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Jets' Trade for Tebow Defies All Logic

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A quick take on the Jets' acquisition of Tim Tebow:

UPDATE : The Jets sent fourth- and sixth-round picks to Denver in exchange for Tebow and a seventh-rounder, according to a league source.

1. The circus is coming to town, and the Jets just love a circus, don't they? Is this their "Little Brother" response to the Giants winning the Super Bowl?

2. The attention-seeking Jets couldn't get Peyton Manning, so they take the next-best quarterback in terms of generating buzz. Sometimes you wonder if they're more concerned with back pages than victories. Hey, if we can't get a phenomenal quarterback, let's grab a quarterback phenomenon.

3. The risk far exceeds the potential upside. At best, the Jets get a change-of-pace quarterback who...

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