Tim Tebow or Matt Ryan as the Best NFL Prospect
Looking at the Heisman race as well as next years NFL draft, there is a subtle debate going on among fans and scouts as to the best college quarterback. Looking at the first 8 games of the season there are really only two top contenders, Tim Tebow of Florida and Matt Ryan of Boston College.
These two studs have shown incredible talent, ability and leadership in each of their contests of the season. However, if I were an NFL GM and had to pick one to lead a franchise, at this moment I would have to chose Mr. Matt Ryan.
Comparing the two quarterbacks statistically, Tim Tebow actually grades out higher than Ryan. He has a higher completion %, higher TD to interception ratio, and most impressively a higher passer rating (an awe dropping 176.3). You would have to say if Tebow continues to have such amazing numbers it would be ridiculous not select him as the best NFL prospect and college QB. The problem however, is no matter how incredible your stats may be the true measure of QB lies within how that statistics compare in the “Big games”. This is where Matt Ryan shines.
In every game where Boston College needed to rely on its QB to lead the team to victory Matt delivered each time. Against Wake Forest and Georgia Tech he came up huge. Of course, there is not much more than can be said what Matt did against the Hokie defense in the last 4 minutes at Virginia Tech. Sadly for Tebow the same can’t e said. In each of Florida’s 3 losses this season Tim had season lows in passer rating and passing yards. What was more discouraging, Tim never was able to lead his team down the field and give them an opportunity to win. That to me tells you more about the character of a top rated QB than passing stats and touchdowns.
Although there are a lot of games yet to be played, and there is much yet to be proven by Matt Ryan for the rest of the season. But right now at this moment if I had to pick one college QB to run the 2 minute drill and lead my team to the winning score I would take the Boston College QB hands down.
