APShortly after making Tim Tebow their starting quarterback, the Broncos traded Brandon Lloyd to the Rams. That was probably a good move, because Lloyd has his doubts about Tebow’s ability.
Asked on ESPN 101 in St. Louis whether Tebow can be a good NFL quarterback, Lloyd said he isn’t so sure.
“I don’t know,” Lloyd said, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. “I think only time will tell with that style of play. I think it is effective last Sunday, but I just don’t know how effective that style can be over the course of long games and playing formidable opponents.”
Asked about Tebow’s mechanics, Lloyd noted that the long windup in Tebow’s throwing motion can mean the ball doesn’t get to the receiver when he’s open.
“Any delay in delivering the ball . . . just throws a monkey wrench into all the time and anything you are trying to accomplish down the field,” Lloyd said.
We’ll see if Lloyd is right about Tebow struggling against “formidable opponents” when the Lions visit Denver on Sunday.
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He throw a Jab at Miami in there too, attack him Miami fans!!!
Lloyd’s comments don’t sound angry or bitter from the trade. They sound like he saw something that a receiver doesn’t like in a QB.
My take on it is, mechanics aside, Tebow’s style of play will put him on the IR in the next few weeks.
<3 Timmy. God bless you brother
Man…don’t go out to far on that limb Brandon. You really think not having any of the proper NFL QB qualities might be a problem. Who would have thought???
Lloyd knows something about not being a formidable opponent.
The true headline of this story should be
“Brandon Lloyd: He’s just like everyone else”
Tebow is most effective when the play breaks down and he exploits running lanes that are vacated as LB’s attempt to cover backs working to get open. The key is the receivers have to break out of their route tree and come back to the ball or find gaps. The other side to that, is the defense can run him down, force an errant throw leading to a pick. He missed a wide open Eric Decker. He will need to learn to pass from the pocket, but it is too difficult at this stage … he will win some games, but risk injury…however he motivates guys and they want to play for him.
he feels this way and they traded him? color me shocked
Here is a guy who knows the game and has experience with T-Bow saying what most experts have said all along-the can’t play in the NFL.
Now we get hear nonsense about the “hate” from people who have NEVER played the game.
He’s just mad because he didn’t invent #tebowing.
What has Brandon LLoyd won?
He needs to worry about whether the McDaniels offense can work. Good luck with that.
And now you know why Lloyd was traded. And why Orton was almost traded. You better not cross Tebow or get in his way.
And the better question is what has Tebow won? That ONE SEC championship in college doesn’t exactly make him one of the biggest winners in UF history. And he cheated in HS to get on a better team. And he’s won nothing in the NFL. But go ahead and call him a champion if you want to – we can’t let the facts stand in the way of the media’s Tim Tebow love story.
Keep hating, Brandon LLLLLLoyd.
Look, Lloyd just says what he genuinely thinks. He was asked a question and he answered it. Tebow knows Lloyd is a class guy and the Denver lock room knows Lloyd is a class guy. Tebow does not mind criticism from the media or other players and deals with it extremely maturely. He’s definitely right about timing but Tebow certainly is not the only quarterback to have accuracy issues or a delayed release. The Houdini act that Tebow has going in the backfield will ultimately pay off for receivers (giving them more time to break free) once Tim becomes more comfortable with the offense. Trading a guy like Lloyd who could go up and grab anything definitely hurt though.
But they had a guy with a quicker release and better mechanics… His name was Kyle Orton… How many wins did that get them again???
Anyone?…….. Anyone?……..
I respect Brandon Lloyd, hes been on the bottom of the NFL, after his suspension for performance enhancing drugs, and now he legitimitally worked his way to being a decent starting receiver who had a spectacular year in 2010. But most importantly he played with and caught balls from Tebow. So he has a great perspective to comment from. Iam wondering why nobody has ever asked Percy Harvin this question
MDS….it must have KILLED you to call the Lions “formidable opponents”….LOL
Inconsistent performances do not, have not and never will = consistent wins.
Just because you have a severe case of man love for Tebow does not mean that criticism = hate. Love is blind.
We should start calling Tim Tebow Mit Wobet.
I am sure he would prefer the Jamarcus Russell style! at least Tebow has a brain!
Yeah…so much for Lloyd not having anything negative to say whatsoever about the Broncos…that lasted a week.
Lloyd has been on the attempted receiving end of Tebow passes. What he thinks might actually have a smidgen more credibility than the opinions of fans who have never stepped onto an NFL game field.
I know Tebow rolls with Jesus. I don’t know who Lloyd rolls with.
Brandon Lloyd must be auditioning for a job on ESPN
Unfortunately the Broncos get to play games in that cheat of a stadium so the game will end up being much closer than it would if played at sea level. Tebow is a fad, he wont be a starting QB in the NFL. Wasted pick.
Tebow should just go an beat a woman, then all the experts will love him.
Lloyd is on one of the few teams worse then the Broncos. Lloyd only cares about stats and not winning, that is the difference between he and Tebow.
Shoould I bench Lloyd in Fantasy? Oh wait I already did after wk 2..Josh Mcdaniels isnt fit for a top high school team. How hes in the Nfl is beyond me….
A running type qb can be successful to a degree, but there is always a ceiling. Tebows mechanics seem no worse than Vince Young’s or Randall Cunningham’s..
IMO he possibly could so similar things to what they did if given the opportunity. Win some games, but ultimately come up short. However he will likely not get it since his coach is a pound the run and take an occasional deep shot guy. If he can’t throw the deep ball , he will not make it with Fox.
Anyone else sick of “Tebowmania? Every time I go to a damn website his name is trending. Bowing down to take a knee is now called “Tewbowing” or some crap like that. The guy barely beat the DOLPHINS!!!
That’s ok, Tebow questions where Lloyd was his first 7 years in the NFL.
preciate it.
Tebow – maybe a wasted pick or maybe not, but
He’s 2-2 as a starter in the NFL….
How can the commissioner allow a qb with that kind of record play (said in the girliest voice I’ve ever heard). He’s so horrible, he can’t read the D, and his mechanics, and blah, blah, blah.
Quit crying over him. Some of you non-Denver fans seem a little obsessed. Let it go…….
Smash Detroit…..
This will be the last week Detroit will be called “formidable”.
Lots of good points here, like Tebow takes forever to wind up and by the time he does the receivers have leaped into the stands or ran out of the exit ramps.
He maybe was fleet of foot in college but that was college, me thinks his arse has gotten bigger since turning pro.
I wonder if he likes AJ Feeley’s mechanics.
Tebow is a throwback player to the 40′s and 50′s. He has a very different skill set but can do enough to get it done
He may not have the greatest mechanics but a good player is a good player regardless of how that definition changes over the years
This was ripe for disaster and a good thing the Broncos traded him before he blew up by only getting 3 catches a game. He clearly wasn’t coming back to Denver next year, so a 5th round pick for 10 games of service seems like a decent deal.
Lloyd said nothing new. Whether or not Tebow can be a productive NFL QB has always been a question. There has never been a QB quite like him. In college what he lacked in mechanics he made up in leadership, but does that work in the NFL?
Lloyd’s only got one kind of game – timing-based, out jump the defender. He’s not the right kind of receiver for Tebow, and everyone knew it. Cross that with his mouth and it was a good reason to trade him away. Lloyd sucks at YAC and WR screens (he had one of the worst end-arounds I’ve ever seen last season), sucks at out-physicalling, sucks at blocking downfield, and probably isn’t willing to break off a route and come back to the ball. Lloyd’s speaking from that perspective – Tebow’s the wrong kind of quarterback for him, and Lloyd’s the wrong kind of receiver for Tebow.