NFL Fact or Fiction: Tim Tebow Will Never Make It as an NFL Quarterback

Fact. He will never truly succeed.

Tim Tebow is 3-1 this year as a starter for the Denver Broncos and somehow (possibly divine intervention has helped) he has put his team in position to win their division. 

I for one do not put stock in the "he's 3-1, all he does is win" argument. It's a little bit of a hollow point to make, one that can easily be picked apart (quite like Tebow's throwing motion). 

I applaud him as a man and as a dedicated hard working teammate. I admire his leadership and his will. But when push comes to shove, he cannot actually get it done at this level and eventually (sooner I feel as opposed to later) he'll show it.

Reason 1: Lack of Support from Management

Let's just call it how we see it here, nobody in this picture truly wanted Tim Tebow to be starting games. Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is the least guilty in this scenario, we don't truly know what he wants or doesn't want. Nor do we know his expectations for a team mired in mediocrity.

As for John Elway, the current executive vice president of football operations (the GM, as we call him in my house), we know he doesn't want Tebow. Elway is one of the best to ever play the quarterback position and it is clear that week in and week out, Elway isn't exactly thrilled with Tebow's play. 

Then we get to head coach John Fox. Fox was not coaching when Tebow was drafted and he must have come to Denver intending to start Kyle Orton.

Fox got stuck with Tebow when fans let him have it verbally during a Week 3 game against San Diego. Since the installation of Tebow, Fox has not shown Tebow respect or faith claiming that he is the starter on a week to week basis.

This is less an indictment of Tebow as it is the people around him, but facts are facts, and this doesn't help his success rate. 

Reason 2: A Sub-Par Supporting Cast

Another complaint being voiced at those around him and not at Tebow himself. I'm letting him off easy thus far. The facts are the facts and in the Broncos situation, the guys around Tebow aren't cutting it.

Running backs Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno are making their trips to the bench with injuries more and more frequently; the Broncos third-string running back, Lance Ball, had 30 carries in their win Sunday against the Chiefs.

In an incredibly perplexing move, the team traded their best receiver and a perennial Pro Bowler Brandon Lloyd to the St. Louis Rams the week they named Tebow the starter. Lloyd's resume only includes leading the league in reception yards last season in addition to having a well earned 99 rating in the "spectacular catch" category in this year's Madden video game.

Nothing is worse for a young quarterback than injured running backs and a depleted receiving core. Sorry Timmy, it isn't all your fault.

Reason 3: His Success Is Inflated Because of His Competition

I can't help but take this "3-1 in 2011" off the table. Let's be real here. Tebow has led the Broncos to victories against the Miami Dolphins (2-9), the Oakland Raiders (5-4) and the Kansas City Chiefs (4-5).

He had played the ugliest 55 minutes of football against Miami until that divine intervention I referenced earlier intervened and led him and the Broncos on an unforgettable comeback. He skated by with a win in OT.

He did look very impressive two weeks ago beating the Oakland Raiders. Tebow threw two touchdowns and did not turn the ball over. Had he been playing against anyone other than Carson Palmer (who threw three interceptions) I don't think he would have walked off the field victorious.

This week, the numbers speak for themselves. Tebow threw only eight passes, completing only two of them. I will admit that the touchdown pass to Decker was a well thrown ball, but that does not justify the rest of the day. He beat the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Kansas City Chiefs just aren't good enough to win.

The Broncos still have to play the Jets, Chargers, Bears and Patriots. We'll see whether Tebow can hang after those games.

Reason 4: Poor Mechanics

As strong of a leader as he is, as dedicated a teammate and as determined a worker, he is just as poor mechanically. It has been referenced countless times by analysts on multiple mediums. 

If you don't mind, I want to briefly speak solely on my own opinion. I have been watching football since I was roughly five years old. I have luckily had NFL Sunday Ticket via DirecTV for six years now and I spend more time watching football than anything else. If you disagree with what I am about to say, please feel free to let me know.

From all of my experience watching NFL quarterbacks, his throwing motion is not that of a successful NFL quarterback. He releases the ball too low and his delivery is very slow. He's throwing out of the wind up with a runner on first base, essentially.

His footwork in the pocket at the first sign of pressure is jittery and uncertain, and once defenses collapse the pocket and make him run around, he cannot complete a pass. He is no threat throwing the ball. Simple as that.

People will argue that he just needs time to develop a quicker motion and better footwork in the pocket, but the truth is, you've either got it or you don't at this point. Tebow clearly, doesn't. 

Reason 5: Lack of Accuracy

Through four-and-a-half games this season, Tim Tebow's completion percentage is 46.4. I don't know where that ranks him in the league because the ESPN stats page only has room for 33 names. Blaine Gabbert, Curtis Painter, Rex Grossman and even Kyle Orton all have better completion percentages than Tebow does. 

Cris Carter said something very powerful several weeks back on ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning. "CC" said, roughly, that we as fans of the game shouldn't change the way we judge the position for Tebow. Carter reiterated that the position is the position and Tebow either fits the mold or he doesn't.

Tebow is clearing proving critics (myself included) wrong by winning games while playing so poorly (he has underperformed in each start thus far), but he cannot continue to complete such a meager number of passes. Just ask John Elway. 

The Denver Broncos will go as far as their running game, defense and special teams take them. I say this simply because those three entities will take the team further than Tebow's left arm will.