February 22nd, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 2 Comments
From NFL.com:
The 2010 Scouting Combine, which will be held from Feb. 24 to March 2, is the annual job fair for prospective new NFL players. For six days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, players are put through a series of drills, tests and interviews with more than 600 NFL personnel including head coaches, general managers and scouts.
Tim Tebow, former Florida Gator quarterback, will be in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. A lot of players make their money by their performances at the combine. Good performances on the field, strong lifts, fast times, good wonderlic scores, good interviews, etc all contribute to what the NFL Scouts will make of you. Tim didn’t perform well at his first test during the Senior Bowl, so he’ll really need a strong showing here to improve his draft stock.
Tebow’s throwing ability (his mechanics and arm strength) are two things that come into question by the Scouts. Tim will have plenty of chances to show the scouts he can take a ball from under center and deliver it to a spot with pin-point accuracy and speed. Guys like Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Jimmy Clausen have withdrawn from from throwing at the Combine, so really Tim has a huge advantage here.
There’s no doubt in my mind he won’t kill it during the weight lifting, running, testing and interview portions of the Combine – he just needs to really come out there and improve on his throwing from what they saw at the Senior Bowl.
I’ll keep you updated here during the week with his progress.
February 19th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 2 Comments
It’s Friday.Time to have a little fun. A guy by the nickname Jville Johnny over at Gator Envy put together an awesome photo montage of Tim Tebow. It’s one of those videos that is set to some sad music and then when you’re done watching it you say to yourself “Damn, it’s really over isn’t it.” If there’s one thing to take out of this video it’s to never forget Tim Tebow – always remember what he gave us and never have regrets.
February 18th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 9 Comments
The Focus on the Family Super Bowl Commercial did a great job at making the public aware of Tim Tebow’s story – about how his mom was told several times to abort him before birth. Obviously she didn’t, and Tim turned out to be an amazing athlete and even better human being.
Well Focus on the Family just released a 10 minute interview with Bob and Pam Tebow. They in depth in the background and tell the entire story of Tim’s birth and the trials Pam faced.
I know this isn’t really a football related post, but there isn’t much news coming out right now. We’ll have Florida Pro Days coming up in a few weeks, but until then expect more posts like this and possibly a lot of fan email.
February 16th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 3 Comments
Yahoo Sports just posted an article titled “Combine Watch” – where they list their top 5 QBs most likely to succeed in the NFL. At this point, it doesn’t come as a surprise to see Tim Tebow ranked 4th among quarterback going into the Draft. But really, your draft position isn’t what guarantees you success in the NFL. Matt Stafford was the first QB taken in the 2009 Draft, but now he has to play for the Lions and may never have a winning season. Mark Sanchez on the other hand was ranked 2nd and he made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game.
Yahoo ranked them out:
1. Sam Bradford
2. Jimmy Clausen
3. Colt McCoy
4. Tim Tebow
5. Tony Pike
Here is what they had to say about Tim.
Tim Tebow (Florida): No draft prospect causes more division among scouts, analysts and columnists than Tebow. There are those who believe that if the NFL can’t find a place for him, it’s the NFL’s problem. And there are those who believe that Tebow will never make it in the NFL as a quarterback. His experience in option offenses and super-slow delivery are precedents which seem to relegate him to the NFL scrap heap as a quarterback, but his intangibles have some willing to take draft chances they probably shouldn’t. No player will benefit more from a great session on the turf of Lucas Oil Stadium — if Tebow shows a buggy-whip release and an ability to zing 30-yard post-corner routes, he’ll have a lot of draft boards scrambling. Still, he’d probably be wise to catch passes with the tight end group as well…
Their rankings seem to be pretty dead on with every other web site – unless you’re looking at something from Todd McShay… he probably doesn’t have Tim Tebow even being drafted.
February 15th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 7 Comments
A recent report from the Palm Beach Post described how the NCAA Rules Committee is proposing a ban on wearing special messages on a player’s eye black – the rule could be known as the Tim Tebow Rule. During his final season, Tim Tebow wore a new Bible verse under his eyes for every game. It became very popular… in fact, I created a special page here on Tebow Zone just for fans to keep track of what verse he wore on what day: Tim Tebow’s Eye Black.
The eye black generated a lot of buzz, some 92 million people Googled “John 3:16″ after Tim wore it during the 2009 BCS Championship Game. The messages were highly effective, but if the new rule passes players will not be allowed to wear them. The report goes into how Urban Meyer had to be an “eye black cop” at times…always policing what his players were writing to make sure there was nothing bad and damaging to the University’s image.
The rule was proposed on Thursday and if passed will become official for the 2010 season. I think that it will pass – there is just too much extra stuff going on and the whole monitoring thing to deal with. They will probably require all players on a team to wear the same eye black. The NFL already enforces this rule, so Tim Tebow will have to abide by it once he signs on with a team.
February 13th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 4 Comments
I told you that I would update the blog with pictures from Tim Tebow’s visit to Daytona for the Gatorade Duel. He was there yesterday to be the grand marshal, along with Maurice Jones-Drew. The crowd loved Timmy … of course, him being a Florida boy definitely helped. One thing I think you will love in the pictures is the beard Tim is growing. He usually has scruff in all his pictures, but this time it looks a little thicker – almost like the beard he had in summer practice before the 2009 season.
February 11th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 3 Comments
The hot debate heading into the NFL Draft this year is definitely whether or not Tim Tebow will make it. I know it’s crazy, knowing how amazing he was in college, but these NFL guys still have their reasons. Some of it is crap, but some of them make a good point. The guys over at the NFL Network did a short 2 minute segment on Tim Tebow and possibly what teams he would be a good fit for. Check it out:
February 10th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 4 Comments
The Gatorade Duels at Daytona International Speedway will be held on Thursday, February 11. The Gatorade Duel, is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event. It consists of two 150-mile races, and serves as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500. Tim Tebow, along with Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, will sever as grand marshals.
The grand marshal is the person that gives the command to the drivers to start their engines. Maybe if he does a good enough job they will invite him back to be grand marshal at the Daytona 500 someday.
“We’re excited to welcome two of the state’s most popular football figures to the Gatorade Duel at Daytona,” Daytona International Speedway president Robin Braig said. “Tim Tebow is a football hero to so many Floridians, and Maurice Jones-Drew is one of the NFL’s most versatile players.”
I will update this blog on Friday with any pictures or video I can find of the event. For now, here’s a generic shot of Daytona International Speedway.
February 9th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
A local radio guy in Jacksonville, Florida (Tom McManus) has said several times on his show that he believes Tim Tebow could become one of the first true duel position NFL players. He doesn’t quite think Tim has what it takes to be a Pro Bowl caliber quarterback but just loves the intensity, strength and toughness Tim has. McManus played middle linebacker for the Jaguars back in the mid 90s and thinks Tim has potential to play at that position.
There’s no doubt that Tim can hit… in fact, more times than not he will purposely look for someone to run over rather than running out of bounds or sliding. When you’re playing linebacker you don’t have to worry about anything but tackling the opposing players. I know there is technically more to it than that, but you get the point.
So I’ve set up a poll to see how many of you think Tim Tebow could make it as a linebacker in the NFL. A team will draft Tim to be a quarterback in this league, and they’ll give him a shot… but do you think Tim could be used as like a wildcat QB and a situation linebacker? A true duel position player.
Picture it now – Tim Tebow lining up as a backer then Percy Harvin comes running a route across the middle of the field and BOOM … Tebow lights him up, flattens Percy right there on the field.
February 8th, 2010 David | Tell us what you think: 11 Comments
Super Bowl XLIV aired last night on CBS in front of millions of television viewers. The highly debated (and anticipated) Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad aired during the first set of commercial after kickoff. I had the DVR running so as soon as the commercial finished I immediately rewatched it. I couldn’t believe that this is the commercial all the Pro-Choice groups were getting all worked up over. The commercial was absolutely harmless – and quite funny too. Here it is in case you’ve missed it.
Pam Tebow showed one little picture of Tim when he was a baby. She never mentioned the word abortion, just called him a “miracle baby.” With all the hype and controversy I was expecting something a lot more graphic, serious and in your face. This seemed like a playful, quite, subtle commercial that made people smile. What is your take on the commercial?
Tim Tebow was at the Super Bowl last night and we have some pictures for you:
February 22nd, 2010 
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