This seems to be the theme of the Tebow naysayers.  Yeah, he’s good but he’s had such a disappointing year.  Not sure how 11-0 in the SEC can be considered a disappointment, but I understand that his numbers haven’t been as “out of this world” as they have been in previous seasons.  You know what?  It was planned this way from the beginning of the season and the Gators may be a better TEAM than they were last year.

Florida lost their two leading receivers from last year and both are now playing on Sundays.  I’m not sure you can overemphasize how big a loss Percy Harvin was.  He was a once in a decade skill player, which is being demonstrated by the fact that he’s the current favorite to win the NFL Rookie of the Year award.  Carl Moore and Andre Debose were lost before the season ever started.  Deonte Thompson has a ton of raw skill, but has not developed into a “go to” guy yet.  That basically left Riley Cooper and Aaron Hernandez and some very young and very raw receivers to try to fill out Florida’s four and five receivers sets.  Step into Urban Meyer’s shoes…you have ridiculous skill and speed, but not much experience on the outside.  What do you do?  You focus on your option offense and lean on your senior quarterback.  The result?  Florida has the ninth ranked rushing offense in the country…ahead of Alabama.

What do you want from your quarterback in this different system?

You want him to be a team player and not be disappointed that his stats may not be comparable to previous years.  Check.

You want him to efficiently distribute the ball.  13 players have run the ball for Florida this year.  The team averages over 5.4 yards per carry.  The three main ball carriers after Tebow all average over 6.0 YPC.

You want him to win.  11-0 so far says it all.

You want him to be efficient when you pass the ball.  To determine that, let’s compare Tebow to the only other quarterback who is still considered a candidate for the trophy, Colt McCoy.

Tebow has a better passer rating, more yards per attempt and a virtually identical yards per play average.  He has a significantly higher touchdown percentage, a lower interception percentage and more total touchdowns.  He also did it against much better pass defenses.

Oh, and he’s also run for over 700 yards this season.

What a disappointment.