Tim Tebow 2.0 on NFL Path to the Draft

Well, well, well, sonofabitch in hell... Hehehehehehe! All the jealous losers in the SEC, Big 12 and Big 10 are really going to be upset when they view the video of today's episode of Path to the Draft on the NFL's main site.

Mike Mayock, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on Path to the Draft, declared that todays proceedings were a big success for Tebow. He has made strides. His delivery is more compact and efficient. His footwork is much improved. His receivers caught every pass. Mayock conducted a strawpoll of the NFL GMs in attendance, and the consensus is that Tebow helped himself greatly. They believe he has put the conversion talk to rest, and raised his stock as a QB.

Thus spake the official mouthpiece of NFL Films concerning the draft.

For a contrarian view of today's events, you can read Pete Prisco. A senior writer at CBS Sport, Prisco took one of his most audacious stabs at Tebow yet. You can read it here. He makes it clear that he thinks Tebow won't make it in the NFL, and that he should be a 5th rounder. Even he admits that he was contradicted... er... corrected by the lone NFL GM he queried.

Charles Davis and Bucky Brooks believe Tebow has solidified his position as a 2nd round draft pick now. You shouldn't be too surprised. I am not. I've been thinking 2nd for some time now. I thought we might get a real bargain in the 3rd, but alas, the kid showed his metal. In the 2nd, he's still a bargain.

But are the Rams at all interested? There is not one sign that either Devaney or Spagnuolo were in attendance at the University of Florida's ProDay. To the contrary, they were deeply engaged in social events last night in St. Louis and thereabouts. If a Ram scout was present, it was a junior scout. At such an event last night, Devaney declared that there were four candidates who had distinguished themselves over rest of the field. Sam Bradford was the first name he mentioned.

Personally, I am shocked that the Rams high commanders were not present at the UF ProDay. This is dereliction of duty. 10 Gators may go in the first three rounds of the draft. There were a ton of candidates to see there today.

It is looking more and more like the Rams will select Bradford. The Rams have no viable QB under contract. The Eagles are asking too much for Michael Vick. The Rams have made it pretty clear that they have no intention of giving up the #33 pick for Vick's services. There are no other viable veterans who can function behind the Rams offensive line. No, Fraley doesn't change things. Starting a rookie #2 pick behind our line would be worse than starting a veteran.

Yet starting a rookie #1 overall pick, with a $70m contract, is somehow a better notion? One who has a surgically repaired right shoulder? One who is slower afoot than Tebow? I guess you are expecting the sweet motion delivery to work in 1.2 seconds flat on every play. You better be praying that no defensive lineman will take liberties.

I don't know folks... Right now Devaney's thinking eludes me. I have read blurbs where Devaney declares that he expects the Rams' OL, as it is constituted now, to be solid this year. I think he is crazy. Unless these guys simply weren't willing to work for our QBs last year [in which case we should flush them all] I don't see how the miracle will be accomplished.

So how about that Tim Tebow?

So tonight was the end of an era for Florida. It might not be the end of the Urban Meyer era, but it is certainly the end of the Tim Tebow era... and also the begining of a new era... hopefuly with the Rams.

I remember the start of Tim Tebow's career like it was yesterday. I would sit at my computer working on my latest 3d creations in 3ds Max and Modo, and watch college football on a small standard def TV sitting next to my computer. In fact, that same TV sits next to my computer on my desktop right now.

I remember watching that wacky spread-bone attack and shaking my head in dismay. Chris Leaks was the main QB in those days. Tim Tebow, the fearless freshman phenom, would come in on short yardage situations. They would go with 5 wide recievers, Tim would line up in the shotgun, he'd take the snap, take a tenative step or two, plow right up the middle where there was no hole, and he would gain 6 to 10 yards a pop. I had no idea how the hell this wacky thing could work, and I was certain that coach Steve Spurrier would never approve. I remember thinking that they needed to fire Meyer get Spurrier back, and re-establish the FunNGun in the sun. I also remembered thinking that Tebow was a lot better than Leaks, and he aught to be the full time starter.

I could hardly believe it when Florida wound up in the BCS championship game, going against my Step-dad's Ohio State Buckeyes. I could hardly believe it when they spanked the fuck out them and won the national title with that wacky attack. That was quite shocking.

Tebow became the full-time starter the next season and responded with one of the greatest statistical year any QB ever had. He passed for something like 3,700 yards that season, which is pretty amazing for a 'running' QB. Naturally, he won the Heismann that year. Now he has two rings, the Heismann, a gaudy record of victories, and a ton of records in the NCAA books.

I grew very attached to the kid through this process. I was overjoyed that he saved the best for last, smashing the Bearcats 51-24, completing 31 of 35 passes for 485 yards, and gaining 533 total yards. He looked like a killer.

I am more confident now than ever that this is the QB that the Rams need to go after. I am confident that he is what I always thought he is: A bigger, stronger, tougher version of Steve Young. Not quite as fast and mobile, but plenty mobile enough. He is also a kid of peerless character and leadership ability. This is the guy we need.