The 1st Round Tebow Concept

It’s April 29th and the Broncos pick Tim Tebow 11^th overall in the draft.   Everyone’s laughing and the announcers are speechless.  Then in the 2^nd round the Broncos select a receiver who can’t catch and in the 3^rd round they select a guard that can’t block.  Luckily this was all a horrible nightmare I pray never comes true.  The idea of the Broncos drafting Tim Tebow in the first round or even the second round is rubbish.  He absolutely performed horribly during the senior bowl practices and had a disappointing bowl game. Some examples of the barely mediocre performance: 

-          Bad mechanics

-          Below average arm strength

-          Inconsistent Accuracy

-          Fumbling snaps from under center

With these problems, Tim Tebow is in no way deserving of a 1^st round grade.  Any team that drafts him will have to do so knowing that he is definitely not a quarterback ready to play at an NFL level.  He was great in college but it’s an incredibly risky gamble to believe that his greatness will continue in the NFL. 

Some will argue that he’s a hard worker and that his hard work in the NFL will improve his mechanics.  My problem is that Tebow has had his whole college career to improve how he passes the ball but continually fails to show any improvement.  He only chooses to try now because NFL scouts flat out cringed when watching him practice at the senior bowl.    So he’s a two time championship winner in college and a Heismen Trophy winner.  So of course that’s gotta mean he’ll win a super bowl for the Broncos right?  Not really.  Actually the last five QB’s to win the super bowl never won the Heismen and their teams never went to the BCS national championship.     

Don’t get me wrong, every rookie has a shot to become a star in the NFL but the Broncos need to stay away from this risk.  They already have Tom Brandstater who was drafted with the idea that McDaniels can mold him into a pro.  So in the 1^st round and even the 2^nd round I believe the Broncos will be focusing on more realistic needs.