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Tim Tebow Pro Day Begins Spring Football

The best way to describe Tim Tebow today at Gators Pro Day is "push". That is he didn't impress, but he hasn't gotten worse either. His motion is clearly different, but it is good enough for the NFL?

Michael Wright of the Florida Times-Union was there and said, "Tebow worked out one kink and developed another. There's still a small loop and now a bit of a pause in motion." Also, Tebow threw low when he scrambled, resulting in mediocre accuracy.

There were NFL teams with quarterback questions in attendance. Mike Holmgren and Eric Mangini of the Browns were in Gainesville, as was Carolina's John Fox. The Panthers' head coach told the Palm Beach Post's Kyle Maistri that to assess Tebow, "you got to look at his whole body of work." The Orlando Sentinel's Andrea Adelson said that Fox and Bucs' coach Raheem Morris were impressed by Tebow. The Panthers also showed interest in Carlos Dunlap. With his past problems, Dunlap would be a good fit with the Raiders of the NFC.

Joe Haden improved his 40 times to 4.41 and 4.39, which are not great, but not awful like at the Combine. Brandon Spikes however did himself no favors as he ran a 5.0 and 5.05. Spikes is one of my all time favorite Gators, but it is becoming apparent that his fitness level has dropped since his junior year. His injuries during this season might have slowed him down, but no linebacker should run a five flat 40. The only other excuse was wet ground in Gainesville.

With the exit of the Tebow class and elite juniors, Spring Football begins across the street from the Stadium. Urban Meyer is expected to be there, but will not address the media, which will surely cause everyone to get their panties in a bunch. But, it seems to me that Meyer doesn't want every media clutch to develop into, "What the hell is going on here?" With Steve Addazio handling those duties, Addazio can issue a few "no comments" and force the questions into football.

Since Meyer hasn't talked openly about his situation, no one has considered that practice may energize Meyer. 2010 will be a relatively stress free season. Think about it; every season Meyer has been at UF has been a killer year. First it was, "Will the spread work in the SEC?" Then the first championship and making Tebow a Heisman winner in 2007. The last two seasons have been all about winning the National Championship. With John Brantley (who does not have the Tebow following yet), Meyer can develop a quarterback and offense without the demand of winning 13 games. A division title is a definite possibility, but we can't play for the SEC title every season.

Not only is the offense a year away and under possible renovation to a run first or pro-style set, the defense is at least a year away. The Baby Gators like Hurricane Orr and Ronald Powell will not be able to dominate. With the changes on the defensive staff, it is important that a familiarity is created between coaches and players. Instead of determining who plays where and when, the players need to learn to trust their new coaches and the coaches need to learn how to push their guys for maximum results.

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The Raiders of the NFC ??

Who is writing this and does he not know the NFL at all ?

by pksiv on Mar 17, 2010 2:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I have heard people say this before.

Or maybe it was just here. lol

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Mar 17, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Joe Haden

“Joe Haden improved his 40 times to 4.41 and 4.39, which are not great, but awful like at the Combine. "

I assume he means “NOT awful like at the combine”. But he definitely helps himself here because 4.4 was about where he was expected to run at the combine.

by pksiv on Mar 17, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions  

You are correct. It is changed to say, “not awful.” Poor proofreading by me.
Also, as a Bucs fan, I think the Panthers are the Raiders of the NFC. They always play dirty against the Bucs, even this season in Charlotte.

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by mlmintampa on Mar 17, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

4.41 and 4.39 is pretty damn good.

Its no record setter, or any thing like that but 4.39 is damn good. And if Grinder in Training is reading this, I dont think hes the fastest DB in the NFL, lol. But 4.39 is good for a NFL CB.

Also…

I wasnt able to watch but complaining about Tebow throwing inaccurate while he is on the run is a little picky dont you think? I mean most QBs are less accurate while on the run, so I guess I just to need to watch it to see how much worse it is.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Mar 17, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed.

First everyone complains about him not throwing great in the pocket, so he worked that out and is now a somewhat better pocket style passer……Now they want him to be a great roll out passer too, give the man a damn break! Even Peyton isnt a good roll out passer, damn get off his wood Micheal Wright.

Spikes was disappointing on the 40, but im really glad to see Joey uppin his game.

I wish i could’ve watched it… was it on TV down in Florida? I dont get shit up here in NY. Is there a site to watch it online or anything?

by gatorempire127 on Mar 17, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Video was on Gatorzone, which I think is still 99.95 a year.

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by mlmintampa on Mar 17, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn.

I aint payin for that ill just watch the espn videos over and over hahaha

by gatorempire127 on Mar 17, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yea me too

Either that, or wait for someone to put it on youtube. If its allowed.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Mar 17, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

It wont be...

But even stuff thats not allowed finds its way onto youtube more often than not.

by gatorempire127 on Mar 17, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here is a link to the Redskins blog where there is a more detailed article about Tebows pro day, suprisingly positive.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Mar 18, 2010 6:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Everybody's hero

Tim Tebow is secretly everyone’s hero. Even the people that profess hatred still want Tebow to win. When things are not right with Tebow, things are not right with the world. With all the things going wrong on the planet like global warming (?), the economy, government in shambles, Tiger Woods…nevermind, Tebow is a barometer for all that is good in the world. He’s not perfect, he’s human but he is striving to get better and his heart is right. He is a beacon that says “God is still in Heaven and all is right with the world”. I love me some Tebow and all that he represents. Do I have an Amen?

by renegator on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

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