Posted by jvford on 1/15/2012 8:43:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 1/15/2012 7:44:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 1/15/2012 5:57:00 PM (view original):
So did Donovan McNabb for his entire career. And, again, I don't really care about completion percentage, that's your thing, but I threw it in there because adding 20 completions this year puts him near your magical 55% for an absolute minimum for a starting NFL QB.
I'll repeat, he completed 2/3 of his passes in college. The windows were bigger and he could hold the ball longer but it's not like we're talking about some kid from Botswana that's never thrown a football. I think, like with every NFL QB, the game will slow down for him and, instead of the hurried, get-it-out-of-my-hand pass, he'll start hitting those wide open receivers. And, quite possibly, Denver might get him a legit target.
This. You should read the other posts and not just the ones that are in response to you.
Ahhhhh.......so you do believe that his college completion percentage has some bearing on his NFL accuracy.
Confirmation that you're just a Tebow apologist and don't know what you're talking about.
You should just watch the games. Even when he's not under pressure, he misses the tight NFL window way too often.......and if a QB can't hit that window by the time he gets to the NFL, he's unlikely to ever hit it.
I'm a Raiders fan so I have no reason to apologize for Tebow.
But the simple fact of the matter is that he threw the ball well enough in HS to get a scholarship at a major football power. He threw the ball well enough in college(and on his pro day) to be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft. He threw the ball well enough to get some playing time his rookie season. He threw the ball well enough under a new coach and VP of football operations(neither of whom expressed any confidence in him) to get some starts this season. He threw the ball well enought to win some games and make the playoffs. He threw the ball well enough to win a playoff game. Pretending that he can't throw the ball with any modicum of accuracy is simply stupid.
One could argue that he has more credentials and has had a better career path, at this point, than your beloved Tom Brady(starts 2 seasons in college, picked in the 6th round, throws three passes his first pro season and only gets on the field because Bledsoe nearly dies from a tackle).
I'll repeat this since you can't seem to understand. Virtually every NFL QB has improved his accuracy from his first active pro season(because some sit like Brady) into his first 3-4 seasons. As I pointed out, if you add 20 completions this season(2 per game and maybe dropped passes are simply caught for this to have happened), he's at 53% and all we're talking about is his inability to throw a spiral.