Tebow: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
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Chad's first article is in response to GTA 4, "I was just wondering what you think about Tim Tebow retuning next year?"
Tebow, oh Tebow…That is an itch I would be happy to scratch. Do I like his decision to stay in school? The answer is: ABSOLUTELY! To begin, let me just say that I agree with the consensus that Tebow is one of the greatest college players to ever suit up. He has all the tools (tangibles and intangibles) to run the Florida offense well, he is a beast running the football, and has a chance next year to become the greatest player in NCAA history. His ability, production, and dominance at the college level are obvious and undisputed.
As football fans, however, we usually only notice the obvious. His numbers and record as a starting quarterback would lead the average fan to wonder what more he has to prove at the college level. Why wouldn’t he go pro? After all, he has a Heisman, national titles, and some of the best numbers ever put up. He’d be an easy first round draft pick, right? WRONG!
Tebow is a classic example of why comparing the NFL to NCAA football is like comparing the NBA to the WNBA – and I say that without taking into account the HUGE difference in overall talent. The brand of football played in the NFL is so much different than the NCAA that, in many cases, evaluating players is extremely difficult, even for scouts and GM’s. To draw an illustration, if the NCAA is a butcher, the NFL is a brain surgeon. Evaluations are, or at least should be, behavior based–not performance based. The only attributes that Tebow has that scouts will like are his size and mobility. He doesn’t have the great arm, or great accuracy. He has terrible feet, and very poor eye discipline. He doesn’t read coverage well, and doesn’t anticipate his throws consistently.
The offense that Florida runs certainly has contributed to his developmental issues. It is a first read, run first, offense designed to get superior athletes the ball to take advantage of CONSTANT mismatches. He faces eight and 9 man boxes all day long, which is why he has been a productive passer. Florida rarely, if ever, trails in any game, so his passing ability never has to carry the team–thank God.
When he finally does enter an NFL training camp, he will have to learn how to play football all over again–from scratch! I mean down to taking a snap from center, to learning how to take a proper three, five, and seven step drop. He has such a long way to go that I doubt he’d be drafted in the first four rounds. His legacy ends at Florida so I’m thrilled, for him, that he will be cementing it next season.
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I thought the same, he needs to improve his passing
Great comparison, I agree totally!!!
Sam Bradford should follow suit, imagine another final with OU and the Gators
Hopefully he can succeed as an NFL quarterback one day
I am really happy that Tebow is returning . Whether he is capable of being an NFL QB or not is immaterial. In my day you were required to finish out your college eligilibility prior to being eligible for pro ball and I think that was the proper decision that was changed due to many wrong reasons., but regardless of that, I think Tebow has the right to the decision he has made w/out all the chatter about his ability to be an NFL QB All that can wait until due time, Let’s just let the college kid enjoy his life and then all the naysayers can jump all over the man,,, I am one that happens to believe that Tim Tebow will be a successful QB in the NFL
Another year of school will hopefully give him more experience and time to impove his passing abilities.
In response to gene rayburn…First, thank you for your comment, and I do respect your opinion. I’d like to take a minute to clear up one perception you may have. I am not here to pick on Tim Tebow. I respect him immensely for what he’s accomplished in his young life, and would love for my sons to grow up to be like him. He is a fine person, and an excellent college football player. I wrote this article for one reason: there had been way too much talk about Tebow coming out early, and I wanted to make it clear that it was never really a viable option for him, resulting in a lot of wasted chatter surrounding the topic. At no time has he really been tempted by money, unless you count the assessments of misinformed writers that may have suggested that he has first round ability. It has bothered me for some time that some media folks, and droves of fans, have assumed that the nation’s best college football player will naturally become the NFL’s best football player. History has shown that it isn’t quite that simple. This piece examines the reasons why that is so. It is a very common misconception that has been made for years regarding great college players, and I wanted to do my part in helping to remedy the problem. It is not shameful or cruel, I don’t think, for a fox to be called a fox. However, it is misguided, if not insane, to think that the fox can become a tiger.