Tebow vs Quinn Comparison

Your stats confirmed what I was seeing with the naked eye. Tebow is more comfortable, more effective, and has led our team better than Quinn. Wild Horse or no Tebow should be our #2.

It appears to me that Tebow is making quicker decisions and getting the ball out faster than Quinn. Tebow is better at scrambling and trying to make a play where there is nothing in front of him (rushing touchdown against Cincy). Bottom line Tebow himself acknowledges that he has a long way before he becomes a starter in the NFL, but as a rookie he is already ahead of the 4 year veteran Quinn!

Wouldn’t your avatar pic make more sense if it was a scope zeroing in on a Raider logo.

If he plays like he has the rest of the preseason, I’m not even sure how we justify keeping Quinn on the roster, let alone the 3rd QB.

He looks woefully lost out there. If Orton went down vs Jacksonville, there is no doubt in my mind that we should turn to Tebow 1st.

And that’s not because I think Tebow is ready. It’s because Quinn looks like he is going to be about as effective as Simms was last year.

Seriously that comparison is only coming when Tebow starts a few games. Until then I would be cautious.

Quinn’s only had two three-and-outs? Seems like so much more.

Also, can you imagine the howling that would be happening if Tebow had fumbled twice so far?

Goes to show what bias does…

You should include number of snaps, if possible…..

I think Tebow, though he has ‘unofficially’ (because it’s official, but it’s preseason so it doesn’t count still, LoL) taken less snaps, has definitely shown, from a completely objective standpoint – that he deserves the backup spot. And I’m not just saying through the preseason. From everything I saw in Training Camp as well.

Good layout though – much appreciated.

If I’m not mistaken though, the 1 under other fumbles should be on Quinn not Tebow though, right?

One quick question and an observation:

And please understand that I’m not disputing that Tebow has looked better than Quinn in the preseason.

How many drives has each of the QBs directed?

One thing that is often overlooked when going to just stats (something I have to be careful with in everything I write LOL) is the effect of play calling & play situation on stats.

What pass plays (short, medium, long) have been called for each, have there been penalties that forced the offense to cover more ground and/or wiped out a good gain, etc. When a QB was sacked, was it simply a case of his holding the ball too long, did the protection break down, did the receivers not get open?

I agree that if Quinn wants the #2 spot, he’s going to have to light it up against Minnesota and have Tebow have a horrendous outing.

But I went back and rewatched the past three games, and while I did see Quinn struggle with confidence, I also saw different play calling. When Quinn took the field, most of the plays called looked like plays from last year, short slants or screens, as well as more rushing plays were called with Quinn then Tebow, which might be a big part of why Quinn’s passes usually went for less yardage. I agree Tebow has played better, better then I expected, he’s most certainly not playing great at this point.

…quinn does not. the rest is just details at this point. tebow as a backup, quinn as an emergency #3, if they want to dress him. i really don’t see anything i like in quinn, or even something to build on. his starting days are over, maybe he can grow into the backup qb role-next season. i believe in him like i believe in jarvis moss-i just don’t. i couldn’t even identify his strengths, if i had to. that’s a problem, and it’s not just the playbook.

orton/tebow should be good enough right now to get it done. both look promising, for now and the future. both concern me in some way, but together i like what they can bring. love our receivers, just need some help from the all-important running game. the o-line is a work in progress, but i think we have it covered, with help from our te’s and backs, if necessary.