Who does Tebow remind me of?

interesting point… I can’t agree or disagree, but it is certainly worth noting

Situationally, sure. Player type? Not even close. But I get your point, and I think it’s a good one.

People talk so frequently about Tebow’s intangibles. I love them as much as the next guy, but they’re not ironclad. I perceive pocket awareness – that innate ability to feel a pass rush from the blind side and get the ball out on time – as instinct and intangible, and Tebow’s severely underdeveloped in that area. That scares me more than his mechanics or any of the other oft-cited crap.

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which is why I had my One hit wonder comment……….

His Junior year was pretty mediocre………there is no way in HADES he would have been a number 1 over all guy had he put up just the same or even a tad better numbers his Junior year……

So is it his fault the Niners were idiots and drafted him number 1? No…….but he’s not the same as Tebow…..and that will be evident soon enough…..

You think the Niners would have rather picked Aaron Rodgers instead? probably…….

Sorry blowing up for UTAH in one season and winning one BCS game (against Pitt) is not the same as dominating at the University of Florida for 3 years as a starting QB (4 yrs total) Winning a Heisman, Winning an SEC Championship(s), Being a big part of 2 NC winning teams……….

Sorry……I dont buy it.

Alex Smith was also over three years younger when drafted than Tebow is now. I don’t see the similarity.

Awful Wuerfel – but I am talking worst case.

for some weird reason he looks like Johnny Unitas to me. I am not saying he plays like him or anything…it must be the crew cut.

Compare for yourself…
http://www.projectswole.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tim-tebow.jpg

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Not in playing ability, not in player type, not even in character. Only in what he’ll become.

Honestly, Tebow doesn’t remind me of anybody. If I had to do a prospect comparison, which is about skill set and not how good the prospect is going to be, I’d use names like McNabb and Jake Plummer to compare to Tebow. Both those guys were big scramblers in college who didn’t run a ton in the pros. They were low completion % players, mostly because they were down the field passers and also because they’re not super accurate players. They take a lot of sacks, but also extended plays with their feet and made plays as a result.

I think Tebow actually makes sense for the Bills on a lot of different levels. You often see QBs succeed when they pair well with the HC. Like Sean Payton and Drew Brees in NO. Brees is the perfect fit for Payton’s offense. Tebow and Gailey seem like the right match. Southern guys who are as tough as they are upstanding gentlemen. I think Tebow desperately needs to play in a run heavy offense early in his career because I think he’ll struggle with consistency in the short and intermediate passing game. I can really picture Gailey putting together a good offense for Tebow that is boring and run heavy at first glance, but is also creative with shotgun looks and finds ways for Tebow to get the ball down the field. I think Tebow throws the best deep ball in the draft class and I don’t think it’s even close.

All that said, I’d rather Buffalo not draft Tebow. Like Brian points out with his pocket presence being raw and/or unknown, I have concerns about Tebow’s field vision. He wasn’t asked to read the whole field and I don’t think he’s particularly good at it. I know he’s a pretty good improvisor, which is a good sign, but I don’t think he’s the kind of QB who instinctually knows when a player is open or getting open. He’ll make tough throws to covered players running drag and crossing routes, but I’m far from convinced that he will ever have that natural sense to stare down the D and know where to throw the ball. Quarterbacking in the NFL is largely about the ability to read the defense and I’m not sure that’s something Tebow can accomplish based off hard work. To me, Tebow is a 2nd-3rd round prospect and I’d prefer Buffalo not roll the dice on him in the 2nd round. I honestly do love the guy though, so I won’t be super critical if Buffalo takes him in the 2nd. For me, he’d be a very easy player to cheer for.

Saying Tebow is like Alex Smith is akin to saying Tee Martin is like Peyton Manning because he replaced Manning at Tennessee. :-)