Posted on 04/23/2015 9:19:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
According to Jay Feely, Tim Tebow is a great man and a great competitor, but Feely still believes Tebow is the “worst quarterback” ever. But do Tebow’s stats agree with that assessment?
In a related report by the Inquisitr, in the past some have claimed that Tebow was “blackballed” from the NFL due to Christian beliefs, not NFL stats. At the same time, Joe Theismann insists Tim “can’t throw the football” and referee Jim Daopoulus once used Tebow as an example of the uncatchable rule. Rush Limbaugh might agree that more men like Tebow are needed in the NFL, but insists he just can’t handle the quarterback position at the NFL level.
Due to this history, some question whether Eagles coach Chip Kelly is making a mistake, wondering aloud how the Philadelphia Eagles could have two quarterbacks, Tebow and Mark Sanchez, coexist.
Based upon comments made by Jay Feely, Tim Tebow’s Eagles deal is just a mistake — period.
“[Chip Kelly] thinks he’s smarter, and so can take a guy that everybody else has quit on and can make him work and utilize him… [Tebow] is such a dichotomy for me because I really respect the person, the man, the things that he believes in and the things he does off the field, he was the single worst quarterback I ever saw in my career in the NFL. Like, I watched him one day. I sat and watched him do routes on air with Ken Whisenhunt as we were playing the Broncos, and routes on air—there’s no DBs, you know exactly what he’s going to run. There’s no pass rush. He had like 13 incompletions in routes on air. Like, Jim, you and I could go out and do routes on air and we’d complete most of our passes.”
Over on Twitter, Jay Feely softened the blow by noting that he thinks very highly of Tim Tebow as a person, but concludes he’s “just not a good QB. Sorry if that offends you.” He also took at a jab at his critics by noting the number of “people who talk about their ‘faith’ in their bio but cussed me out on Twitter [because] of what I said about Tebow.”
Would Tim Tebow’s stats disagree with Feely? Tebow has a career passer rating of 75.3, having thrown 17 touchdowns, ran for 12 rushing touchdowns, and thrown nine interceptions during his time as a starter. As a comparison, Mark Sanchez has a career rating of 74.1.
Even though Tim Tebow’s stats show him to be an average NFL quarterback, he was supposedly a fantastic leader with the Denver Broncos. Tebow was even named Forbes’ most influential athlete for the year. In 2012, Tim was ranked number 95 by his peers in the NFL Top 100. Near the end of the 2011-2012 season, Tebow was ranked number five out of the NFL’s 32 starting quarterbacks. So, while Tebow is unlikely to be one of the top 10 NFL quarterbacks right now, calling him the “worst quarterback” ever seems something of an overstatement.
Supporters of Tim Tebow also point out that the NFL quarterback’s running game is quite formidable compared to other NFL quarterbacks, although this ability requires a team to adjust their strategy to Tebow’s strengths. Tim is built like a linebacker, standing 6 foot 3 inches and weighing 240 pounds, and yet, he can run the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds. It’s possible Chip Kelly is hoping to use Tebow as wildcard quarterback, which forces the defense to adjust their strategies to compensate for unknowns.<noscript><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kF7SWPUN2jk?rel=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></noscript>
Do you agree with Jay Feely’s assessment of Tim Tebow’s NFL stats, or do you think the quarterback will make a great addition to the Philadelphia Eagles?
Well, so was Payton Manning.
I can think of a lot of quarterbacks who were drafted a lot higher than Tebow was and who did a lot worse than Tebow did. Tebow is not an NFL-caliber quarterback but he's nowhere near the worst ever to play in the league.
There was a QB for the Vikings back in the 60s that threw end over end passes, but managed to win. Joe Kapp
Think they went to the Super Bowl with him.
Being an ex-Floridiot I loved seeing U of F win the championship. But Tebow won with running, power running, not the pass.
I’m a Tebow fan and hope he makes it in the NFL and utilized to his strengths he could.
Yes it’s a wait and see.Really wanted the pretzel they made of him but the local pretzel place did not have them.It’s a fun ride with Chip Kelly and I hope his chess game pays off.Next up the draft.:)
Depends on how you want to look at it. Romo took the Cowboys to the second round of the playoffs twice where Tebow did it once. And he lost in the first round of the playoffs twice. So how would you score it?
November 2nd, 2014 Broncos vs Patriots resulted in a 43 to 21 SPANKING by the Patriots. The Broncos were fielding one of the best quarter backs ever (Manning).
It costs the Eagles nothing if he fails to make the team.
RE: Who is Jay Feely?
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Feely
Thomas James “Jay” Feely (born May 26, 1976) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Florida Bobcats as a street free agent in 1999. He played college football at Michigan.
Feely has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals. He was a member of the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team with the Falcons in 2001 and was a Pro Bowl alternate with the Giants in 2005.
.... And for those who wanna know... according to Wikipedia:
Feely is a conservative and has appeared on Fox News’ Hannity talking about his disagreements with President Barack Obama’s policies
Tebow is part of the long list of QBs who were great in college but couldn’t hack it in the NFL.
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Yet, in the NFL, he has a winning record and a playoff win over a 12-4 team.
Not even close to the worst (Gino Toretta, anyone?), but even if he is really bad I don’t think there’s really enough statistical data to make that assessment. Give him 2 or 3 years of regular play in the league, then lets look at the numbers.
I guess he’s never seen the work of Jamarcus Russell , ? ,
and if they find him much improved, hopefully they take that into consideration
Okay, thanks
In one season. And nothing since then.
Cracks me up. Moved to sunny florida last year and Saw the T signing as a stroke of Genius. Can you imagine the Jersey sales alone if he makes the team??? The boy deserves another shot. He’s been in QB camp for 2 years and they say he has greatly improved. I think they have been paid enough in advertizing already. Philly sitting on hands hoping Chip is a genius and not another Kotite. Camp just got interesting! I suggest Chip close camp LOL
The poor Marxist pundiots’ heads are exploding. Last year Foles was the 4th string QB for that idiot Kelly.
Go Ducks
The Broncos lost that game because they couldn't stop Brady (4 TDs) & the Pats offense, not because of Manning (although he did throw 2 INTs).
And then Manning came back to beat the Patriots in the playoffs that same year with a great game.
Ryan Leaf might have been pretty good, but was injured in practice. Really we will never know as Leaf injured his shoulder and was never the same.
What Ryan Leaf did was yell at a reporter and the press particularly ESPN closed ranks and smeared Leaf continually. That is a far different thing that being a terrible QB.
Not because of Tebow, but in spite of him. His stats, specifically his completion % is horrible.
Did you watch any of his games with Denver? Numerous passes landing yards/feet in front of receivers. Or thrown behind receivers. That is, when the passes weren't sailing feet over their heads.
WTH does a kicker know about being a QB?! Tebow has probably got chunks of guys like him in his stool.
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