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Originally Posted by bhlloy
Yeah, I don't know about that. There's a pretty big difference between a 4.71 40 and a 4.45 40. Hill is genuinely a great athlete at his size...
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Tebow had an equal vertical leap and arguably displayed greater agility with a better shuttle run and much better cone drill. Tebow's 10-yard split was also better than Hill.
I found these interesting breakdowns on their relative athletic scores:
Tebow
Hill
Sure, Hill is probably the better vertical deep threat but Tebow is his equal or better everywhere else while carrying about 10 extra pounds . Tebow was actually a fairly elite level athlete based on his combine testing, particularly when compared to other quarterbacks (up around the 99th percentile for broad jump, 3 cone and 10 yard split).
Factor in a much better completion percentage and yards per attempt at the college level, leads me to believe that if the Saints had drafted Tebow and opted to employ him in a role similar to what they have done with Hill, I certainly think he could have been his equal if not far exceeded what Hill has done.