BUCK3Y3 44 Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) roup of Jacksonville Jaguars fans held a rally Monday in the EverBank Field parking lot that began at 3:16 p.m. ET to encourage the team to sign free-agent quarterback Tim Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Florida. More From ESPN.comThe fans rallying for the Jaguars to sign Tim Tebow are wasting their time. The team has made it clear it's not interested in the QB and that's the right call, Michael DiRocco writes. Blog • Vote: Should Jags Sign Tebow? The rally was scheduled to last three hours and 16 minutes. The starting time of the rally and the planned duration are nods to a bible verse, John 3:16, which Tebow had inscribed on his eye black for the 2009 BCS title game. James Stewart, a 56-year-old Jacksonville native and Jaguars fan who is one of the event's organizers, said about 20 people participated in the rally, while 30 media members covered the event. The group now also has a volunteer to make signs and bumper stickers and have someone to handle its Twitter account in an attempt to publicize its Tebow campaign. "We've accomplished what we had hoped for the first time out," Stewart told ESPN.com. Stewart said that Monday's rally likely would be the first of many. He said he expects to have a rally every Monday afternoon. "The Jaguars' season is really in the tank," Stewart said. "They don't have a lot of promise. There's not a lot to watch. We're consumers and the Jaguars are a product, and there's a lot of room for improvement. Tebow we think would be value added if he were to be signed and given an opportunity at quarterback. ... [+] EnlargeAP Photo/Lynne SladkyA group of Jaguars fans held a rally Monday to urge the team to sign Tim Tebow, who starred at the University of Florida and is currently a free agent. "It's the perfect time in our view to do a Tebow experiment. Whether you like him or not, I think everyone would watch. It would be compelling." Jacksonville is 0-2 after losing to Oakland 19-9 on Sunday. Starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert missed the game with a cut on his throwing hand. Chad Henne got the start and completed 25 of 38 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown. The group of Jaguars fans holding the rally has created a website, jags-tebow.com. The mission, according to the website: "Make it clear, we the fans, want the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring in Tim Tebow. You know you want to see this happen." Not all Jaguars fans are behind the idea of Tebow joining the team. In May, a Jaguars booster club called the Bold City Brigade started a website, Evenifhesreleased.com, imploring the team not to sign the quarterback. Jaguars general manager David Caldwell has said in the past that he isn't interested in adding Tebow to the team's quarterback depth chart. Tebow spent the offseason and training camp with the New England Patriots. He was released when the Patriots pared their roster to 53 players. No other team has shown interest in signing the 26-year-old quarterback since his release. Edited September 16, 2013 by BUCK3Y3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted September 16, 2013 James Stewart, a 56-year-old Jacksonville native and Jaguars fan who is one of the event's organizers, said about 20 people participated in the rally Seems legit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayrus 51 Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) "Make it clear, we the fans, want the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring in Tim Tebow. You know you want to see this happen." 20 people is not "We The Fans". 20 people is "Me and a few buddies". Your fake rally doesn't offset the 580,000 people who don't want Tebow (According to evenifhesreleased.com) Edited September 17, 2013 by Jayrus 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025 Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) Yeah, "We the fans." All 20 of you. So fucking tired of the media saying, "Jags fans" in these stories. They are not Jags fans. They're flying a fucking Gators flag and wearing Broncos jerseys. The national media needs to shut the fuck up, and stop fishing for website hits. Jags fans don't want Tebow. Tebow fans want Tebow in Jacksonville. Edited September 17, 2013 by CampinWithGoatSampson 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayrus 51 Posted September 17, 2013 Yeah, "We the fans." All 20 of you. So fucking tired of the media saying, "Jags fans" in these stories. They are not Jags fans. They're flying a fucking Gators flag and wearing Broncos jerseys. The national media needs to shut the fuck up, and stop fishing for website hits. Jags fans don't want Tebow. Tebow fans want Tebow in Jacksonville. Nice. Thanks for posting the pics. I was going to say "They were probably just Gators fans pretending to be Jags fans" in my previous post, but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt as I figured there might be 20 actual Jags fans out there that want Tebow. Looks like my gut feeling was right. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradyFan81 404 Posted September 17, 2013 The local radio here made it sound like thousands came out and that it was a big deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025 Posted September 17, 2013 The local radio here made it sound like thousands came out and that it was a big deal. Exactly. That's the problem too. All the national media and people who know nothing about Jags fans or Jacksonville continue to push the notion that there's some huge stammering in JAX for Tebow when there's just not. They don't want him. Nobody wants him — at least as their starting QB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch 874 Posted September 17, 2013 The national media controls the perspective of many 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted September 17, 2013 The national media controls the perspective of many Truth. And a scary one at that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56AceInDaPlace 110 Posted September 17, 2013 Least this gave the Jags some media coverage lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
