Despite his status as a proud University of Tennessee alum, count Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning amongst Tim Tebow's many fans. If Manning hard his way with the Colts scouting department it sounds like the Florida Gator standout, who was picked apart at the Senior Bowl because of his quirky throwing motion and struggles reading defenses, would be high on the Indianapolis' prospect list for the 2010 draft.
The Colts are in need of a decent backup quarterback considering Curtis Painter, a rookie selected in the sixth-round out of Purdue, will serve as Manning's backup in Super Bowl XLIV because of Jim Sorgi's season-ending hamstring injury.
"I think he's going to have a good NFL career. I certainly would be careful putting odds against him," said Manning, who is completing his 12th season. "The guy is competitive. A guy with his kind of strength and character, any NFL team would be lucky to have Tebow as a quarterback. Not any other position but quarterback."
The Colts could use a young, promising quarterback to groom as Manning's possible successor, and most talent evaluators are convinced Tebow needs a season or two to adjust to the NFL game.
According to Manning, the Colts could get some use out of him immediately.
"With all the problems we've had on third-and-1, fourth-and-1, short yardage, I'd take him in a heartbeat. He's probably 100 percent in his career on converting those," Manning said. "I've seen him make a lot of [NFL] throws. He's done a lot of damage to Tennessee over the years. I'm not disappointed to see him graduate from the University of Florida."
"I think he's going to have a good NFL career. I certainly would be careful putting odds against him," said Manning, who is completing his 12th season. "The guy is competitive. A guy with his kind of strength and character, any NFL team would be lucky to have Tebow as a quarterback. Not any other position but quarterback."
The Colts could use a young, promising quarterback to groom as Manning's possible successor, and most talent evaluators are convinced Tebow needs a season or two to adjust to the NFL game.
According to Manning, the Colts could get some use out of him immediately.
"With all the problems we've had on third-and-1, fourth-and-1, short yardage, I'd take him in a heartbeat. He's probably 100 percent in his career on converting those," Manning said. "I've seen him make a lot of [NFL] throws. He's done a lot of damage to Tennessee over the years. I'm not disappointed to see him graduate from the University of Florida."
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