Todd McShay on TT
"The more I watch Tim Tebow this year the less likely I think he is to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. That's really the bottom line. Because coming into the year I was told well he's getting a quicker release, he's gonna get the ball out sooner, he's gonna understand reads better. I'm not seeing any of that. He still takes entirely too long to get the ball from point A to point B. He's not reading coverages very well. You saw against this Kiffin defense, he was lost at times. ...Where he had to put the ball into tight spots, he didn't do it. He made some bad decisions....."
"Maybe a 4th or 5th rounder."
Ouch!
September 24th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
Even with the Mighty Scott Loeffler as QB coach?
September 24th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
"Rock Star." I miss Loeffler but I think he came to represent more of the bunker mentality that RR is trying to do away with
September 24th, 2009 at 11:49 AM ^
has apparently never spent 5 or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow.
September 24th, 2009 at 11:52 AM ^
+1 on the NC Game announcer lovefest reference...I actually muted the game after that comment
September 24th, 2009 at 11:59 AM ^
Is that avatar...Sanjaya? I briefly considered negging you for that. Then I saw you had "brose" in your name. I'm a fan of anything including "bro," just like anything including "home." For example, "homeslice," "homeskins," "ho(l)mes," etc. And "broski," "broseph," "brosephus," etc.
Too much coffee.
September 24th, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
drinking coffee, I negged him.
September 24th, 2009 at 11:50 AM ^
He will go in the 1st round because he can play TE or FB in the NFL as well. Someone will fall in love with the idea of turning him into a dropback QB or the idea of a wildcat QB/FB/TE type hybird. Not saying he should go that early but its just my feeling.
September 24th, 2009 at 11:56 AM ^
There is no chance Tebow goes in the first round.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:04 PM ^
But someone will overdraft him. He could fit in at other positions, and be useful in a specific goalline package. Some team will talk themselves into him in the 2nd or 3rd round, the publicity garnered by drafting the golden boy will be too much for someone to pass up.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:21 PM ^
and probably by Al Davis, who will then proceed to pay him $20 million a year.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:51 PM ^
I'm going to hear Martin Mayhew say he's the Lion's "QB of the Future." Stafford, or no Stafford.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
Didn't the Jacksonville Jaguars owner already say he would draft him? I think he did.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:09 PM ^
The greatest college football player ever (puke) is sure to be the #1 overall pick. How can you say he won't even go in the first round?
Sure makes it look like Florida's God was a product of Percy Harvin's speed. Or as M fans know from that glorious bowl game the product of teams of the so called greatest college football conference being afraid to put pressure on the chosen one.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:23 PM ^
He has ridiculous Td numbers, and has been a great college football player. Don't downgrade his on field accomplishments because the sports media is nuts for him.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:19 PM ^
if there is a NFL team that will draft someone at the inappropriate time or place it's the Lions! Then again they might get another wide receiver...
September 24th, 2009 at 12:26 PM ^
that that they STILL need another WR! Of course, they need lots of other things first, but it's not like they have any legit options behind CJ.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:24 PM ^
Sabastian Janikowski,a kicker(obviouslly) went in the first round. Also a punter by the name of Ray Guy was drafted in the first round. I would say there is a chance one of the greatest college players ever could go in the first round, again not saying it will happen, but I could see it happening.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:53 PM ^
yeah, but there should have been no chance that Tyler Hansborough went first round either.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:35 PM ^
If he goes in as a WR/FB/TE with a chance to play QB hybrid he just might.
See: Matt Jones and Eric Crouch (both Rd 1 I believe). Also, Pat White was a 2nd rounder (but he did impress at the combine to get up there).
I'd bet money that Tebow is gone on day one.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:11 PM ^
some good points but he will not go in the first round. He can't go that high because NFL GMs cannot afford to "miss" on Tebow. Because all of the negative views of his pro potential, the pressure will be too great. The only NFL team that "bucks" the trend is the Raiders so with JaMarkus being a bust, he could go there but it would be too high and Al Davis would get murdered in the press for it.
Tebow is the greatest winner in college football history and I really respect him but does anyone else feel like he is a product of the "ESPN Hype Machine." I think Florida might struggle to go unbeaten this year but to win the NC, all they have to do is win the SEC (even with a loss) and make the title game.
GO BLUE!!!!!
September 24th, 2009 at 1:39 PM ^
raiders traded their first round pick to the patriots.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:29 PM ^
In 2011.
September 24th, 2009 at 11:50 AM ^
I thought I was about to read about Texas Tech. I should know by now that any time the letter T is doubled it is a reference to Tim Tebow.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:20 PM ^
or terrance taylor.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:01 PM ^
Why even have headings? Every post should be about Tim Tebow.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:16 PM ^
Who thought this was about Terrence Taylor?
September 24th, 2009 at 12:25 PM ^
I guess that's why we're Michigan fans. Probably the only people that would first think TT = Taylor over Teabow.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:25 PM ^
I guess that's why we're Michigan fans. Probably the only people that would first think TT = Taylor over Teabow.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:53 PM ^
I thought this post was going to be about the OP "maybe sitting next to" Terrance Taylor
September 24th, 2009 at 2:41 PM ^
But Tim Tebow is playing TE in the NFL mark it down...
September 24th, 2009 at 12:17 PM ^
with no OT heading, I thought this post was going to be about one of the Talbott brothers. Oh well.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:23 PM ^
McShay say on ESPN yesterday that he thought Forcier was the seventh best player in the country, at any position? He was putting up a list of the top five players not named McCoy or Tebow and Forcier came in at #5. That's great and all but I think a bit much.
September 24th, 2009 at 12:53 PM ^
Don't jump down his throat about the heisman not best player thing
September 24th, 2009 at 1:22 PM ^
i'm trying to figure out what that means. is "jump down his throat" a good thing or a bad thing? i want to comply with your request, but i don't know how.
September 24th, 2009 at 1:17 PM ^
mcshay has always hated tt.he and kiper argue over the issue constantly. he is a terrible pro no doubt but jacksonville "who cant put buts in the seats" will never let a local kid go by. tt may not be an nfl qb but he will fill seats. the biggest impact tt will have on the nfl will be counted not cheered.
September 24th, 2009 at 1:28 PM ^
fills seats
September 24th, 2009 at 2:19 PM ^
Actually, Kiper is not a huge fan of TT. He has consistently said that TT will NOT go in the first round. He hedged today and said he would have to wait until the Senior Bowl to decide if TT is even NFL QB material at all.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:17 PM ^
for the same career as Tommy Frazier.....wonderful college QB with little professional upside. Tebow's NFL fortunes will come down to his perfromance in the combines.
I think Tebow might be able to be a situational TE in the pro's. Can't see him being an every down anything though.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:23 PM ^
Tim Tebow = Christian Laettner
September 24th, 2009 at 2:26 PM ^
Tebow, on the other hand, is Jeebus.
September 24th, 2009 at 3:30 PM ^
He's a great college football player. Pro-not so much.