrigue into outright weekly insanity wrapped in mayhem, with a side
order of anarchy.

Now, I understand all too well about how the Patriots are the NFL’s
ultimate franchise, how they usually turn water into wine and how
Belichick is the master tactician and if he can’t maximize Tebow’s
potential nobody can, but there’s simply one thing Belichick cannot
control no matter how many one-word answers he gives in a press
conference.

Tebowmania.

The guy doesn’t even have to play a snap and it’s still like he’s
riding in the popemobile around town. Belichick can tell everyone his
plan, or, more likely, say nothing as we are accustomed, but there’s
simply no way to control the fervor and enthusiasm Tebow’s fans bring to
the proceedings.

My experiences with them on Twitter have often been enjoyable yet
maddening. By and large these are good people, but their faith in the
man often vanquishes common football sense. They don’t care that Tebow
can’t throw. They don’t care that he’s arguably the worst practice
player in the history of sports. And they certainly don’t give a damn
that everyone outside the cult could care less about about all of his
community work, charity work and which church he decides to commandeer
on any given off day.

Belichick may indeed be the most gifted football mind to ever walk
the planet, but he cannot control people off the field. Tebow’s fans
will scream for him to start if Tom Brady throws an interception.

Tom Brady.

And Belichick can stay true to form and say nothing, not reveal one
iota of information, but sooner or later the holy masses will wear down everyone else
associated with the Patriots. Players will get tired of reading about
him and dodging satellite trucks will get old in a hurry. Writers are
already upset their social media intentions are being hijacked. Press
conference will become about Tebow sightings. Talk of preparations about
upcoming opponents will segue into why Tebow didn’t get that carry on
3rd and 1 in the red zone or why up 42-3 in the third Belichick went to
backup Ryan Mallett. And the list goes on and on.

It’s inevitable.

It’s inevitable because the greater good is not what the Tebow fan
base is about. The Patriots could win every game they play, but it won’t
matter because by and large Tebow is a team to his fans, not the
individual who could make a difference if used properly, a notion that
even the most ardent of non-Tebow fans have no problem admitting.

As I said, this is a tremendous break for the Jets. They’ve needed
the spotlight to be deflected away for a few years now. Idzik is in the
process of employing the Seattle school of franchise building and he
needs to do it as much under the cover of darkness as possible. There’s
nothing the Jets can do about the Tri-State Area media. Local reporters
will continue doing what they feel they need to do to get the stories
they feel they need to report.

But dealing with just the New York-area media, oddly, should feel
somewhat manageable in this case, when you consider the circus Tebow
creates simply by existing within ear shots of a few area codes or
postal zones.

I suspect ESPN is losing its mind right now with excitement. Whether
the sports network’s reputation of being largely New England-centric is
fair or not, all the reporters and producers who work for the “worldwide
leader,” know their world now revolves around Foxborough, Mass. They
can rent apartments, check out schools even.

But the people of Boston are a lot like the people of New York. They
don’t care about good intentions. They only care about production and
wins. The Tebow sideshow will have only been worth it if he contributes
to a Patriots championship. If they win it all despite Tebow they’ll
likely still be of the same voice:

What was the point again?

I don’t expect the Jets to be good this season, though I’m not ready
to say this is just a three-win team like so many are already
predicting. If one of their quarterbacks claims the job and treats it like the coveted position it is
the Jets should be able to ride their revamped running game and Rex
Ryan-led defense to something resembling mediocrity. It’s important to
note that the NFL, regardless of how scary a team’s schedule looks
during the offseason, is still a league of parity. What you are in June
has no bearing on what you will be in December, and more importantly,
what your opponents are in June has no bearing on what they will be in
December.

But at least the Jets now know that they can go through their growing pains in relative peace,

provided Ryan keeps his mouth shut to a degree.
As I said before, the local media will do its jobs, but the rest of the
country won’t care as much about the Mark Sanchez follies, or how much
weight Rex has lost, or who wears a headband in front of a camera, or
who snipes at who in a huddle, or which player was apparently falsely
accused of carrying his own gun in a speeding car. ESPN will see to it
they don’t, and the other networks, major sports print and online
publications, conservative blogs, and entertainment entities, feeling
the need to keep up with the Joneses, will follow suit.

And to all those worried Tebow will come back and burn the Jets in
Weeks 2 or 7, you need to relax. Your team in all likelihood will get
filleted by players better than Tebow in 2013 anyway. What’s one more
indignity? The Patriots most likely would own the Jets this season if
Tebow was playing in Canada or in some privately funded league no one’s
ever heard of. The upcoming season for the Jets is about progress, not
about playoff glory or ending an absurdly long championship drought.

Tebow truly is the gift that keeps on giving depending on which side
of the fence you fall. Belichick is without question the most arrogantly
gifted man in sports. I wish them both nothing but the best. Most of
the media believes Tebow to the Pats was a brilliant move.
Good for them. Now go out and prove it. Leave the Jets alone to figure
out what they are currently and what they plan to be. It will be a heck
of a lot easier without the eye in the sky watching their every move.

I thank “Tebow-chick” from the bottom of my heart for allowing the
Jets to once and for all get back to the business of football. It’s been
quite long enough, wouldn’t you agree?

[faba]

Yeah if we lose to the Pats it will not be because of Tebow-there is an NFL all pro named Brady that will take care of that

[T0mShane]

Fan blogs and Craig Carton.

[bassmaster2]

Yeah if we lose to the Pats it will not be because of Tebow-there is an NFL all pro named Brady that will take care of that

I agree with you , Brady is the man , didn't the Pats take a young QB last year in the draft with a high pick , Tebow is going to be on the bench like last year 

[stugotz81]

Craig Carton is the guy I go to for a migraine, not legitimate sports information, between him and that self important douche Boomer that might be the worst thing on radio.

Do you know how many arguments I could win around here if I had a cut off button like they do for the people who call in on the show?? Every time a caller as a valid point which opposes their point..CLICK!! And then you get to listen to their final say of course.....between him and francesca I tell ya... I just want to steer my car off the road sometimes if I get caught listening to long...