‘After my time around Tebow and House last year, I went to the NFL Combine, where the reaction from coaches and personnel people to claims of a Tebow transformation was a collective shrug.
‘”The problem isn’t really his arm,” said one veteran NFL defensive coach about Tebow. “It’s that he’s not wired to process what he’s seeing once the ball is snapped, and if you don’t have that, you simply can’t be a quarterback in this league.”
How much, if at all, Tebow can remedy that aspect of his game remains to be seen. Chip Kelly, who knows more about mobile QBs than any coach in the NFL and may be the most creative guy in the sport, thinks it’s worth a shot to see what happens. It’ll be interesting to see what Kelly may do with him.’
I think the difference between being a quarterback in college and being one in the NFL is like the difference between trying to hit a 60 MPH fastball versus a 100 MPH fastball.
In college, you may have to face at the most, 2 or 3 NFL quality defensive players, there is a much bigger margin for error, that can cover up deficiencies, and allow even QBs with those deficiencies to put up great numbers in college.
But it will catch up with you in the NFL.
Yep it never was his arm. His throwing motion was good enough. It was always between his ears to improve his stats by 10% more in pass completions.
If true, that is pretty much a killer. Joe Montana was the best in the game due to his ability to see the field and make quick (and correct) decisions. Vince Young had great talent, but if his primary reason wasn't open - forget it. And there are variations between the scales. Tebow doesn't have to be at the Joe Montana level -- but if he is close to the Vince Young spectrum of seeing the field and processing the information quickly, it really doesn't matter about the rest of his physical talent (and great attitude).
I hope the 'not wired to process the information' comment is an exaggeration
All I know is that if they field Tebow I’m interested. Otherwise I’ve got better things to do than watching gang bangers move up and down the field.