Well, I’m ready to drink the Tebow Gatorade, as long as an offensive mind with a supporting cast of coaches can develop him. Everything you’ve said is spot on. His throwing is inconsistent, but his drive and love for the game are right there. If he’s got the brains to break down defenses is something else though… if you have any thoughts on that let me know. To me, its the last, and most important piece to the puzzle coupled with the leadership

I am looking forward to the Senior Bowl more than the Super Bowl.

Do you think he will last till round three?

simply because I don’t think it’ll be easy at all for him to fix his throwing mechanics and footwork. Sure, it can be done, but it’s going to take a ton of work and that still might not pay off. IMO, he has to completely reinvent his throwing motion.

Now if there were some way to predict that Tebow would be able to fix all his issues and become a true NFL passer sometime in the next year, two years, three years, whatever, I’d be on board. I just think there’s too many questions and the Bills might not have the time or aptitude to fix him.

Personally, I think a team with a QB entering the final couple years of their career or time with the team would make much more sense than a team that definitely needs a starter. Teams like Arizona, Jacksonville, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle, Minnesota, or maybe even Indianapolis make more sense to me. Also, teams with very mediocre QB’s should also have interest, like Jax, SF, Seattle, Cincinnati, Chicago, etc….

Let me know when he’s willing to fix any of these problems and doesn’t think of himself as God’s (literal!) gift to football.

I don’t mind the thought of Tebow. I think he’s one of those kids that has such a good mindset that he’s able to be taught ANYTHING. Give him a chance, and he’ll devote himself to it and learn.

That being said, I guess i don’t understand the scouting scale of armstrength. I’ve seen often that Jimmy Clausen only has ‘decent’ armstrength, and here you say tebow has a very strong (but not quite elite) arm. Having watched them both a ton, I think the exact opposite. Although Tebow’s fundamentals are off, i’ve never really seen him make a strong throw where i even wanted to grade him with anything more than a passable arm. Also, i’ve never really seen him throw deep that often.

if the bills draft tebow. he is not a prototypical qb as we all know. he has great leadership but thats where the buck stops. there’s a reason he is referred to as the greatest college football player ever, because he likely is. his current skill set is not applicable to the NFL. sure he could be developed, but he would be green for a few years. also, i don’t think i want a quarterback that does the job with his feet. the NFL is a passing league, not a run your quarterback up the belly on second third and fourth down. The bills will be flushing another 1st or second rounder away. someone should rent out a billboard and plead to whoever makes the decision to build the o / d line. and sell out for locker in two drafts from now. that kids got it, if the bills somehow got him lookout! also i think tony pike would be a great second round steal, hes also exudes a lot of poise and i think he can do the job.

Really well done Der Jaeger. I’m looking forward to more break downs like this. Rec’d.

let’s talk J.P. Losman. he had a lot of “umph” on his tosses and could throw the deep ball. i’d love to read the breakdown on him :)

not so sure, he was just always so careless with ball security and throwing into blatant coverages. i see a lot of tony romo in j.p or maybe vice versa. you know, minus the seven year multi- million contract. but i get the feeling with his contributions in the USFL he will get another shot. thankfully, not for the bills!

 if only i could see into the future, as i see into the past :) hahah not sure if i should feel bad for oaktown, or j.p. .

…. will be drafted way too early by some stupid team in the 1st round too early. He will be thrown to the wolves before he is ready, and then fail. And then disappear. He should hope that he gets drafted in the 3rd round and be allowed to ride the pine for 3 years while he learns how to be an NFL QB. Then he has a chance.
Otherwise, its off to the CFL for 10 years and come back as Flutie Jr. His running style will get him killed his first season, and his passing is not NFL caliber.
Bills need to focus on O-line and defense for the first 4 rounds.

1. Tebow hasn’t shown any ability to go through progressions and read defenses. His career at Florida consisted of looking at option 1, maybe looking at option 2 and then running with it. That doesn’t work in the NFL.

2. Quarterbacks that predominately run the ball haven’t had much success in the NFL. Michael Vick has probably been the most successful, but I don’t think anybody would ever confuse him with an elite QB. Today’s NFL is a passing league and the best quarterbacks have two attributes: (1) the ability to get the ball to their receivers in tight spots and (2) the uncanny ability to read defenses and quickly go through their progressions (see Peyton Manning and Tom Brady). Tebow hasn’t shown the ability to do either.

3. There is another reason why a team shouldn’t build their franchise around a running quarterback: shelf life. Football is brutal and players take a beating – especially ball carriers. It is any surprise that running backs have the shortest shelf life of less than 4 years? Meanwhile, good quarterbacks that can avoid big hits (and have good offensive linemen for most of their careers) can regularly play into their 40’s. Heck, by the time a running back is 30, he’s washed up. Franchise quarterbacks are a rarity. Should a team as desperate as the Bills be willing to invest so much in a guy whose style of play forces him to take dozens of extra hits a game when it could potentially shorten his career?

4. Tebow’s intangibles are unquestionable stellar. He’s passionate, a team leader and good natured. I like Tim Tebow as a person and wish him all the best in life, but I just don’t see him being a successful NFL quarterback. At best, Tebow’s a long-term project. At worst, he’s a total bust. For Buffalo, a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs in over a decade now, taking a gamble on Tebow as your quarterback of the future is just too risky. Yes, taking any quarterback is risky, especially high in the draft. But if they’re going to take the risk, then I hope they do it on a player that has shown more ability to succeed in a pro-style system, and to me, that’s not Tim Tebow.

P.S. Go back and watch those highlight videos. There are more highlights of Tebow running than there are of him throwing. Just my opinion, but if I’m looking for an NFL quarterback, then I’m a little more than a bit concerned.

I like Tebow as a prospect to the point of pulling a trade to get into the late 1st round to get him.

This was the best piece I’ve read on Tebow and transitioning to the NFL from any source, period. Well done.

First, let me state that I probably fall into the Tebow-hater category. Is he a good player? Absolutely. Is he a good kid? Absolutely. Is he a good leader? Absolutely. Is he the best college football player ever or the best thing to happen since sliced bread? Absolutely not. And yes, most of it is media-driven. You don’t see ESPN or SI falling all over themselves to write pieces on Colt McCoy, do you?

With that being said – here’s my thoughts:
1) His mechanics – He has had 4 years to work on those things, and they still are pretty bad. Yes, they can be corrected. But hasn’t Meyer et al. been doing that for 4 years with him??

2) Throwing motion – That’s one of those things I’ve never quite cared about. If you need a wind-up like a discus thrower – who cares as long as you get it from point A to B accurately!! Its more about the SPEED of the motion and delivery – which just seems slow on Tebow to me. It takes him a long time to wind and throw. And the D gets there a LOT quicker in the NFL. That concerns me.

3) Accuracy and arm strength – Another area Tebow makes me nervous. These are very hit or miss on him, and always depends upon which plays you watch. I just don’t see consistency in this area. And as far as his arm strength, its there, but he seems to “float” a lot of throws unnecessarily. Don’t know if that even makes sense – but he just seems to throw it out there and hope a receiver makes a play too often.

4) Reading Ds – This is the biggest area of concern to me. Its more a system-oriented issue for me. Florida’s offense runs far too many gadget (or what I call gadget) plays, like WR/TE screens, shovel passes, option-reads, etc that don’t require much in terms of reading a defense. Zone vs. man vs. safety coverage, etc don’t matter in those plays. Often it is reading a single DE or LB and that’s it. Making the transition to a pro-style offense is a huge change, that will be difficult to do (no matter what QB it is).

Enough rambling for now. I just think there is far too much for Tebow to improve on to make a successful transition for quite some time – and definitely NOT soon enough to help out or team.

GREAT JOB Der Jaeger – looking forward to more in the future.

It’s hard to hate a guy who’s getting it done, and in any way necessary. I love the clip where he grabs the errant snap way out of left field.

I am curious if drafting him messes with 99% of the league’s line situation. He’s a lefty, and aside from Vick and Leinhart, how many teams have a south paw? I wonder if it might be easier for Buffalo to develop a left-handed QB, knowing the right tackle would be their first area of concern?