Does drafting Tim Teabow make sense for the Broncos?

There’s your biggest issue there. The fact that you cannot even spell his name means any evaluation of him is coming off of what other people have said, not actually watching him play.

I can understand why some don’t want Tebow. You hear horrible things about him all the time from prominent draft analyst Todd McShay, who is likely the main source of information in regards to the draft on television. That being said, McShay is about as extreme as an anti-Tebow person as I have ever seen. The things he says about Tebow are so far out, that I question his ability to effectively do his job as an unbiased analyst of the draft.

For instance, he recently stated that Tebow’s skills are so raw, that “they” (Scout’s Inc.) don’t believe Tebow can ever become an NFL quarterback.

I’m not saying he’s wrong, because I can’t tell the future any more than he can, but that’s just plain homerish. Tebow is arguably the greatest athlete to step on a college football field, and to discount his professional prospects completely would be unfair, as there is no prospect in this draft, let alone the most accomplished, who has done anything to warrant an evaluation such as Tebow’s from Todd McShay.

Your foundation for your argument of Tebow not being a good fit for the Broncos is that he has a slow release and poor accuracy. I agree that he has a slow release. There have been players who have had to cope with that in the past, and there are those who succeed with it in today’s game.

There is no debate that we’re talking about a two to three year project here. I think that’s true for any quarterback in this year’s draft, as none are mentally or physically prepared for the NFL in 2010. So why can’t Tebow be successful? You say he is inaccurate, and that the ball “sails” on him at times, but I fail to see any statistics that prove that statement to be correct.

Tebow threw the ball 995 times in college, and was picked off 16 times. That means he was picked off on 1.06% of his passes, which is incredible considering the level of competition he faced week in and week out in the SEC.

McDaniels’s system has been adapted to Tom Brady, Matt Cassel, and most recently Kyle Orton as you eluded to. And you are right, the system calls for a player to be aware in the pocket, and make a quick read of the defense. Tebow maybe didn’t have to make quick decisions from the pocket, but think of the way he reads defenses in an option offense. There are so many plays in which he has four options per snap. He can hand it off to an up back, pitch it back to the running back, shovel it up to Hernandez, or keep it himself. He makes those kinds of reads on every single play, and he ran that offense to perfection.

In the time he was at the Senior Bowl, Tebow was the most heavily scrutinized player, undoubtedly. He had a rough time his first day with taking snaps from under center, but I didn’t see a single problem with it during the game, which indicates to me that he made very quick strides in learning the pro style offense. During the game, he completed every type of pass that this offense calls for. I saw a 15 yard out executed to perfection. I saw a 10 yard curl executed to perfection. I saw a screen play developed perfectly. I saw Tebow hit receivers over the middle. I saw him take a broken play out of the pocket, running backwards, and make a five yard completion on the outside shoulder of the receiver on the sideline.

I also saw two fumbles, one of which came on blind side pressure and one of which came on a designed quarterback run. I saw him miss an open tight end down the field, but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt as his horrid offensive line allowed a 300 pounder to engulf him as he released the ball.

Tebow’s footwork improved steadily as the week went on, and I have no question that that problem would be corrected by the time 2011 rolls around, and it can be perfected with another year of practice if need be.

You can be assured of this: There will be no player working harder than Tebow to correct his mistakes over the next month as he prepares for the Scouting Combine. He will be taking hundreds of snaps from under center every day. He will be working with some of the best trainers in the business to correct and improve his footwork. He will be conditioning himself to be as agile as he needs to be.

In the NFL, he will set the bar in terms of watching game film and preparing for a contest. He will set the bar in terms of motivating his teammates. He will be a leader on the field, and he will be a leader off of it. He will set the bar for the rest of the team by being the first person at the facility and the last person to leave every day. He will embrace the fans. He will embrace his teammates and coaches. He will do whatever it takes to win. He will be coached by one of the brightest offensive minds in the game.

It’s also unfair of you to hold it against Tebow that he is vocal with his faith. You also make an assumption that Josh McDaniels that he is not a Christian because he swears. I’ll guarantee you there are not many Christians who have NOT sworn. I’m not saying McDaniels is a Christian, but he has values as a person, he has a wife, he has children, and it didn’t seem to bother him too much when he brought in Brian Dawkins, who is one of the more vocal Christian athletes in the NFL, if not the most vocal about his faith.

I’ll admit, one of the reasons I’m so pro-Tebow is because of his faith. It’s inspiring as an aspiring music pastor to see such an influential person so vocal about his faith. Tebow’s devotion to Christ and his willingness to be a missionary to the NFL are very attractive to me as a fan.

I won’t say Tebow’s arm strength is as good as players like Jarrett Brown or Jevan Snead, but he can make every NFL throw with relative ease despite his lengthy release.

I think you are wrong about Tebow, but that’s my opinion and I hope it is shared by many around Denver’s camp and in this fan base. I know he is one of those players that you either love or hate, though I find it hard to believe anyone could hate him unless they were a die hard Georgia fan or any other SEC team, and those people only hate him because they were dominated by the guy multiple times.

This is a guy I want on my team, at any cost, and you probably know that by now. If the Broncos don’t get him, I will still support whoever they do get, but missing out on this guy would be a HUGE mistake in my opinion. What I gathered from our last draft was that McDaniels looks for specific qualities in a player, and they are:

1. Leardership
2. Toughness
3. Versatility
4. Intelligence

There are probably more, but those four really stick out in terms of the players we drafted. Tebow fits every single one of those qualities. The quarterback position is one always viewed under a microscope, and there will be no player who will be burning from the spotlight over the next couple of years than Tim Tebow, who will carry a ton of weight as a prospect no matter if he goes in the first or fifth.