There's no doubt that Tebow's passing accuracy has been spotty at
times. At the end of the day, though, he has consistently outplayed the
other team's quarterbacks. The problem is that most analysts are limited
in their ability to analyze and compare quarterbacks with anything more
concrete than the old eye test. Or they look at stats that simply do
not matter at the end of the day, such as passing yards, and can't
figure out how Tebow is winning games. ...
Enter Cold, Hard Football Facts.com's Real Quarterback Rating, which we
introduced over the summer and which has quickly proven itself the most
important indicator in football outside of final score. ...
Tebow's Broncos are winning because he consistently outperforms the
opposing quarterback when you take into account all aspects of
production: passing, running, sacks, total touchdowns, interceptions and
fumbles. In fact, he consistently outperforms them by a wide margin. ...
There are two underlying reasons why Tebow is so effective, two reasons
that explain his impressive Real Quarterback Rating week after week.
1. He gets the ball in the end zone more often than any QB in football today
2. He protects the football better than any QB in football today
...
Career percentage of touches that result in a TD:
Tim Tebow -- 6.0 percent
Aaron Rodgers -- 5.7 percent
Peyton Manning -- 5.5 percent
Tom Brady -- 5.1 percent
Drew Brees -- 4.7 percent
John Elway -- 3.9 percent
