Even a 7-year-old wouldn’t try to fit Tim Tebow into a typical NFL offense. Because Tim Tebow isn’t a typical quarterback. All of these guys are unique little snowflakes, bigger or smaller or faster or slower than this guy or that guy, but Tebow is one of the most unique snowflakes in the history of NFL quarterbacks. (Michael Vick also comes to mind.) He’s a little bit Bart Starr, and a lot Bronko Nagurski.Read the rest.
And the Broncos want to wedge him into their Kyle Orton-sized slot at quarterback? It’s not going to happen. Brady Quinn has a better chance of succeeding in that role than Tim Tebow, and what do you know — Quinn appears to be ahead of Tebow on the depth chart.
This isn’t Tebow’s fault. It’s Denver’s fault. It’s the NFL’s fault, too, this unimaginative league taking some of the best, most unique talents the college football feeder system has to offer — and then ruining those talents. Instead of nurturing Tebow in a system where he can bull-rush here and throw the ball on the run there and improvise everywhere, the Broncos want Tebow to take snaps under center (which he’s never done), do a three- or five- or seven-step drop (which he’s never done), then step into the pocket and deliver a classic NFL strike (which he’s never done).
Sounds perfectly reasonable, doesn’t it?
No. It does not. It sounds stupid, even if NFL teams are smartly trying to protect their investment at the most expensive position in the league — reasoning that a “running” quarterback will soon be an “injured” quarterback. On paper it sounds like a solid theory, but in real life? Not so much.
Some of the best quarterbacks in NFL history ran, and ran a lot. And never paid the ultimate price. Roger Staubach. Fran Tarkenton. Steve Young. Steve McNair. Michael Vick. Those guys could throw the ball, yes, but they could run and their teams maximized those unique gifts.
(HT: The Mockingbird Blog)
4 comments:
This article is a joke. Sure, it's the NFL's fault Tebow isn't an NFL QB. Nevermind the fact that his throwing mechanics are horrible, he's terribly inaccurate & can't read a defense.
Furthermore, why is everyone so hung up on the transition from college to NFL. They're completely different games. QB's can run in college b/c they're usually bigger & fast than most of the defenders. Not so in the NFL. If you run, you get killed; just see the shelf life of the average RB in the NFL & they're far stronger & more athletic than QB's.
Quit whining about why Tebow, Newton & Pryor aren't getting a fair deal. They don't have a QB skill set so they won't succeed in the NFL. It's as easy as that.
Jason, With all due respect, the joke is on you. What you fail to realize is that the article, in many ways, can be seen as a metaphor of what a lot of organizations that want to call themselves "Churches" do to those "players" who sit in the pews. They more often than not take “some of the best” and “most unique talent” that God has ever produced and then they “ruin those talents” by attempting to mold them into what they think the player (and in the metaphor, the believer) should be instead of utilizing what they already are. Reread the article with that in mind and I think you'll come to understand & appreciate the piece for what it may be able to say to you beyond the gridiron regarding our identity and others expectations.
Yes, Steve. I failed to realize your conclusion b/c Doyel doesn't even hint at that conclusion. Of course this article is about the Church, b/c we all know how much CBS Sportsline writes about the Church.
Jason, Did you ever consider the possibility of thinking outside the box? Geeeezzzzz......!
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