NFL coaches and offensive coordinators seem convinced that he actually does not have the skill to win games and that his performance in Denver was an unrepeatable fluke.
I have not seen one coach or OC criticize his beliefs (although quite a few talking heads, some players and also former players have) - but I have seen several cite his stats as being problematic.
And contemporary sports is, you will agree, obsessed with statistical analysis these days.
And contemporary sports is, you will agree, obsessed with statistical analysis these days.
Here's a different take on his statistics.
The best part about the Tebow in Denver discussion is that he really was not all that great there either.
7-4 as a starter. OK, seems pretty good until you drill down. Not team in the division finished over .500 so he was playing pretty mediocre teams for a good chunk of their schedule. 3 overtime wins scoring fewer than 20 points as a team. Only twice as a starter (regular season) did the Broncos score more than 20 points, against Minnesota and Oakland (the 21st and 29th defenses in the league).
Completed fewer than 50% of his passes.
Denver’s O was 23rd in the league.
Tebows QB rating at 72.9 ranked 28 out of 34 qbs rated.
He was a great story, but pretty spectacularly mediocre as an NFL QB.
I think he could have been a contributor to the Jets, just not at QB (although Tebows 2011 rating was 6 points higher than Sanchex 2012).