I agree. The right coach will smooth out Tim's flaws like holding the football below his waist and behind him before throwing....however, just in case some of you havn't been watching....have you seen Tim taking snaps under center lately? That is to avoid him getting sacked so much. Did you see how well he did it?
Just askin'.....ya know?
The big windup-throwing motion was a problem last year, and UF's coaches worked on changing that. He doesn't do it all the time, but when he gets pressured or has to move he falls back into those bad habits. That is and will be a problem.
First, because of his mechanics, he won't start for any team right away. Which means he'll get less than 50% of the snaps in practice. Now, if his college coaches weren't able to improve his mechanics working with him as a full time starter, what are the odds that an NFL coach can do it part time?
The difference is that he currently isn't being coached to be a pro QB. He's being coached to be effective in the Urban Meyer system. He has the reputation of being a hard worker which is good although that doesn't always equate to success. Some guys are hard workers who just can't pick up whatever lesson is being taught no matter what the sport. So, until the time comes, we really don't know what the end result will be.
One problem with evaluating Tebow is that he doesn't play in a Pro System almost at all. I tend to watch college games more to see how guys will do in the pros. When Tebow runs 18 times a game, while it's effective and keeps fans of the Gators happy, I end up shrugging my shoulders because it's almost completely unapplicable to the next level. Even some of the passing game Meyer uses would never be seen in the pros.
To me, Tebow looks more hesitant and has poorer footwork than he showed last year when I thought he was progressing. The slow windup is back and while he'll make the occasional sharp throw, his passes often float and are off target enough that you can say that even some completions probably wouldn't be in the pros because of tighter coverage.
