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I am on a conference call with Todd McShay, ESPN Scouts Inc. director of college football scouting. He has been outspoken in his belief that Tim Tebow isn’t a top quarterback prospect in the NFL. Here are some of his comments on Tebow, Riley Cooper, and a few other players.
Q: How has Tebow looked at the Senior Bowl, and did he hurt himself by going there?
A: I honestly and I hate to say it because he’s battled. He’s done everything that has been asked of him. I know he hasn’t felt great, (but) he’s gone through every drill. He’s showing improvement getting snaps under center but he’s just not there.
“I thought coming in maybe all the intangibles, showing signs of improvement could help his stock, but I would say it hurt his stock because looking at him and comparing him to other mid-level quarterbacks, it’s not Bradford and Clausen here. It’s Tony Pike, who’s the best of the group and he’s probably going to be a third-round pick. You could make an argument about Tebow as a pocket passer in the NFL, that he was no better than the fourth-best here. He has such a long way to go and he has to accept 1 of 2 things. Either a) he needs to strip down and start over as a passer, or b) he’s going to have to play another position in the NFL.
Q: Drew Brees played mostly shotgun at Purdue, and he’s done well at the NFL. Is too much being made of Tebow not taking snaps under center?
A: It’s not that. He has to learn how to read defenses coverages. It’s not a pre-snap read and a high low read it’s reading from left to right, up and down and the defenders are so much faster in being able to get to one spot to the next. That’s not even including the elongated delivery.
“I’ve never seen a quarterback at an All-Star game like this that had such an obvious delivery issue. I can remember Andre Woodson and that cost him a couple rounds and Tebow is far worse. It’s almost as if he’s coming from one position and moving completely to another.
“I’m not saying it’s impossible for him to do that, but there are so few examples of guys who have been able to make that transition. There’s no developmental league. There’s nowhere for him to go. He’s going to learn playing 5, 7 snaps as a game in the Wildcat and serving as a No. 3 QB. It’s going to be a huge, huge transition for him. It’s hard for met imagine us one day talking about Tim Tebow as a good, starting quarterback full-time for an NFL team.”
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Combines is no longer, Just an option for Tebow. He isn't going in first two rounds.
Q: How has Tebow looked at the Senior Bowl, and did he hurt himself by going there?
A: I honestly and I hate to say it because he’s battled. He’s done everything that has been asked of him. I know he hasn’t felt great, (but) he’s gone through every drill. He’s showing improvement getting snaps under center but he’s just not there.
“I thought coming in maybe all the intangibles, showing signs of improvement could help his stock, but I would say it hurt his stock because looking at him and comparing him to other mid-level quarterbacks, it’s not Bradford and Clausen here. It’s Tony Pike, who’s the best of the group and he’s probably going to be a third-round pick. You could make an argument about Tebow as a pocket passer in the NFL, that he was no better than the fourth-best here. He has such a long way to go and he has to accept 1 of 2 things. Either a) he needs to strip down and start over as a passer, or b) he’s going to have to play another position in the NFL.
Q: Drew Brees played mostly shotgun at Purdue, and he’s done well at the NFL. Is too much being made of Tebow not taking snaps under center?
A: It’s not that. He has to learn how to read defenses coverages. It’s not a pre-snap read and a high low read it’s reading from left to right, up and down and the defenders are so much faster in being able to get to one spot to the next. That’s not even including the elongated delivery.
“I’ve never seen a quarterback at an All-Star game like this that had such an obvious delivery issue. I can remember Andre Woodson and that cost him a couple rounds and Tebow is far worse. It’s almost as if he’s coming from one position and moving completely to another.
“I’m not saying it’s impossible for him to do that, but there are so few examples of guys who have been able to make that transition. There’s no developmental league. There’s nowhere for him to go. He’s going to learn playing 5, 7 snaps as a game in the Wildcat and serving as a No. 3 QB. It’s going to be a huge, huge transition for him. It’s hard for met imagine us one day talking about Tim Tebow as a good, starting quarterback full-time for an NFL team.”
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Combines is no longer, Just an option for Tebow. He isn't going in first two rounds.
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