[Common Sense 101]

Tebow has led teams to championships at every level he has plated, at after three games at the NFL level you have determined he lacks talent.

From everything I have seen from this kid, he has proven that he is a leader; sadly, it took a lot of guts for him to openly profess his faith, in a world where liberal agnostic and atheistic scum dominate the media. There efforts have been consistent and unrelenting primarily because of his beliefs and willingness to discuss them... compare and contrast the scum in the media’s comments regarding Jamarcus Russell, that is, if you can find them.

[Common Sense 101]

Tebow has led teams to championships at every level he has played, and after three games at the NFL level you have determined he lacks talent.

From everything I have seen from this kid, he has proven that he is a leader; sadly, it took a lot of guts for him to openly profess his faith, in a world where liberal agnostic and atheistic scum dominate the media. There efforts have been consistent and unrelenting primarily because of his beliefs and willingness to discuss them... compare and contrast the scum in the media’s comments regarding Jamarcus Russell, that is, if you can find them.

[discostu]

We can tell there’s something wrong with how Tebow plays because he can’t manage to win the starting job from Kyle Orton. I mean really, Kyle Orton, it’s not like Tebow is stuck warming the bench behind a hall of famer, he’s stuck behind a guy with a 32-30 record, there’s gotta be something wrong there.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't question Tebow's athletic abilities at all. My point is that he's not cut out to be an NFL quarterback -- or at least not an NFL quarterback who would warrant such a high draft selection.

There are dozens of similar cases in the last few decades involving phenomenal athletes who are top-caliber QBs at the high school and college level. But that's the one position where success at the college level has the least correlation to success in the NFL. Let's go back over the last 40 years and list all of the college QBs who won the Heisman Trophy:

1971 - Pat Sullivan (Auburn)
1984 - Doug Flutie (Boston College)
1986 - Vinnie Testaverde (Miami)
1989 - Andre Ware (Houston)
1990 - Ty Detmer (BYU)
1992 - Gino Torretta (Miami)
1993 - Charlie Ward (Florida State)
1996 - Danny Wuerffel (Florida)
2000 - Chris Weinke (Florida State)
2001 - Eric Crouch (Nebraska)
2002 - Carson Palmer (USC)
2003 - Jason White (Oklahoma)
2004 - Matt Leinart (USC)
2005 - Troy Smith (Ohio State)
2007 - Tim Tebow (Florida)
2008 - Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)

I've left 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton off this list because he hasn't appeared on an NFL roster for a single game yet. I've got nothing against Tim Tebow, but he's in very good company on that list -- among a whole bunch of players whose defining characteristic is that not only are there no NFL star QBs among them (Carson Palmer is the only one who comes close), but the vast majority of them have had no impact on their NFL teams even as long-term starters.

What's even more remarkable about that list is who isn't on it. You can go back over the last 30 years in the NFL, and you'll often find that the top QBs at any given time had not necessarily been top NCAA players or even top draft picks. Names like Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Warren Moon, Steve Young, Brett Favre and Troy Aikman are conspicuously absent from this list.

With this kind of track record for uncertainty at the quarterback position, I find myself wondering why any NFL team would use a high draft pick on a QB.