Belichick and Tebow Meet in the Secret Underground Lair
As reported by Adam Schefter, Florida Quarterback Tim Tebow has been in New England the past two days working out for the Patriots and even taking a trip to Bill Belichick’s fortress of solitude and dining with Tim Tebow.
To say this is saying a lot is an understatement. Bill Belichick has always been on the record with his praise of Tim Tebow. At the owner’s meeting, he was on the record of saying that “it’s obvious that within the last six weeks, that he’s worked on his
mechanics and they’ve improved, which is a credit to him.” He’s also (according to Belichick) “coachable” and “athletic”. It’s also known that Belichick and former and current Florida coach Urban Meyer are good friends who talk a lot about football. As far as people go, Belichick is one of the most closed people in the NFL, so to see him make such sparkling comments and even dine with Tim Tebow must be pretty telling.
All signs continue to point towards the Patriots drafting Tim Tebow with one of their three picks in the second round and there would be plenty of mixed feelings about it. On one hand, Tebow is one of the smartest, hardest working players to come out of the draft in quite some time. It would seem as if nothing would stand in Tebow’s way of reaching the top of his game.
On the other hand, he’s raw. The fact that he still must work on his mechanics before entering the NFL draft means that he may have been getting by on sheer athleticism alone in college. As of now, he is not ready to be a long term NFL quarterback. That is, however, another reason the Patriots are so damn intriguing. They don’t NEED a quarterback, they have one and a damn good one in Tom Brady. In fact, all Tebow would be with a draft pick is a project they would build to be a quarterback and who could also still be used in some special packages this year designed to toy with the defense.
I know people who would have a problem with the pick, and I know people who would love the pick. Then their are people in between. With three picks in the second round, you can take a chance on a player that could eventually be a star. Is Tebow that guy? He might be, he might not be. That’s why far and away, when and where Tim Tebow goes will be the story of the 2010 NFL draft.
Until Next Time
~Benti
P.S: Would this story be funnier if they met on Easter?
Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 11:05 PM |
While former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wowed evaluators with his on-field performance at the NFL combine last month, he scored a 22 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, the Palm Beach Post reported, citing an NFL source.The 12-minute test measures an individual’s learning and problem-solving abilities.According to the Post, the average Wonderlic score for an NFL quarterback is 24. The newspaper also reported that the quarterback prospects in Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest rankings on ESPN.com — Sam Bradford of Oklahoma (36), Colt McCoy of Texas (25) and Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame (23) — scored higher than Tebow.To put those scores in perspective, the Post compared Wonderlic numbers of run-of-the-mill NFL quarterbacks such as Alex Smith (40) and Matt Leinart (35) to those of Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Jim Kelly (both 15) and an established star such as Donovan McNabb (14) of the Philadelphia Eagles.Tebow is a Heisman Trophy winner who won two national championships at Florida. According to the newspaper, he graduated with a 3.66 GPA majoring in family, youth and community services.Grades and Wonderlic scores likely won’t determine how his NFL future will unfold. In an attempt to better adapt to the pro game, Tebow is changing the way he holds a football, shifting it from his waist to his shoulder. He intends to show off his refined style on his pro day for scouts at the University of Florida on Wednesday.”There are things that I can get a lot better at — my fundamentals,” Tebow said in February. “I’ve never been asked to shorten or quicken my release and not have a loop in it. The changes I’m making have gone very well and it’s becoming more and more natural to me.” Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.TIM TEBOW IS NOT ONE OF THE SMARTEST! A BELOW AVERAGE QUARTERBACK IQ
Wednesday, March 31st 2010 at 12:02 AM |
Would you say Alex Smith is Quarterback smart or would you say Dan Marino is Quarterback smart? Who scored higher? Needless to say the Wonderlic test means very little and many coaches will admit this.