Notes from Shanahan interview at owners' meeting

[tryfuhl]

liked what he saw from Tebow, will look at top 4 QB's in person

comments on Tebow:

"I like everything about him" ..."I just think he’s something that’s very special”

"brings everything to the table... he’s just an off-the-chart guy. Those guys don’t come around all the time."

said some nice stuff about Bradford and Clausen

OT change is good, cool with it applying to regular season

wants Portis to report somewhere around 210 as opposed to the 220'ish that he was last year


Rick Maese (RickMaese) on Twitter

[Audi]

I hope Mike Shanahan knows what he's doing. The draft isn't a sure thing, but some of his picks make you wonder if he's trying to prove he's a genius. Like Maurice Clarett. If he likes Tebow, I hope it's for some actual real rational reasons.

[MTK]

I don't see taking someone like Clarett as MS trying to prove he's a genius as much as he's just not afraid to roll the dice sometimes.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I don't see taking someone like Clarett as MS trying to prove he's a genius as much as he's just not afraid to roll the dice sometimes.

yeah & he had picks to roll the dice with. That's not the case here w/only 5 picks in his first draft. I would think he plays it safe for the most part w/the #4 pick, but he won't be scared to take TEbow if he wants in the 2nd.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

yeah & he had picks to roll the dice with. That's not the case here w/only 5 picks in his first draft. I would think he plays it safe for the most part w/the #4 pick, but he won't be scared to take TEbow if he wants in the 2nd.

I don't think anybody should be afraid to take him in round 2. Hell I'm not convinced someone won't roll the dice on him late in the 1st.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I don't think anybody should be afraid to take him in round 2. Hell I'm not convinced someone won't roll the dice on him late in the 1st.

This is not the same kid that played in college.He has a whole new throwing motion,not a fan and Matty I think a #2 is to high for him.NFL defense's are just to fast for this guy.

[BleedBurgundy]

There's some things to be concerned with drafting Tebow, but character and effort will not be issues.

[SmootSmack]

I don't think the interest in Tebow is legit...but I guess stranger things have happened

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't think the interest in Tebow is legit...but I guess stranger things have happened

It can't be. He simply has too many holes to warrant a 2nd round draft pick. It's the media hyping this guy up cause he changed his throwing motion. Big deal. He's in a t-shirt tossing the ball around. I really hope we're not looking at taking this guy. Let someone else fall for this nonsense.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

It can't be. He simply has too many holes to warrant a 2nd round draft pick. It's the media hyping this guy up cause he changed his throwing motion. Big deal. He's in a t-shirt tossing the ball around. I really hope we're not looking at taking this guy. Let someone else fall for this nonsense.

I agree with this. He may turn out to be awsome but even with all the media talking about him, people like Casserly are throwing out the warning that he will do fine up until teams decide to throw pressure at him cause all QB's have a tendency to revert back to their original form when under pressure and scrambling for their life vs. sitting in the pocket and making sure he's using the right technique. Their not saying anything bad about him just pointing out that with a QB like him other teams will bring pressure all day cause they know he won't have time to think about all the fine tuning and will simply start using his longer throwing motion which will give the DE's a chance at swating the ball loose.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

I agree with this. He may turn out to be awsome but even with all the media talking about him, people like Casserly are throwing out the warning that he will do fine up until teams decide to throw pressure at him cause all QB's have a tendency to revert back to their original form when under pressure and scrambling for their life vs. sitting in the pocket and making sure he's using the right technique. Their not saying anything bad about him just pointing out that with a QB like him other teams will bring pressure all day cause they know he won't have time to think about all the fine tuning and will simply start using his longer throwing motion which will give the DE's a chance at swating the ball loose.

To me, that just means that Tim Tebow may need a little more time to develop as an NFL QB. Many repetitions of doing things the "right" way until the new way feels natural to him.

The reason he might warrant a second round pick is his upside. Just look at what he accomplished against top competition. He is a fierce competitor and a winner. He finds ways to get the job done. For example, he is able to shake off tacklers in the pocket and then move around and find receivers downfield. He reminds me of of Big Ben in that respect.

We know that he won't be overmatched physically, he's coachable, he won't be outworked, and he's a leader. There are a lot of positives in Tebow to justify his selection in the second round of the draft.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't think the interest in Tebow is legit...but I guess stranger things have happened

You'd know better than I would but neither do I. When you comment on his character and drive you have to speak positively. However, I would not be surprised if we were trying to boost his draft stock to convince a team to take him earlier so that we either 1) get our 2nd round guy that we want or 2) convince a team to wait till the 2nd round or later to pick up a guy to free an opportunity for ourselves

[Player_HTTR]

Could be just building value for our second round pick, but Mattyk is not the first to say that he might not make it out of the first. I think it was Gil Brandt, at least it was somone on Siriur NFL Radio that does know alot more about football than I.

[celts32]

Unless you are of the belief that Shanny like Campbell long term then there is no way a Tebow pick makes sense. He is more likely looking for a QB that can get on the field sooner.

[tootergray34]

Tebow is going to go in the first...book it.