I’ve just looked up Tebow’s throwing stats from his bowl game against Cincinnati. He was 31 of 35 for 482 (!!) yards. Mind you Cincinnati had NO LOSSES until facing Tebow’s Gators. Don’t anyone tell me that the man has no potential as a pro passer. Not every great golfer has a conventional swing. Bob
That was college. In the pros his completion percentage is 46.9. Part of his problem is he’s not reading defenses, he has to see his man get open and the NFL is too fast for that, at this level he needs to see where the defense is before the snap, know how the receiver will adjust his route, and know when and where that means his guy will be open. If a QB can’t do that he’ll have no short or intermediate game, which is basically where Tebow is at right now, he’s playing the “don’t get sacked for 8 seconds and somebody is bound to get open” version of the game, great for college, but NFL QBs average 2.4 seconds between snap and throw. He needs to speed up.
1. Timmy Chang, Hawaii (2000-04)
2. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2005-08)
3. Ty Detmer, BYU (1988-91)
4. Colt Brennan, Hawaii (2005-07)
5. Case Keenum, Houston (2007-Present)
6. Philip Rivers, North Carolina State (2000-03)
7. Colt McCoy, Texas (2004-08)
8. Kevin Kolb, Houston (2003-06)
9. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan (2006-09)
10. Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech (1997-99)
Most of these guys never played more than a handful of games in the NFL, and most of those who have filled starting roles have been mediocre at best.
Names like Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Warren Moon and Brett Favre are nowhere to be seen on that list. That's not a coincidence.