However, with a quick, bouncey Waca wicket continuing to reward good bowling and punish poor batting, Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris both struck twice to leave England 81-5 at the close of play.
While everyone from Johnson to Ryan to former general manager Mike Tannenbaum to former offensive coordinator Tony Sparano said they were all "on board" with Tebow, it became evident early that he had no clear role.
But then owner Woody Johnson came to Ryan's office and told him he was sticking around.
But Johnson is confident Ryan is the man to bring the Jets back to prominence on the field, hiring general manager John Idzik with the provision that his coach was already in place.
Idzik told NBC's Pro Football Talk on Friday that Revis "reacted well" to the phone call, which came after the GM, owner Woody Johnson and coach Rex Ryan were non-committal about the cornerback's future with the team.
If anyone was protesting in Marlins Park, it was not discernible over the gametime buzz of a pitching duel between Marlins ace Josh Johnson and the Cubs' Ryan Dempster.
The seamers fared a little better with Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris and Doug Bollinger all inflicting occasional damage on the English batsmen, but critics suggest they suffered from indecision by the selectors.
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Earlier, Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson took three wickets each as New Zealand were bowled out for 245.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced after the game that reliever Ryan Mattheus broke his pitching hand punching a locker in frustration Sunday.
Ryan did sit in on Idzik's second interview with the Jets, this person said, but only to exchange ideas and not as an indication that Ryan had any influence on Johnson's choice as GM.
While he may look different, down 115 pounds since his weight-loss surgery, the 50-year-old Ryan insists he has never been asked by Johnson or Idzik to tone down his ways.
Wasps led 6-5 at the break as fly-half Ryan Davis kicked two penalties either side of Tom Johnson's try for Exeter.
The club have missed out on Grimsby's Ryan Bennett, Freddie Sears of West Ham and Stockport striker Oli Johnson.
In reality, perhaps the truth is that Jets Owner Woody Johnson wanted to bolster the fanfare surrounding the team against the will of Coach Rex Ryan and his staff.
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Johnson follows the path of star athlete turned team owner blazed by Mario Lemieux, Michael Jordan and Nolan Ryan.
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