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Tony Dungy Airs Possibly the Weakest Defense of Tim Tebow Ever

Oct 30, 2009, 7:00 PM UTC

Even the most ardentâ†µTim Tebow supporters (I’ll have to check with Shanoff) concede that Tebow won’tâ†µsucceed as a quarterback in the NFL, mainly because he relies on things likeâ†µjump passes and head-on shots at defensive linemen, actions that would, in shortâ†µorder, make him the somber topic of discussion about the barbarity of football injuriesâ†µon Capitol Hill.
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â†µBut there’s room forâ†µdissenting opinion, especially if it comes from one of the more respected NFL headâ†µcoaches of this decade. Though it would be nice if the arguments they laid outâ†µmade a lick of sense.â†µâ†µâ‡¥“As a coach, Iâ†µâ‡¥always like winners,” [Tony] Dungy said [during an appearance on the Danâ†µâ‡¥Patrick Show]. “Tim Tebow doesn’t have the classic throwing motion, heâ†µâ‡¥doesn’t have the accuracy, maybe, right now that some people are looking for,â†µâ‡¥but I think when he gets into a pro system that really stresses throwing theâ†µâ‡¥ball accurately, the big thing is he makes the people around him better. Andâ†µâ‡¥he’s won. ... I think he’s going to be a great player in the NFL.”â†µâ†µâ†µFascinating. Sooooo...fromâ†µthis we can gather:â†µ

â†µ1. Tim Tebow doesn’tâ†µhave an optimal throwing motion (but hey, neither did Vince Young, who was alsoâ†µa winner in college, and he turned out, uh, nevermind).â†µ
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â†µ2. Tim Tebow lacks theâ†µaccuracy necessary to run an NFL offense predicated on accuracy from theâ†µquarterback.â†µ
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â†µ3. Somehow these deficienciesâ†µwill work in concert to make everyone around him better.â†µ
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â†µPerhaps if Dungy hadâ†µmade the case that a team could tailor an offense to emphasize Tebow’sâ†µstrengths as a QB, then that would be different. But he seems to want to argueâ†µthat by sticking Tebow into a conventional NFL offense, one that does not fitâ†µhis skill set, everything will magically be improved. Am I neglecting the powerâ†µof Jeebus in this equation?â†µ

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