Rex Ryan continues to have to justify his decision to keep Tim Tebow as his backup quarterback even while he isn’t healthy enough to run the wildcat. Tebow, who fractured two ribs in Week 10 against the Seahawks, again will be active but not available as a personal punt protector or wildcat QB.
In making this decision, Ryan opens himself up to the question: Is an injured, pocket passing Tebow preferable to a healthy Greg McElroy? In a word, yes.
“I’m just more comfortable with Tim,” Ryan said Thursday. “I feel better about Tim in that role…I feel he gives us the best opportunity.”
Ryan said activating all three Jets’ quarterbacks is a “possibility.” Against the Jaguars, Ryan had said, the intention was to activate McElroy but that plan was scratched when Joe McKnight suffered migraines before the game.
The wildcat won’t be a part of the Jets’ gameplan this week. “I think he’s improving, I just don’t think improving to where you’re going to run the power and the counters,” said Ryan of Tebow.
If Sanchez were to get hurt while Tebow were healthy, the Jets’ would run a combination of their base offense and the read-option, Ryan said. But with Tebow hurting, should he enter the game, he would likely run the same offense as Sanchez.
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