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Tim Tebow goes back to the basics with his mechanics
Fox Sports ^ | Jun 09, 2015

Posted on 06/11/2015 7:24:55 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom

[...] Early reports on Tebow out of the Eagles' OTAs have been overwhelmingly positive. Tebow is throwing the ball better than expected, and he attributes his improvement to his offseason work with House. Tebow said the pair worked “from the ground up,” focusing on “balance, posture, sequencing, timing," per John Gonzalez of CSN Philly.

[...] Reporters at practice are not the only ones who have noticed the improvements that Tebow has made throwing the football. Kelly is excited with what he has seen so far.

“Watch him throw,” Kelly said, per CSN Philly. “I think he’s improved. He spent a lot of time over the last two years in terms of working on his game." [...]

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KEYWORDS: chipkelly; eagles; heismantrophy; nfl; pennsylvania; philadelphia; philadelphiaeagles; tebow; timtebow
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To: twister881

This is the thread where people who believe in empirical evidence say regardless of the why’s Tim clearly hasn’t been an NFL caliber QB. It’s nice that he’s showing improvement in practice, in a couple of months we’ll see what happens at game speed facing a defense that’s allowed to touch him.


21 posted on 06/11/2015 9:18:27 AM PDT by discostu (In fact funk's as old as dirt)
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To: ConservingFreedom

Guess you should be coaching since you obviously know more than Chip Kelly. What’s his salary? Like he says, “Statistics are for losers!”


22 posted on 06/11/2015 9:22:39 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the WH)
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To: bray

Chip signed him for minimum salary with no guarantees and put him last on the depth chart. And while he likes what he sees in practice there’s still 3 months and 4 rounds of roster reduction between now and actually seeing Tim on the team for an actual game that counts.


23 posted on 06/11/2015 9:25:31 AM PDT by discostu (In fact funk's as old as dirt)
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To: jeffersondem
Clearly you missed the point.

There are FANS.

And there are FANATICS.

FANS are not a distraction.

FANATICS obsessing over a single individual, and their fanaticism being a source of distraction and generating negative publicity is a problem. That's what was happening to the Bronco's and the NY Jets.

Then there's the fact that Tebow WAS NOT performing at the level expected of an NFL QB which just made his FANATIC supporters foam at the mouth whenever that was pointed out .....

24 posted on 06/11/2015 9:30:53 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: bray
Guess you should be coaching since you obviously know more than Chip Kelly.

Guess you should read the whole post before you get belligerent. When I asked "So you have evidence that, pre-House, Tebow could throw a football?" I was clearly implying that it's a new situation post-House (Tom House, QB timing/mechanics guru with whom Tebow worked intensively in the offseason).

I'm rooting for Tebow to succeed with the Eagles - he's the kind of guy I like to see good things happen for - and I think there's grounds for optimism.

25 posted on 06/11/2015 9:39:09 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: ConservingFreedom

Almost makes a fan look forward to the NFL pre-season. I hope Tebow can play well enough to see action beyond pre-season.


26 posted on 06/11/2015 9:43:15 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88
I hope Tebow can play well enough to see action beyond pre-season.

Amen!

27 posted on 06/11/2015 9:45:20 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: usconservative
Kurt Warner (St Louis Rams / Arizona Cardinals) was a self identified Christian who won a Superbowl while with the Rams and frequently credited God with all the opportunities he was given in the NFL during interviews, etc..

Yeah didn't the NFL overlook Kurt Warner in the draft and the poor guy had to fight it out in Arena Football before anyone would take him seriously?

Which is the point totally. Why did Warner have to do that? Why didn't a team pick him up and develop him? Why should these guys get shafted by the NFL when lesser quarterbacks are given chance after chance. Lucky for Warner that the hard work paid off in droves.

28 posted on 06/11/2015 9:48:54 AM PDT by stig
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To: ConservingFreedom
“Completing only 47.6% of his passes while rushing for 50 yards and a TD - no evidence there that he could throw a football.”

In the playoff game - Tebow had 316 yards in the air. He owns the NFL record for yards per completion in a playoff game - and you say “no evidence there that he could throw a football.”

One of the things I like about you is your ability to make broadly incorrect statements with an air of absolute certitude.

29 posted on 06/11/2015 9:50:45 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: stig

Warner had to do that because he didn’t have the skills yet. Warner has admitted he didn’t have the skills and he needed more time under center and more in game reps. Teams don’t really pick up guys to develop them anymore. In the time of high revenue, high fan expectation, and high player turn over due to free agency nobody has the time of the will to sink years into a guy only to have him jump ship when he finally gets the skills.


30 posted on 06/11/2015 9:54:11 AM PDT by discostu (In fact funk's as old as dirt)
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To: usconservative
“There are FANS. And there are FANATICS.”

FANS is an abbreviation for FANATICS - they are the same thing. Except that one team's fans are the opposing team's fanatics.

Now, the core problem. Every NFL coach and owner knows that Tim Tebow is just one Christian testimony away from destroying their franchise. All Tebow has to do is to state that he believes marriage is between one man and one woman and all the demons in hell and the lamestream media will descend on the team. The owner may very well be forced to sell by the NFL. And that is the real reason no one wants to take a risk with Tebow.

31 posted on 06/11/2015 10:03:17 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: stig
Yeah didn't the NFL overlook Kurt Warner in the draft and the poor guy had to fight it out in Arena Football before anyone would take him seriously?

How many times have we seen QB's that didn't get drafted in the first round and instead were drafted in the 3rd, 4th or later that have turned out to be stellar QB's?

Joe Montana - unarguably one of the best QB's to ever play the game wasn't drafted until the third round at #82.

Conversely, how many first round QB's have we seen go bust in the NFL?

Jay Cutler was drafted in the first round by the Denver Bronco's and is now with the Chicago Bears. I'd say Cutler's been a complete BUST on both teams. (He lives a mile down the road from me, I hate that guy.)

Point is, what happened to Kurt Warner isn't unusual. Good QB's get overlooked all the time, and conversely, really CRAPPY QB's (Jay Cutler) who are all hype manage to go first round and go for the money.

32 posted on 06/11/2015 10:08:29 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: jeffersondem
Completing only 47.6% of his passes while rushing for 50 yards and a TD - no evidence there that he could throw a football.

In the playoff game - Tebow had 316 yards in the air. He owns the NFL record for yards per completion in a playoff game

No, comparing the number at http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/playoffs/player/passing to the game stats - 10/21 for 316 yards - proves that it's yards per ATTEMPT. And since all the leaders are there by virtue of a single long completion (Tebow: 80, Manning: 87, Bradshaw: 73) it's a stat that proves very little about every-down ability - other leaders on the list are luminaries like Jeff Hostetler, Tobin Rote, Steve Fuller, Charlie Conerly, ...

your ability to make broadly incorrect statements with an air of absolute certitude.

The irony is priceless.

33 posted on 06/11/2015 10:11:14 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: jeffersondem
Now, the core problem. Every NFL coach and owner knows that Tim Tebow is just one Christian testimony away from destroying their franchise. All Tebow has to do is to state that he believes marriage is between one man and one woman and all the demons in hell and the lamestream media will descend on the team. The owner may very well be forced to sell by the NFL. And that is the real reason no one wants to take a risk with Tebow.

I'd completely overlooked that. I think you make an excellent point.

What a sad, pathetic shell our country has become of it's former great self.

34 posted on 06/11/2015 10:11:46 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

heh heh

Alex Smith went 20 picks sooner than Aaron Rogers.


35 posted on 06/11/2015 10:17:11 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jeffersondem
Tebow was a starter for Denver. His record there, if I remember, was 8 wins, 5 losses. That's a better winning record than the average NFL quarterback that wins 50 percent of the time.

He threw well enough to win a playoff game against a top ranked defense.

And then Tebow got absolutely destroyed the following week, which everyone fails to mention.

The Broncos were winning in spite of Tebow, not because of him. I watched some of those games. Balls landing well before receivers or sailing far above their heads. His completion % in the NFL has been horrendous.

36 posted on 06/11/2015 10:18:29 AM PDT by gdani (No sacred cows)
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To: jjotto
Alex Smith went 20 picks sooner than Aaron Rogers.

Another great example!

BTW: As a Green Bay Packers fan living in the Chicago area, I can say with all confidence that the Packers are guaranteed at least 6 more victories against the Chicago Bears over the next three years, thanks to the Bears signing Jay Cutler to a long term contract.

ROFL! Stupid Bears Front Office & McCaskey Family.

37 posted on 06/11/2015 10:26:02 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

No. We recognize that we don’t know -or care - about football. But we sure recognize religious bigotry and cowardice when we see it, and understand why those big bad brave bigots attack Christians instead of muslims.


38 posted on 06/11/2015 10:26:02 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: ConservingFreedom

I’d say with Bradford and Butt Fumble, Tebow has a very good chance of starting.


39 posted on 06/11/2015 10:44:58 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (If Al Sharpton would pay his taxes, two million kids could eat school lunch for one year)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Bradford will start until he's injured ... which should take about 11 minutes.
40 posted on 06/11/2015 10:52:31 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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