WHENCE THE QB CONTROVERSY? OH, YEAH, THAT.

TEBOW, SHMEBOW. JOHN PARKER WILSON RULES

by the power of jesus, he will lead florida to 3 national championships as an all-american QB/linebacker.

He looks like he has a good arm, but I noticed that he can’t stand still in the pocket and throw. He totally has “happy feet.” The majority of his throws are out of the shotgun or a sprint-out, which works well in Meyer’s offense, but I think SEC defenses showed last year that the spread option doesn’t work against a fast defense. Can he actually throw from the pocket? Can he throw when he has to pull up short of the full sprint out? Can he throw when he isn’t on the move? I’m still not convinced that this guy will do anything other than get his collarbone crushed by SEC backers and linemen.

Freak. I’m struck by how calm he looks on every play. He’s just hanging out, putting passes in exactly the right spot. Did it look like his pulse went over 60 bpm at any point?

i know everyone thinks that tebow is soooooooooo great, but i can’t get over that freak of nature throwing motion. it’s like watching a clone of vince young. we all know young did very well, but how many qb’s with that much talent and a bad motion have gone on to glory? and compare that with the number that have failed. all we can do is wait to see him in live action against a defense like bama or fsu.

I’m still not willing to condede the “spread option can’t work against speed” argument- it certainly can’t work in year 1 of implementation, but that’s been known for a long time (look at the Utah stats). The most important thing isn’t whether he’s rolling out of the pocket or throwing on the run- it’s whether he’s got the linemen correctly running their blocking assignments. The spread isn’t designed to put the qb on an island, it’s just designed to move everyone around.

Umm, I’d rather turn this into a thread about X3 than Tim Tebow to be honest with you.

Not that I don’t enjoy pontificating on possible freshman phenoms, OMG Matt Stafford, but with spring winding down, I think I’ll have a better chance of sustaining sanity for the next 4 months if I think about the summer movie season as opposed to an internal debate over whether Stafford/Tebow is more capable of delivering a season that sees me end it with most of my appendages still intact than JT3/Leak (pick your personal poison).

And of course Wolverine kicks ass, but that’s a separate issue.

And for the record, I do think Leak is bound to start and finish the year, pending being ripped in half either by opposing defenses or Urban for his love affair with the baseball slide.

On the other hand, JT3 I’m still ruminating on.

I realize I went to a high school with almost 3500 students (Naperville North, perennial Illinois state quarterfinals burnout) but that game seemed real….small-time and quiet.

Postulate: spread offense can’t work in the SEC.

Evidence: WVU beatdown versus UGA, Sugar Bowl, January 2006.

Alternative hypothesis: Spread option offense cannot work in the SEC in its first year especially with Chris Leak running the show.

Wolverine does kick ass. That cannot be said enough.

Good point, DHC.

Alternative hypothesis^2: Mullen’s spread option won’t work in the SEC. I don’t recall UT or WVU giving inside handoffs to their best wide receiver.

We should have forced a package deal to get TT’s HS coach to run the offense. Drop Mullen off on the side of road on the other side of Withlacoochee.

“jesus in cleats” is in your banner.

i’m pushing the “TT as antichrist” theory—false piety, supernatural abilities and the ‘end-times’ flavor of college football today (see solich, logan young stories)combine to indicate the rapture’s likely arrival immediately following UF’s third straight national championship.

Tebow is definitely a freak. A freak of the “stamped from the mold of caucasian quarterback all american goodness” order. I watched the special on ESPN, and was highly impressed, but that WAS High SKoo. But I agree with some of the other commenters, as fast and talented as the kid is, this is the SEC after all.

This was TT’S got to guy- Now he’s gone- to Southern Miss———They’ll square off across the sidelines on Sept 2. Fla. vs. Southern Miss

Ryan Ellis 6-2, 190, WR Allen D. Nease HS/Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

A three-year starter for Coach Craig Howard … Led the state of Florida in receiving for two-straight seasons … Finished with 103 receptions for 1,790 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior … Had 74 receptions for 1,600 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior … Set the Northeast Florida receiving yardage record … A two-time selection to the Florida Times Union All-First Coast team and the St. Augustine Record All-County Team … Named to the Super 24 team by the Florida Times Union … A two-time First-Team All-State selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association … Named to the St. Augustine Record’s Preseason All-County team … Team finished with a 13-2 record and won the state championship as a senior … As a junior, the team was 11-2, advancing to the regional finals … Team finished 5-5 his sophomore season … Also lettered in track and was a regional champion in the hurdles … A two-star rating by rivals.com … Rated a 3 by The Forrest Davis Recruiting Annual … Ranked in the Top 5 wide receivers for Florida by rivals.com … Chose Southern Miss over Florida International, Kansas State, Kentucky and N.C. State

Just remember, they switched directors, and X3’s brought to you by the guy who gave us the Rush Hours. I’m sure there will be some good parts, but don’t get the hopes too high up.

Yes, TT is going to be something. I thought he would swing over to Bama, being cut of the Brodie Croyle character mold, and JPW being a Hoover boy, ater all. I jumped on the Tebow bandwagon after watching Hoover vs Nease last fall.

Now, is Chris Leak going to politely step aside and let Tim show him how to run the spread option? Or will he cause problems, and undeify THE Urban Spread?

On another note, being a bit older in years but about the same maturity level of Orson and Stranko, please visit my blog soon, as I will post as a public service a series of hurricane preparedness lists, the Miami kind (see Peach Bowl replay), the Pat O’Brien’s kind (see drink responsibly disclaimer), and also the Katrina & Rita kind.

Thanks.

SP

Yes Orson, I was concerned about the return trip to G-ville this fall until I saw this, and then it hit me. UF is going to be so embroilled in a LeakyTebow QB battle by the 5th game of the season that it’s going to look like one of those OU/UT games when Applewhite and Sims were battling it out.

I haven’t seen that many screen passes in a highlight reel since Tim Couch entered the NFL Draft. Of course I’m blaming the video editor and not TT or his coach.