Tim Tebow, Formerly A Big Deal, Prepares To Become A Huge Deal

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by Dan Fogarty | 5:25 pm, April 23rd, 2010

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The Denver Broncos stunned the NFL last night by picking quarterback Tim Tebow 25th overall in the league’s draft.

Although Tebow has had a highly decorated college career (one of the highest, in fact), the majority of NFL scouts and coaches say that Tebow lacks the technical ability to become even a serviceable NFL quarterback. Their expectations for his career are, in general, quite low.

It’s a unique situation for a Heisman winner, who many consider to be the best college football player ever, to have his professional prospects cast in such a pessimistic light. Regardless, Denver coach Josh McDaniels stuck his neck out for Tebow, trading up to get him. Here was Tebow’s reaction to being drafted:

Now comes the hard part. Although Tebow was a great player in college, many scouts think his throwing motion needs to be rebuilt from the ground up in order to be effective in the NFL. Since throwing is obviously an essential component of playing quarterback in the NFL, one would believe that the Broncos greatly overestimated Tebow’s value.

Not according to Dan Shanoff, our resident Tebow expert, who thinks he is starting from the same place as any other young quarterback. “Given the complaints about his so-called limitations,” Shanoff said, “Tebow has as good of a chance to maximize his talents as a starting QB in the NFL as any prospect.”

Shanoff believes that Tim Tebow’s renowned work ethic will make up for his perceived deficiencies, and the tutelage of McDaniels, known for his ability to get the most out of young quarterbacks, will expedite his growth.

“The short answer,” he says, “is yes, he can be good. And given his resume, I would default that he will succeed, rather than fail.”

The verdict on Tim Tebow, pro football player, likely won’t be passed any time soon. But the ramifications of Tim Tebow, media phenomenon, are being felt right now.

Just ask Sam Bradford, the number one overall pick in the draft, who has been given a fraction of the attention Tebow has in the day following the draft. This is, conceivably, the first time the 25th pick in the draft has overshadowed the first. Such is the hype surrounding Tim Tebow, now officially a Huge Deal.

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Grammie

So, where did Toby Gerhart go?

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Jamestaylor

He will make more in one year than we make in a lifetime. Good for him.
http://www.mediaite.com Dan Fogarty

Good question, Grammie!

Gerhart was drafted about an hour ago, by the Minnesota Vikings. It was the 51st overall pick.
felixw

Just wait and see: Joe Klein will accuse Tim Tebow of sedition.
shootfromthehip

Visionary pick. The next Elway with a lot of work….
Grammie

Dan Fogarty says:
April 23, 2010 at 9:00 pm

Thanks!
MarkStr82Hell

Absolutely horrendous broadcast coverage. Great idea to put it in primetime but for God sake, rethink the coverage.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rachel-Sklar/700295563 Rachel Sklar

@JamesTaylor Then let’s hope we see a little walkin’ that Biblical walk and doing a LOT of donation to charity.
MichelleF

Rachel,
He’s a class act, so I’m sure he will. Unlike the Bidens.

Good luck, Tim!
Grammie

Rachel Sklar
Rachel Sklar says:
April 24, 2010 at 9:24 am

What’s eating you, Rachel?

Give the kid at least thru a few paychecks before you start demanding (what business is it of yours anyway?) whatever it is that you want from him.
blueblogger

Only time will tell if he ends up being a big deal. I am sure the NFL will put an end to his “preaching” on the field. Here in Florida people loved his bible eyes but in the rest of the country NO SO MUCH.
blueblogger

MichelleF Praising one by bashing another tells us more about you than it does the one you are bashing.
Jamestaylor

Rachel, as Michelle said, let’s hope he is more generous than your VP Biden:

By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife gave an average of $369 a year to charity during the past decade, his tax records show.
Jamestaylor

blueblogger says:
April 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

MichelleF Praising one by bashing another tells us more about you than it does the one you are bashing.”

No, it tells much more about hateful liberals like you.
MichelleF

Blueblogger,
The days of liberals endlessly bashing conservatives with no response are OVER. If you make a comment like that, we will point of the hypocrisy. I’m sorry if you don’t like that we aren’t laying over and playing dead, but the libs and Obama woke the beast, so now you will have to deal with the consequences.
ObamaSux

I’m with you MichelleF!
kieronnpollard

who many consider to be the best college football player ever, to have his professional prospects cast in such a pessimistic light. Regardless, Denver coach Josh McDaniels stuck his neck out for Tebow, trading up to get him.
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