So naturally, Tebow and Sanchez are going to be reunited in Philadelphia, where it makes even less sense than it did with the Jets. The Eagles already have two other quarterbacks, one of whom they just traded for to be the starter. There's also talk that Kelly wants to figure out a way to trade up and draft Marcus Mariota, who was his quarterback at Oregon. If that were to happen, they'd have five "quarterbacks" on the roster.
Never mind the fact that Tebow was never good, hasn't been on an NFL roster since the Patriots cut him after training camp in 2013, and hasn't actually played in the NFL since 2011 in Denver (and was promptly shipped out of town when some guy named Manning became available). Chip Kelly's obviously got some ideas churning in his head (as Bob Uecker famously said in Major League II, "Obviously Taylor's thinking...I don't know what the hell he's thinking!"), but I see this going about as well as the Tebow-Jets experiment did. Get ready Philly. The circus is coming. And I don't see there being much "brotherly love" in this situation.
Sometimes there are things that seem like a good idea at the time and end up just not working. Tebow in New York was one of those things. Usually, people realize that when something doesn't work, it's not worth repeating. This isn't one of those times. The Eagles should've learned from these examples. When it didn't work, they just let the idea die:
- Dwight Howard in LA. It all made sense on paper. Howard wanted out of Orlando, went to LA and the Lakers thought that by adding him, they were building a super team. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. The whole thing was a disaster. Howard didn't want to be there and it showed. Then Kobe got hurt, the Lakers struggled, and nobody else wanted him there either. After one season, Howard left for the Rockets.
- The NBA's new ball. A few years ago, they moved away from the tried and true leather ball to one that was made of a synthetic material. The players hated it. It didn't feel right and was giving some guys blisters on their fingers. David Stern didn't want to admit defeat and stuck with it as long as he could, but the player uprising led to a switch back to the leather ball at midseason.
- The NHL's North America vs. the World All-Star Game. This wasn't that bad at the start. It was a gimmick used to promote the NHL's participation in the 1998 Olympics. But it got old after a while. The NHL realized that the format was tired and switched back to East vs. West for a few years before the hot mess that is the current All-Star Game format. Here's hoping the fantasy draft idea wears out its welcome and we go back to East-West sooner rather than later.
- The Sunday-Tuesday Women's Final Four. I know I complain about this one a lot, but the final college basketball game of the season should be the men's championship game. The whole idea of Sunday-Tuesday was so that they could promote the women during the men's Final Four, but it didn't really work. It made it more anticlimactic. One more year of Sunday-Tuesday then it switches back to Friday-Sunday (like it should be) in 2017.
- FOX's glowing puck. It was worth a shot. FOX was still a novice at this whole covering sports thing and the NHL was their first big get after football. They figured they'd try something new and have little sensors in the puck so you always knew where it was. But instead of being cool, it was weird. When FOX's contract was up, the glowing puck disappeared from our lives, too. Not that that was a bad thing.
- Various new uniforms/logos. Sometimes they work (Pat the Patriot to Flying Elvis, Buccaneer Bruce to pewter entering America's color scheme), but often they don't. Remember the Islanders' fish sticks? Or the Toronto "Black" Jays? Why do you think so many teams end up going to "new" logos that are just variations of an old one? They're classics for a reason. Just ask the Yankees. Or the Canadiens. Or the Packers.
- Cold-weather outdoor Super Bowls. There's only been one, and there probably won't be another. Sure, the NFL lucked out that it was actually somewhat pleasant in New York on the day of Super Bowl XLVIII. Then a massive snowstorm hit a day later and they realized they dodged a major bullet. The Giants and Jets built their stadium and got their Super Bowl. It ain't happening again.
- NHL expansion in the South. Watching the Winnipeg Jets in their first playoff appearance made me think of this one. They used to be the Atlanta Thrashers before moving North of the Border. That's the second time hockey in Atlanta has failed. And the original Winnipeg Jets were on the verge of bankruptcy in Arizona before they got new owners. There are still rumors somebody might move to Quebec city. Why? Because they like college football in the South. Not hockey. (There are obviously some exceptions like the Lightning and the Kings.)
- John Tortorella coaching the Canucks. Two summers ago, the Rangers and Canucks traded coaches. Alain Vigneault, who was fired by Vancouver, went to the Rangers and led them to the Finals. Meanwhile, John Tortorella went from coaching the Rangers to coaching the Canucks and it was an absolute disaster. They missed the playoffs and fired him after only one season (which also included a fight with the fans in Calgary.) I think it's safe to say the Rangers won the coaching swap.
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