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First Brady Quinn, Now Tim Tebow: Victims of Circumstance

December 16, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

It's really sad how business in the NFL is run.
There are some players, in my opinion, that have a shot at becoming something special; players that have that need, that drive, that thing we call intangibles—the one thing that scouts can't measure.
Two of those players that I'm talking about are Brady Quinn and Tim Tebow.
Coming out of Notre Dame, Brady Quinn was hailed as the next great QB. His work ethic is unmeasured, his athletic ability is very impressive (especially for a QB), and his accuracy is deadly.  
How does a player like Quinn, who was the face of the 2007 draft, fall so far from grace?
I believe one of the pitfalls that some of these players suffer from is going to a team in transition—or rather, a team in transition under a clueless front office.  
In Quinn's case, the Browns decided to let him watch and learn from Derek Anderson, the starter. However, Anderson wound up playi...

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