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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
I don't understand the obsession with arm strength and athleticism. Why do people hate the guy? He cheated on his exams, which leads me to believe that a) he's not very smart; b) he's going to look for shortcuts. And he took a massive sweetheart paycheck in college, which leads me to believe that he cares too much about money and will start loafing when he gets a big check.
Thing about Tim Tebow is that you know he's in that film room every waking hour he's not on the field or in practice.
I'm pretty convinced that any franchise QB has to be a franchise rat, with the rare exception of a freakishly good athlete like Vick (and even still, you could argue that). There is nothing in Newton that leads me to believe he'll be that guy. You can make the playoffs and club a lot of teams with athleticism, but you're not going to beat Pittsburgh or Baltimore, etc... in the playoffs if you don't have it between the ears.
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I think that nj makes a solid observation below.
Add the fact that he (and his advisors) showed some intelligence in providing this workout, and it appears to me this kid has more smarts than you're giving him credit for.
As for TeBow, I have no doubt that he's going to work as hard as he can to become an NFL QB, but his windup mechanics give him the slowest release that I believe that I've ever seen.
Until, and if, he fixes that, he won't be worth a damn against teams that can get consistent quick pressure in the playoffs.
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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2
He played an entire season with a lot of scrutiny over every move. That's a lot of pressure for a young man to handle, and overcome.
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