I am no expert but it seems to me that Tebow is doing better than most rookie quarterbacks. I too think that the Patriots will win big but I don’t think it will bode poorly for Tebow’s career. His mechanics can only get better and his instincts and leadership qualities seem to serve his team well. I doubt he will be the next Payton Manning but I think he will have a decent career and will proably get more exposure than most by being one of the few actual role models in the league.
The questions about whether he has the goods physically to be a starting pro quarterback, because of his loopy throwing motion or lack of experience in the pocket, are only a small part of the fuel that drives him.
His competitive nature is innate, formed at an age when most kids were happy to be bouncing on Hippity-Hops at preschool field days.
"I like working out not only regular times but other times, too, because I feel that edge of, 'I'm working right now and there's not a lot of guys working right now,'" said the second-year QB, making a statement that seems to carry even greater weight given the NFL's work stoppage and a lack of team organized training activities nationwide.
"The quote I've had on my door since I was a little boy is, 'Somewhere he is out there training and I'm not. And when we meet, he will win.' That's something that's always motivated me, because if I go to sleep early, is there someone else training? Is there somebody looking at their playbook? It doesn't have to always be physical either. Am I getting better?"
/sigh
Tim Tebow is not a rookie quarterback. Young quarterback, yes, but not a rookie quarterback. He played in several games last year and started in 3.