Broncos Taming Tebow?

Last week the National Football League had their annual draft in New York City, and the Denver Broncos surprised people by taking Tim Tebow in the 1st round with the 25th pick overall. This was a surprising pick to say the least — sure, Tebow has won two national titles at the University of Florida and the Heisman Trophy, but it’s still unclear how he will do at the next level. Many people don’t think that Tebow has the tools and mechanics to play quarterback at the pro level, and think that he might be better off at wide receiver; however, Broncos’ Head Coach Josh McDaniels said that Tebow will only play quarterback.

Despite the fact that the Tebow pick was by a team who already has both Jay Cutler and Brady Quinn at Quarterback on their dept-chart, this may turn out to be a good pick. Brady Quinn really has not done much at all in his three seasons, and who knows how much Jay Cutler has left in the tank. Head Coach Josh McDaniels is a solid leader but was a phenomenal Quarterback’s Coach in New England, who was responsible for developing Tom Brady into one of the best Quarterbacks in the NFL. In order for Tebow to be successful, he will have to have patience, and listen and learn from McDaniels, and I see willingness in Tebow to do this and prove others wrong who might have thought that he would not be a good 1st round pick.

Although Tebow was picked over Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen, who might be more ready to play right away, Tebow is more of a proven winner, which to me is more important. For example, Tebow led the University of Florida Gators to a National Title as an underclassman, and also won the Heisman Trophy as a junior, whereas Clausen did not make the post-season throughout his entire college career, and never won a Heisman Trophy.
Another factor about Tebow that I love is the fact that he was never in trouble for any off-the field issues as opposed to Clausen who was charged for distributing liquor to a minor while at Notre Dame. Finally, I think Tebow will prove a lot of people wrong, once given the chance.