Let's not forget McNab started games as a rookie as did Vick. Carson Palmer. Mark Sanchez.
The days of sitting your youngins in the NFL has been over for sometime. Shanahan was one of the last to adapt.
Lets not lie. It's what makes everyone have an opinion on this matter. The Tebow effect has begun. It's there weather you want it to be or not. This article by Kristi Dosh discusses the financial aspects of Tebow's career, which hasnt even started yet. A very interesting read.
http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/...effect-part-2/
I see what you are saying, but in all honesty, there isn't any proof that those QBs failed because they were put in early. Yet, we hear QBs that sat behind QBs say that they KNOW they learned more when on the field than they did sitting. They have explained that watching the film isn't anything like the game, and that you just have to "see" it to really understand and "Get" it.
Like I said. I'm not really saying Tebow should start. I'm saying that I wouldn't be opposed to it, and don't think that him being a rookie should be a reason NOT to start him. The NFL has started a ton of rookies lately..... Flacco, Ryan, Sanchez... that have even had playoff success. The teams the played on, had stronger defenses to help them out. Well, our defense is absolutely the strongest unit of this team.
I don't buy into this "sit him" and let him "learn" for a year behind Kyle Orton. If he was sitting behind a Brees, a Favre, a Bledsoe, then I can see what you are saying. But he's sitting behind Kyle Orton. Kyle Orton is the reason we drafted Tim Tebow in the first place.
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Carson Palmer was the number one overall pick in the 2003 draft. So being a top five pick doesn't always mean you'll start right away.
I don't have a problem with Tebow sitting this year behind Orton or Quinn. Tebow isn't Flacco, Sanchez, Ryan, Stafford, etc. He's a HOUSEHOLD NAME across this country and EVERYONE has a vested interest in whether he succeeds (about 50%) or fails (the other 50%) based on what you thought of him in college and, if you're an analyst, what your "predictions" of him as a pro-prospect are.
Tebow is much different than even Manning was coming out. For Tebow, folks are just waiting excitedly for him to fail so the exuberant "I told you so" can be shouted from the rooftops of everyone who ever doubted him. All first round pick QBs are under pressure to perform, but no college athlete in history has been as closely followed, cheered, jeered, scrutinized and fan-worshiped as Tebow has.
I also don't have a problem with him starting this season if he does well enough to earn it in camp. After all, I'm not a huge believer in Orton or Quinn and really, honestly Tebow can't be any worse than Vince Young his rookie season (who was OROY). I have a lot of faith in his work ethic to do what he needs to do to be successful but I don't think we need to rush him if we don't have to, that's all.
“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” -Winston Churchill
From the fans yes but from a coaching staff not always.
HP said what I've been trying to say but he didn't a much better job. If Tebow sits for a year I'm fine with that. If he's out plays the other two in camp then I also don't have a problem starting him right away or for that matter if he's ready at some point during the season. But Starting him after the season is underway comes with the caveat that the team is either struggling as a whole or the offense is just not holding up its end of the deal. At that point in imho would be the time to consider inserting Tebow into the starting line up.
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