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Q: The spread is being run in high schools and colleges, is it possible it could be a base offense in the NFL one day?
A: "No question. The hard part is, you have to isolate the option. That's why Tim Tebow is so interesting to me. He's like Brandon Jacobs playing quarterback. He's 250 pounds. He's the strongest human being who's ever played the position. Ever. He will kick the living [expletive] out of a defensive lineman. He'll fight anybody. He is rare. Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He's the 'wildcat' who can throw. Most of the teams that have the wildcat back there, it's Ronnie Brown, it's Jerious Norwood, it's whoever you want to say it is. This guy here is 250 pounds of concrete cyanide, man. And he can throw. He throws well enough at any level to play quarterback."
Q: Most people are dismissing Tebow as a quarterback in the NFL.
A: "He can play quarterback in the NFL. When he was a high school senior, they played Armwood in the state championship game. I have tape. He has an 80-yard touchdown run that put them in the lead. When it flipped around, and Armwood had the ball, what position do you think Tebow was playing? He was playing nose guard — and he disrupted about 10 plays. This guy is totally different. He's got Rich Gannon, Drew Brees, that kind of makeup as a team guy. What he said after the Ole Miss game, I said, 'That's my favorite football player I've ever seen in my whole life.' I said, 'I want Florida to win every game that kid plays from now on.'"
Gruden's rep as a QB guru is a bit less after Tampa Bay, but you still have to respect his opinion.
Personally, I think Tebow's success in the NFL is going to depend on where he ends up. He's a unique player and he has to be used in a unique way. If a team tries to use him as a traditional quarterback, I think he'd have some success but it wouldn't really be playing to his strengths. Now if they mold an offense around him and his skillset, it could work very well. The problem is that its a risk...
See, I'm not sure I would draft Tebow to be my starting quarterback, but I would love to have him as a QB/FB hybrid type of player who could run a little option/wildcat/draws, etc..
I think that's the most likely scenario for some team drafting Tebow. Looking at the versatility and thinking they can find a way to make use of it.
The difference, I think, is that some teams would never see him as more than that, even if shows he might be. Other teams would be willing to give him the chance.
I would love Tebow as a primary backup, or even in a two QB system like Kordell Stewart/Neil O'Donnell, Gruden is right though, he has the potential to change the game, but he also has the potential to be a big bust. I really thing it's BOOM or BUST with Tebow.
Also, After the Ole Miss game, I loved his speech as well. That's the type of player I would want on my team.
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