Tebow to be terrific or Tebow not to be terrific?
That is the question.
(Apologies to Shakespeare.)
That is the question.
(Apologies to Shakespeare.)
Tebow
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In the last day or so I read an article about how UM plans to use TT next year and how different it would be from this year. In it he specificaly mentioned limiting his runs due to the durability/risk factors that have been mentioned here. In no means will he become a drop back passer, but he will not be doing near the running that many predict/expect.
Either way, injuries still happen and even pocket passers are not immune. As for his perfomance this year, each game I expect him to be stopped hard, and it hasn't happened yet. It will come and I am sure the college football world will rejoice, but people seem to forget that he was palying high school ball last year. It will definitly be much more involved and difficult next year when he is starting but I see no reaosn why he would struggle any more than any of the other first year QB's this year. By then he will have played, albiet sparingly, in a number of big games both home and away and I don't take him for the panicing type if/when things don't go his way. Naturally I don't expect 6 yards a carry and a TD pass every 2 or 3 throws but that doesn;t mean that he will fail.
Either way, good thing this is a team sport.....
Either way, injuries still happen and even pocket passers are not immune. As for his perfomance this year, each game I expect him to be stopped hard, and it hasn't happened yet. It will come and I am sure the college football world will rejoice, but people seem to forget that he was palying high school ball last year. It will definitly be much more involved and difficult next year when he is starting but I see no reaosn why he would struggle any more than any of the other first year QB's this year. By then he will have played, albiet sparingly, in a number of big games both home and away and I don't take him for the panicing type if/when things don't go his way. Naturally I don't expect 6 yards a carry and a TD pass every 2 or 3 throws but that doesn;t mean that he will fail.
Either way, good thing this is a team sport.....
RECRUITING: Bert Reed commits to Gators ... Of course he can still change his mind. I don't think we have gotten every player we have been after seems like we had several committments that changed their minds before it was said and done (Cleveland and williams who are starting for ARK as examples), lost out on Mr. Smith to you guys, and Spiller who is playing very well for Clemson, just to name a few. Fortunatley, UM and staff are pretty good at finding talent whether it be big name or little hyped. Fortunatley, the state of FL is big enough to support a number of schools. It is not like we pick up that many players from AL. Maybe we get Corley this year, but he is on the border, and there may be one or two more on the list but nothing that is going ot break the class.
(For those who can follow a hockey reference) As I read this thread it is not hard for me to imagine Tim Tebow having a very Eric Lindros-like career.
From what i have seen this year, JPW has just as good a chance as getting hurt as Tebow does. Point is QB is always susceptible to injury. Its the nature of the beast.
Are you so naive as to believe that Tebow will not improve over the next three years? That upon becoming "the man" his skills will either remain the same or diminish?
Yeah, y'all beat UGA this season, but that only makes Foolmer 2-4 against Richt and he's 0-2 against UM. Then there's Spurrier and we all know how he owns Foolmer.
What point were you trying to make by saying that the only reason Florida beat y'all this year was because of their defense? Last I heard, it doesn't matter whether its defense, offense or special teams, they're all part of it and the W is just as binding.
And, do you really believe that Meyer's career at UF has peaked in just his 2nd year?
Urban Meyer has hand-crafted a beautiful ship that will sail it's way to the NC every year with SuperTim at the hull.
Only problem this year is that there's still a Leak in this boat.
Only problem this year is that there's still a Leak in this boat.
I don't think anybody has ever implied that Tebow would win the Heisman or that UM would win the NC every year, and I, for one, am on record as picking them to lose at AU Saturday. The reality is that UF's program is on the rebound after the Zook years and UT and UGA will have to get better if they plan on going to Atlanta on a regualr basis.
Meyer has UF headed in the right direction and Tebow will help him move the program along. Anyone who can't see that isn't paying attention.
As for Auburn, they are losing confidence with each of their outings while Florida is gaining momentum. I don't expect that to change this weekend, especially when you consider that AU has lost their starting center, their starting TB has turf toe, their backup TB has a pulled groin and may not play, and their QB has a sore knee and ankle.
All UF has to do is what Arky did -- shut down AU's running game, put double coverage their one receiver, then chase down their hobbled QB. If Arky can do it, UF's defense can certainly to it. I'll be surprised if UF wins by less than 10.
As for Auburn, they are losing confidence with each of their outings while Florida is gaining momentum. I don't expect that to change this weekend, especially when you consider that AU has lost their starting center, their starting TB has turf toe, their backup TB has a pulled groin and may not play, and their QB has a sore knee and ankle.
All UF has to do is what Arky did -- shut down AU's running game, put double coverage their one receiver, then chase down their hobbled QB. If Arky can do it, UF's defense can certainly to it. I'll be surprised if UF wins by less than 10.
Although it's funny to imagine a ship slicing through the water with a person strapped to the bottom, the control area of the ship is called the helm.
You're right. Most QBs would be controlling the ship from the helm. But I like to think of ole' Tebow down and dirty under the hull - duking it out, running with broken legs, torn ACLs, everything. The dude can do it all!
(Tongue-in-cheek humor here)
I love it. It's just like that scene in Titanic where the captain laughs heartedly saying "The Titanic can't sink. That's preposterous!"
Yes, he definitely is the "media Darling" right now; but I too think TT is in for a rude awakening when he is THE starting QB and has to do ALL the shots.........I just don't think his bod will be able to take the constant pounding of the BIG SEC guys rushing him!!
Urban Meyer is a pro at PRing his QB and I too am a bit jealous that he got Timmy away from us; but hey that goes with the territory.........he's from the state of Florida and I really did NOT think he would leave it to come up to Bama, did you? lol:BigA:
Urban Meyer is a pro at PRing his QB and I too am a bit jealous that he got Timmy away from us; but hey that goes with the territory.........he's from the state of Florida and I really did NOT think he would leave it to come up to Bama, did you? lol:BigA:
No QB with that style can take the pounding over 12-14 games a year. He was injured in HS in his So and Sr yrs I think. If he rushes 10-15 times a game and throws 20 times a game and take 5 hits from that, that totals to 15-20 hits a game. Take that for 12-14 games a year and it works out to 180 to 280 hits a year. Big and tough aside that is a lot of hits for any QB to absorb.
You don't run as hard and your passes are not as crisp in late October as they are in September. Heck those DL will rotate with other big bodies and all of them will have him in their sights.
This is not a knock on Tebow's talent. He is a really talented QB. But right now he is in ideal situation for himself. He comes in, does his thing and goes right out. But how effective will he be when he is taken a few blind side hits on pass plays and then looks up at the defense moving around on the next play trying to confuse him and uber wants him to go pound into the line again? Not very - especially not all season.
You don't run as hard and your passes are not as crisp in late October as they are in September. Heck those DL will rotate with other big bodies and all of them will have him in their sights.
This is not a knock on Tebow's talent. He is a really talented QB. But right now he is in ideal situation for himself. He comes in, does his thing and goes right out. But how effective will he be when he is taken a few blind side hits on pass plays and then looks up at the defense moving around on the next play trying to confuse him and uber wants him to go pound into the line again? Not very - especially not all season.
Wow!!! A few games into his college career (as a backup no less) and you're comparing him to Hall of Fame caliber players! Call me crazy, but that's a little over the edge if you ask me. He has a lot of talent to be sure, but to compare him to Bo Jackson and Brett Favre at this point in his career is absolutely ludicrous!
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