Quote:And if all you have to do is play in a big conference and play big games to be pro ready why was/is Tebow considered a project?  He wasn't pro ready.

Great point, and well-taken.

 

I think the way I'd answer that is to say that their styles of play were very different in the big games, and as such would and will translate differently to the NFL. That whereas Tebow's greatest selling point as a college player was in his sheer strength, determination, and his wrecking ball mentality to get those 3-or-4 yards on 3rd down, by being bigger and stronger than the opponent's D-line. Johnny's strongest point is his 'elusiveness', creativity, and athleticism to keeps broken-down plays alive.

 

And so while I don't think anyone thought Tebow was going to still be trucking over guys once he got to the in the NFL, and once he was no longer the biggest guy on the field. I do feel there is a strong possibility that we will still see some of the highlights and flashes of 'Johnny-football' on Sundays, that we've witnessed these last 2-years on Saturday. But in practical ways. No, no, he won't be running for 200-yards every game. But it will be the elusiveness that translates to the pro-level. And when the opposing team blitzes, or the play breaks down on the field, and us Jaguars are so used to seeing Gabbert or Henne just go down, or get sacked, or throw the ball away; I think we will see new kind of elusiveness, and improvising that instead of getting us negative-5 yards, gets us 10-more yards to a first down. And that's Johnny's strong-suit. Not running the ball down people's throats just to do it like Tebow did, but improvising long enough to literally break-down whatever defensive scheme the D-cordinator has come up with. And when that's done right, it's virtually unstoppable, as defensive mastermind Nick Saban would be the first to tell us.

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