So everyone has heard the stats for Tim Tebow's college career, and one must admit that they are more than impressive:
The 1st sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy
The only player in NCAA history to rush for at least 20 touchdowns and pass for at least 20 in the same season
86 touchdown passes and 57 rushing touchdowns for his career
2 time National Champion
Sounds like the prototypical guy that should be a great starting quarterback in the NFL except that every NFL scout that sees this guy constantly talks about how his skills cannot translate to the NFL level. Horrible throwing mechanics, an elongated release that allows the pass coverage to discern his intentions, sub-par accuracy, bad footwork and an inability to take snaps from under center well. All of these things were evident in the Senior Bowl and it seems as though Tebow, who was projected to be at least a late first, second round pick should probably not be taken that high by any team looking for a franchise quarterback.
But if not quarterback then where is Tebow supposed to play? Half Back? Wide Receiver? It seems to me that any team trying to take Tebow to be a QB on their team is going to be restricted to using him only in Wildcat or short yardage QB like situations. To me Tebow just looks too slow to play any other position on the field. His inability to make the defender miss when running basically limits his abilities as a running back. And while he probably has serviceable hands, I don't see him as a NFL receiver.
So in the end this all begs the question, why would any team waste a pick higher than the 5th round on somebody who is just an athletic but ambiguously suited skill player?
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