For all of the Tim Tebow fans out there, brace yourselves — this is going to hurt.
Your hero is a terrible quarterback, and nothing is going to change that.
Now, if God strikes me down for talking bad about the beloved Tim Tebow, so be it. But I’m tired of hearing that Tebow is going to redefine the quarterback position. He isn’t — if he’s still in the league as a quarterback five years from now, it’ll be nothing short of a miracle.
I admit that’s a little harsh considering he truly seems to be a stand-up guy. In all honesty, I feel like a terrible person for the way I’ve bashed a man of God like I have the past two years.
In truth, I have nothing against Tebow the man. From what we saw at Florida, he is a natural-born leader and quite possibly the hardest working player in sports.
He is also worthy of being in the conversation for best player in the history of college football.
However, here is what all of Tebow nation is sorely mistaken about: All of that means absolutely nothing in the NFL.
There is no doubt Tebow had gaudy numbers while leading the Gators, but he isn’t exactly the only college football player to put up video-game numbers. Honestly, most Heisman trophy winners do.
So while Tebow’s 2,746 passing yards, 42 total touchdowns and a 64.4 percent completion percentage in his 2008 Heisman trophy campaign screams greatness, so did Jason White’s in 2003 (3,846; 41; 61.6) and Andre Ware’s in 1989 (4,699; 46; 63.1). Heck, why not throw in Troy Smith’s 2006 (2,542; 31; 65.3) and Vince Young’s 2005 (3,036; 38; 65.2) as well.
All of those men listed had numbers worthy of hype coming out of college. Yet White wasn’t drafted, Smith went in the fifth round, and while Ware and Young were both drafted in the top 10, both are considered busts.
The one person that seems to be put up in the debate to defend the side that Tebow can adapt is this year’s No. 1 pick, Cam Newton. The problem with this logic is Newton actually proves the opposite.
Even setting aside the massive advantages Newton has in height, size and athleticism, the strides Newton has made in accuracy, reading defenses and his decisions with the ball in just eight weeks has blown the Tebow argument out of the water.
Unlike Newton, Tebow is not a rookie, yet he is making mistakes that are only acceptable for a rookie to make. He has repeatedly failed to read blitzes or coverages and hasn’t learned to go through his reads to find the open receiver
A version of this article appeared in the Nov 2 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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thank you. Just look out for the people who will condemn you to hell and call you a hater.
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You are a hater and are going to hell. With that being said, the majority of Denver fans don't favor Tebow...just the loudest ones do. The rest of us know that the team has so many problems that we're resigned to losing the rest of our games so we don't care who is QB. At least we can have fun in needling the "adults" wearing his jersey and chanting "Tebow, Tebow" by mocking them with the same chant whenever he throws a pick-six...which is every game.
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what an idiotic article. The writer looks like a fool , less than a month later LOL!
As far as statistics, he is #1 in the NFL since 2010 at QB for TDs versus touches. he has 4 all time NFL records to his name already
1. Largest comeback from behind win in under 3 minutes in NFL history (15 against Miami)
2. Longest run for a TD for a rookie QB in NFL history (last season 40 yards).
3. Longest run to win a game in under 2 minutes for a QB , 20 yards (jets)
4. Most comeback from behind victories in 4th quarter in first 16 games (he only has 8 but holds the record) FOUR
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HAHAHA! you should probably take down this article, it's obvious Tebow is not as terrible as you claimed he was. 7 and 2 is nothing to sneeze at. I completely agree w/ MK2. You look like a fool. Next time you make such rash predictions, have some backing to your theory. And comparing Newton to Tebow, hilarious. Newton's got nothing on Tebow but a concussion.
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