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?
No........
And Tebow is such a great QB that he hasn’t been in the league since 2012, whereas Romo just helped his team win the division and a playoff game. Romo also had the highest completion % and QBR rating in the league last year while Tebow was announcing college pregames for ESPN SEC. The hate for Tony Romo is always laughable.
And Tebow is such a great QB that he hasn’t been in the league since 2012, whereas Romo just helped his team win the division and a playoff game. Romo also had the highest completion % and QBR rating in the league last year while Tebow was announcing college pregames for ESPN SEC. The hate for Tony Romo is always laughable.
Since the NFL went to 32 teams, there have been a lot of QBs playing that never would have played back when the NFL was 24 teams. Speaking of which, when I started watching the NFL back in 1972 - 24 teams - there as a leftie for the Bears named Bobby Douglas. Played a few years and was possibly the worst QB I ever saw during my time of watching the NFL.
Thank you for making my point. While sports fans and the media place the blame for a loss on the shoulders of the QB, in truth, it is not always the QB’s fault.
Tebow took a failing team (1-4) to the 2nd round of the play offs. That is better in my opinion that what most quarter backs can do. The Broncos made a HUGE error by letting Tebow go. They should have kept him and let him understudy to Manning and played him during games that they were already well ahead.
““worst quarterback” ever”...
Chuck Long, Detroit Lions
The last person I look to for information on any Quarterbacks ability is a journeyman kicker.. Just sayin..........
Tebow's Broncos career:
2010 = 9 games, 5 TDs, 72.7 YDS/GAME, 50% COMP %
2011 = 14 games, 12 TDs, 123.5 YDS/GAME, 46.5% COMP %
^^ Those are horrible stats ^^
There must be a few who’ve never made the playoffs....
Tebow isn’t the worst quarterback ever now, but now that he’s with the Eagles, he will be in time. The Eagles have a way of bringing out the disappointing worst in most players.
I think the problem with Tebow isn’t necessarily his skills. Rather it is the style of quarterback he is. (this is not a knock against Tim Tebow, by the way)
Tim Tebow, to be successful, really needs to work out of a run option style offence.
However, the NFL is wedded to a drop back passing game where the QB hands off or throws.
Quarterbacks get hurt in the NFL. If your starting QB is run option style and your backup QB is a classic drop back QB, that means coaches have to have two different styles of offense installed, which isn’t practical.
You’ve got a lot of factors working against a Tim Tebow.
One: Coaches lack imagination
Two: Scouting departments lack imagination
Three: Owners lack imagination
If a Tim Tebow is going to be the starting QB, then your backup QB needs to be cut from the same cloth.
I don’t see any coaches or teams innovative enough or gutsy enough to take a chance on building the kind of offense a run option QB will be successful in.
Heck, I don’t even know if the run option would be successful in the NFL.
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
At least half the linebackers in the league run a 4.7 or better.
That’s the reason for more and more severe injuries - kinetic energy.
These big guys are faster and faster.
Yes, but Romo has been given chance after chance to show what he has. As a Tebow fan I'd like to see how Tim does if he were given the same opportunity.
ex eagle qb
Yep... I agree.
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.
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Yet, in spite of that he has more TD’s than interceptions, and I repeat, a winning record. (There QB’s in the HOF with mediocre completion percentages.) If you count his rushing TD’s, which you probably don’t, that’s just icing on the cake.
yes he threw ducks
I am of the opinion that the reason Tebow / Broncos were able to turn a lousy start into a winning season is because the NFL defense is all about stopping the pass. I believe the option game would force the defense to hesitate that additional second and allow the office to gain one or two more yards on average. It is all about exploiting your opponents weakness.
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