There are two types of football fans:  those that coddle Tim Tebow and those who are realists.  This so called "argument" won't end until Tebow demonstrates that he can or can't master the mechanics of the position.  He is riding the "popularity" from Florida and it remains to be seen if he can carry his faithful followers until the last gasp.

There are a lot of ex-Heismans who didn't get his publicity and couldn't muster it in the pro game.  There is no reason to believe that Tebow will build the skills to succeed as a top flight quarterback in the NFL.

Look at the first and second year quarterbacks that are successful.  Cam Newton is from another planet.  That guy has outstanding skills and mechanics with a natural eye for the defensive backfield.  Colt McCoy has breathed new lift into Cleveland.  2010 Rookie of the Year Sam Bradford is injured and will be target practice until Spags goes back to Pat Shumar's West Coast offense and shows Josh McDaniels the door.  

Tebow can't hold a candle to any of them but he is the media's and the fans' darling lil' boy.  He's a showboat and will milk it for every mile he can get out of it.  But his act will get old and it will peter out over time.

nmbronco1,

I agree but I'd like to see the guy given more than one game to prove himself.
The reason he was able to do what he did yesterday was a product of his will to win and the Dolphins being dumb and playing prevent defense for the last 7-8 minutes of the game. All that did was open things up for him. When they brought the pressure he was horrible. When they slowed down he did his thing.
I'm certainly no Teblower but this season was lost before it began so at least giving him a full shot to prove himself would be worth it. If they're lucky he'll be just bad enough to get them that #1 draft pick (except that it appears the Colts are throwing their season better than everyone else right now).

Anyone with any football acumen who watched Tebow play for the first 55 minutes of yesterday's game saw what Prisco and other analysts saw: some of the wort quarterbacking ever on a NFL field.  Tebow didn't miss throws - he missed by 5 to 10 yards at a shot.

And 10 passes is such a wonderful sample size to make these determinations.  Look, I think it's too early to tell whether Tebow will be horrible or great.  Could go either way.  One thing I DO know, however, is John Fox needs to take the handcuffs off the kid and see what he has.  The playcalling for the first 55 minutes was JUST as horrible as Tebow's play on the field.  I think they may be a little interrelated.

The Dolphins snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

Sorry Pete, but your man QB for the Jaguars is next to last as worst QB in the league... I'm waiting for you to oppose the "Suck for Luck" in Jax. Luck is the only thing to save this franchise from moving. The Fed-Ex people in Jax all last week...

Ahmmm that "great post" wasn't meant for Prisco's article but for a comment further down. I can't stand this article and wanted to try and save face for this other comment. 

Great post.  

Tebow didn't win that game. The Dolphins gave it away, big time.

Prisco, how's that Miami to the playoffs prediction working out for you?  Hilarious.  And by the way,
it's "rally", not "really".  You probably thought what you jotted down was so brilliant, it didn't need
to be proofed.  (It wasn't, and it did).