This is a tough one. The guy had an amazing college career capped off by a 31-35 passing performance for 482 yards and three TDS in the 2010 Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati. But the game before that, the SEC Championship game against Alabama, Tebow was 20-35 for 247 yards one td and one int, a costly one that Javier Arenas picked off in the end zone that cost Florida some points. Alabama had Tebow pretty fooled though his numbers were pretty decent.
He had a rough Senior Bowl, but he’s been working hard with Denver Coach Josh McDaniels so who knows? I didn’t think he would do a lot in the pros at the beginning of the summer, but the guy has an incredible work ethic, he understands the Denver playbook and he does have a strong arm. He’s so strong physically, too.

I just don’t know on this one. It  remains to be seen. The guy has all the intangibles, but can he dissect an NFL defense like he did in college? The Sugar Bowl was not a great barometer because he was going against a defense that was not that good and a team that had been devastated by their coach leaving after the regular season was over. Brian Kelly, their coach, took the Notre Dame job.

This year will be a total learning experience for Tebow. A lot of people are saying he can’t do it. I was one of them at the beginning of the summer. Dan Mullen, his offensive coordinator at Florida before taking the Miss. State job, said that Tebow is a “winner” and he’ll find a way to get it done. Mullen is of course biased because he coached him. Just because he was a winner in college does not mean he will be in the pros. The defenses are faster, they’re tougher and they’ll be out to get him.

I’m going to reserve judgment this year. I say we’ll know in two or three years how good Tim Tebow will be. He has the heart to do it, but does he have the ability to beat NFL defenses? He has a good coach who tutored Tom Brady at New England as Brady’s offensive coordinator, so he will be coached up well.

I don’t do this very much, but at this point I have to say I don’t know. I’m leaning toward Tebow not being a great NFL quarterback, but he could easily surprise me and a lot of other people. It’ll take two or three years.

(Tim Tebow will give it everything he’s got to be a standout in the NFL, photo above as a Gator)