Most of you guys may be too young to remember him, but Tebow reminds me a lot of Nolan Cromwell. He was a quick physical All-American QB for Kansas back in the mid 70's. He ran the wishbone like OU did. And he was a great runner and fair passer. Nobody thought he would make it in the NFL. But he ended up being an all pro defensive back for the Rams. Tebow is a pretty big athletic kid. And this can get your foot in the door in the NFL. I wouldn't completely rule out a position on defense if he doesn't cut it as a QB. Personally, with the competetive drive that he has, if I was a team owner I would be looking for a position for him in some capacity, whether it be offense, defense or special teams, which is a position into itself when it comes to the NFL.
Bart Starr was drafted by the Green Bay Packers out of Alabama during the 15th round.
Brett Favre was drafted in the 8th or 9th round out of Southern Mississippi. None were destined to go anywhere in the NFL (we all know the rest). I guess being one of the "Mavericks" helped, (Brett & Bart).
You never can tell what triggers ultimate stardom in professionl sports(football); the Bears invested a lot of money (and time) in Rex Grossman, it looks like he isn't going to make it (he is still on the roster), barely.
We all know a lot of very good football players over the years that didn't make it professionally (two that always comes to mind is Tony Mandarich, Heissman winner out of Michigan St. with the Packers and Ron Dane, "all-everything" out of Wisconsin including the Heissman winner with the Giants).
It is "chemistry" (luck,timing etc.); it is hard to put your finger on. Eli and Tony? (who woud've thought) out of Ole Miss and Delaware yet these guys would be approaching stardome if in fact, they aren't there already . It's a spectulative process with a lot of unknowns and then, all of a sudden, an NFL "great" appears right in front of us.
John Elway had his detractors out of Stanford (he played for "daddy" and refused to play for a "looser" when he was originally drafted); he'll end up in the hall of fame. That "pretty boy" out of Notre Dame named "Joe" fooled everyone when he played for the Forty Niners. He [is] in the hall of fame. You never can tell.
Brett Favre was drafted in the 8th or 9th round out of Southern Mississippi. None were destined to go anywhere in the NFL (we all know the rest). I guess being one of the "Mavericks" helped, (Brett & Bart).
You never can tell what triggers ultimate stardom in professionl sports(football); the Bears invested a lot of money (and time) in Rex Grossman, it looks like he isn't going to make it (he is still on the roster), barely.
We all know a lot of very good football players over the years that didn't make it professionally (two that always comes to mind is Tony Mandarich, Heissman winner out of Michigan St. with the Packers and Ron Dane, "all-everything" out of Wisconsin including the Heissman winner with the Giants).
It is "chemistry" (luck,timing etc.); it is hard to put your finger on. Eli and Tony? (who woud've thought) out of Ole Miss and Delaware yet these guys would be approaching stardome if in fact, they aren't there already . It's a spectulative process with a lot of unknowns and then, all of a sudden, an NFL "great" appears right in front of us.
John Elway had his detractors out of Stanford (he played for "daddy" and refused to play for a "looser" when he was originally drafted); he'll end up in the hall of fame. That "pretty boy" out of Notre Dame named "Joe" fooled everyone when he played for the Forty Niners. He [is] in the hall of fame. You never can tell.
I saw Elway when he beat OU his last year of college. He was unbelieveable and I was not surprised when he went on to NFL stardom.
In Montana's last game (the Cotton Bowl) there was an ice covered field and ND got way behind. He brought them from way back to the point that he was throwing game winning potential touchdowns into the endzone at the end of the game. The difference is that ESPN and other TV networks did not have the expansive communication tools back then.
If you never saw Mike Ditka play in college it was because he was never on TV. Now Hype abounds and throw in the internet anybody can be a household word (or name) in the snap of your fingers. Tebow may well make it as a QB or in some other capacity. I think most of the barbs being thrown around (especially here) is the way some of the Floridians are so sensitive about Tebow and do not understand why eveyone does not idolize him like they do. I am from Oklahoma and I am not even sure Bradford deserved the Heisman. So be it. He seems to be wearing it well and I don't think it will change him much if any. Making it in the NFL can never take away anyones accomplishments at the college level. To me what Roger Staubach did was unbelievable. Go and do his Navy time and then return to the NFL and excel.
I thought Brett Favre was a 2nd Round Pick because my hometown team drafted him (Atlanta) He was known as Buckhead Brett as a rookie down here because he would stay at bars most nights drinking until the late hours. Buckhead is the nightlife area in North Atlanta and was the same place Ray Lewis had his incident.
I remember when Elway came to Norman on a rainy day and beat us. Most of the good QB's that have come to Norman, our defense has chewed up and spit out. But the two best performaces I saw against OU was Elway, and Nolan Cromwell in 1975. I was in the stands the day Cromwell singlehandily broke OU's two and a half year winning streak.
As for Bradford, I don't think that winning the Heisman will mean much in the grand scheme of things. If he has a bad season next year, the Heisman will be a distant memory, and his draft status will go way down. In my opinion he threw away millions of dollars by deciding to stay another year. I don't see OU getting better in the next couple of years. And with the amount of players they'll be losing in 2010, they better have one hell of an outstanding recruiting class.
You are absolutely correct,
my mistake; Brett Favre was drafted (by Atlanta) in the 2nd round (33rd) over all out of So. Miss. Eventually, his prospects must have appeared dim (at least from Atlanta's perspective). I guess that is why they traded him or they felt he couldn't handle the "Buckhead" district being so close by.
my mistake; Brett Favre was drafted (by Atlanta) in the 2nd round (33rd) over all out of So. Miss. Eventually, his prospects must have appeared dim (at least from Atlanta's perspective). I guess that is why they traded him or they felt he couldn't handle the "Buckhead" district being so close by.
