What Tim Tebow Could Add to the New York Jets Offense

Are the New York Jets wasting Tim Tebow? 

A fair question through three games. 

The polarizing quarterback has a mere eight carries for 33 yards, which includes a run on a fake punt against the Miami Dolphins in Week 3. 

Gang Green snuck out of South Beach with a win, and they're 2-1, so matters could certainly be worse. 

But could Tebow help to make things even better? Or was the omnipotent media hoopla all for nothing?

Starting tailback Shonn Greene has been far from effective to start the season. He averages a pedestrian 2.8 yards per carry, isn't pushing piles and is not evading defenders. 

Up to this point, the Jets have appeared to be too worried about using Tebow in a variety of different ways, which has come off as a feeble attempt to confuse or threaten the defense.

The thing is, not many teams will feel threatened when he's running a shallow route into the flat or when he's lined up as a receiver in any position.

That's not how he's hurt teams during his career. 

New York needs help establishing the run, and Tebow's an above-average, downhill runner. 

So, if the Jets genuinely want to incorporate their most hyped offseason acquisition into the offense, it's time they accentuate his strengths. 

On 3rd-and-shorts, Tebow has to be the primary back. He's probably not ready to take handoffs from a traditional I-formation running back position, but giving him carries from the fullback spot is not out of the question. 

Though he hasn't demonstrated accuracy as a passer, the Jets should give him a chance to throw from the Wildcat to keep defenses honest. 

Mark Sanchez has performed admirably this season, and I'm not the biggest fan of taking him out in the red zone for a predictable Tebow run up the middle from the Wildcat, but the running duo of Greene and Bilal Powell isn't getting the job done. 

Tebow should be featured more prominently in the running game, and New York certainly can get creative with the way it gives him his carries. 

The thought of No. 15 as a tight end or punt protector may be intriguing, but keeping it simple with the skilled and powerful athlete would better serve the Jets in the foreseeable future. 

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