Pats fans..
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There's a reason Timmy didn't throw a lot of picks.
Tebow had no choice in where he was picked. So that can't really be held against him.
He was a very productive and successful college player, a unique athlete, and as we all know a high character individual. Put that all that together, with someone who prides themselves on being able to coach up QBs (McD), and you have a first round pick in Tebow. When I look back on it, it makes sense if you place yourself in the mindset of McD.
I will give McD a bit of credit in that he was thinking outside of the box, and I'd even argue he saw the read option stuff coming to the NFL, before they started implementing it into different teams in the NFL. Tebow is great in the read option. He can throw enough to get the job done (you've seen it first hand, no denials there), has excellent decision making skills when it comes to the 'read', is durable and has the physical gifts to play the read option QB, and lastly is a hard worker and a leader.
Now this all sounds like a puff piece for Tebow, but the problem with him is the media hype. That's it's own beast. In relation to football though, a team has to be willing to put the time in to develop his weaknesses (accuracy and reading d), as well as molding the offense and personnel around him to be successful. Most teams aren't willing to do either. Rookies are cheap, teams don't want to scrap entire offensive systems, and QBs of this type are subject to injury (more so than pocket passers it seems). It all adds up to Tebow being out of a job.
I'd say if anything, Fox and McCoy were the ones spamming the controller, and not Tebow. They tried to shoehorn an offense around him, with varying degrees of success. They never took it to completion though. The personnel wasn't right, the offense was predicated on not taking risks, and they had no interest in moving to that style of offense completely or permanently.
Sure, Tim is flawed but teams knew who he was and what would work best for him. I think if you look at him through the lens of what a conventional QB should be, his flaws are even more glaring. If you see him through the lens of a read option style QB, his strengths outweigh the flaws.
So in short, he's really only had a half-ass attempt by the Broncos at making it in the NFL. He did what he could with it, and gave us a memorable season.
Oh yeah, and the vast majority of Broncos fans hated Orton, not because he was a serviceable QB, but the fact that he didn't give a shit about the franchise beyond the paycheck. I cheered more for Orton sitting than for Tebow starting. I think initially most people did the same. Basically, the 'Hey wonder what the guy on the bench can do since this loser is stinking up the joint'.
Sorry the the wall of text!
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