Tim Tebow Talk Not Going Anywhere: 2010 NFL Draft

Tim Tebow has remained the center attention during his move from the NCAA to the NFL, for both supporters and doubters.

Tebow's list of accomplishments has been repeated (ad nauseum) for over a year leading up to this day and will be repeated for another 20 days and four hours.

Some have regarded him as the greatest college football player ever, at any position. That's a solid argument to make, as his two BCS Championships and Heisman Trophy would attest.

His tendency to wear his religion on his sleeve (or his eye black), as well as the fact that he has yet to prove anything in the big leagues, have some outsiders hurling rocks at him (in the form of the shunned “bust” label).

It’s pretty clear that Tebow is going to be a late-second or early-third round selection. Both supporters and doubters can agree on that much, at least.

Many NFL quarterbacks have carried a low grade out of college, only to prove 31 other teams wrong on the pro level. Look no further than Drew Brees, whose height was a major concern, or Tom Brady, whose immobility and lack of arm strength dropped him all the way to the sixth round.

Those doubters are eating their words. Will Tebow do the same to his doubters?

One way or another, the talk will continue.

If he turns out to be a wunderkind in the NFL, all the talk will be about how he proved the doubters wrong.

If, however, he doesn't meet his standard of excellence from college, you can bet your last dollar that everyone will be talking about his college career as one of the best of all time, and all will wonder where the immense college talent went.

One of the 32 teams will take a chance on Tebow, and the talk will follow him wherever he goes. Some will clamor for him to start and get game experience to enhance his pro level skills. Others will be hum and drum about it, hoping he rides the pine throughout his professional career.

My money is on him being a starter in the next two to three years. I wouldn’t take any bet on how he’ll turn out, simply because it’s too early to tell and there are too many outside undetermined factors (not the least of which being which team he’ll end up with) that will affect the outcome of Tebow’s development.

The college legend has already packed his bags and left his domain of dominance. He will enter the NFL in just under three weeks with baggage full of doubt. In between the two destinations, he has stopped in a hazy gray area where not much is really certain.

But one thing is for certain: the NFL draft will bring a large measure of clarity.

Tebow's been through this whole "does his talent translate" dilemma before. Scouts questioned whether he'd be a good quarterback at the college level, and he proved every last one of them wrong.

The NFL has turned mortal men into a timeless legends. While Tebow will remain a legend at the college level, the NFL may be where his mortality is brought to light. Or it may be where he takes his place in lore and seals his immortality.

One way or the other, the talk will rage on.