2010 NFL Draft - Top Senior Bowl Storylines - Pete Fiutak CFN

[Escambia94]

Ouch. Very ouch. Very bad reviews on Tim Tebow. Read if you can stand it:
http://cfn.scout.com/2/942479.html

It’s not like he didn’t have his moments during the week. He showed nice zip on most of his passes on the second day and in the shotgun he showed the potential to be a real, live starting NFL quarterback, but he struggled badly when under center, showed he has a long way to go on his timing in a three-step drop, and proved has even further to go to fix his elongated, loping throwing motion that takes ten days to get the ball out of his hands. His biggest problem is that the strengths that made him a great college player don’t translate to the NFL, and the reputable scouts were almost unanimous on this.

Saying a quarterback has great intangibles is the kiss of death, like she has a great personality. Just “being a winner” doesn’t cut it if the rest of the basics aren’t there. Tebow isn’t fast enough to use in a Wildcat formation, he’s not going to run over anyone or fight for the first down against an NFL linebacking corps, and he’s not going to be able to shake off defenders in the pocket like he did throughout his career.

With all of that said, he’s worth developing and he’s worth a third round pick (no higher) behind an established NFL starter. He has a better arm than he gets credit for and he’s accurate in the shotgun, but he needs at least two years of rep after rep after rep in practices with an NFL quarterback coach. In an ideal world he’s taken by Indianapolis and gets a chance to groom behind Peyton Manning for a few years to become a starter by 2013, or if Manning goes down earlier. But for now, if some team (cough, Jacksonville, cough) is planning on, arguably, the greatest college football quarterback of all-time to start on Day One of the 2010 NFL season, that team is going to be in big, big trouble.

 

[O-town Gator]

For some reason Fiutak has a beef with UF; he's also highly critical of Coach Meyer. Doesn't surprise me that he's jumped on the "Pick Apart Tebow" bandwagon.

 

[Escambia94]

I foolishly believed Tebow could change some opinions. I don't think Pete Fiutak's opinion matters to the NFL, but if it is representative of the opinion of someone who does matter then Timmy has another challenge to overcome. Tebow could "mount a comeback" if he were drafted outside of round 1. At least I am seeing less of "he should be an H-back/tight end/linebacker" from pundits and scouts.

 

[GainesvillebornNraised]

His biggest problem is that the strengths that made him a great college player don’t translate to the NFL, and the reputable scouts were almost unanimous on this.

Saying a quarterback has great intangibles is the kiss of death, like she has a great personality. Just “being a winner” doesn’t cut it if the rest of the basics aren’t there. Tebow isn’t fast enough to use in a Wildcat formation, he’s not going to run over anyone or fight for the first down against an NFL linebacking corps, and he’s not going to be able to shake off defenders in the pocket like he did throughout his career.



i think he's right about this which i think will be really hard for tebow to get used to if for some reason he ends up playing early


and if jacksonville drafts him 11th overall their freaking idiots, they need alot of immediate help in other areas

 

[Escambia94]

I honestly did not envision Tebow ever running the Wildcat in the NFL, and I certainly did not envision him taking on Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher head on. What I did envision is someone coaching Tebow into a somewhat "normal" QB that does things like 3 and 5-step drops, maybe shotgun, does those short passes like bubble screens, dinks over the D-line, and the typical throws for the typical NFL offense. Tebow's victory in the Senior Bowl was not in being the superstar QB of the day, but showing that he is a) coachable b) willing to learn and c) an athlete worthy of building into a QB.

 

[InkedAdrenaline]

I honestly did not envision Tebow ever running the Wildcat in the NFL, and I certainly did not envision him taking on Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher head on. What I did envision is someone coaching Tebow into a somewhat "normal" QB that does things like 3 and 5-step drops, maybe shotgun, does those short passes like bubble screens, dinks over the D-line, and the typical throws for the typical NFL offense. Tebow's victory in the Senior Bowl was not in being the superstar QB of the day, but showing that he is a) coachable b) willing to learn and c) an athlete worthy of building into a QB.

ESCAMBIA94 4 PRESIDENT!!!!!!!! my thoughts exactly....im so sick of hearing this crap..i cant wait until a nobody team like buffalo or jacksonville picks up tebow and Tebow ONCE AGAIN proves everybody WRONG!...DONT BE AFRAID OF CHANGE NFL!!!!