I'm the biggest Fitz homer there is - and even I would say probably not. However, they really are different players.

Tebow actually was a QB who could run, and run well. He threw for 9800+ yards and 95 TDs, and ran for 3100+ yards and 62 TDs in high school in 3 seasons. He was already a QB legend before committing to UF - I know, I had to watch the weekly Tebow love fest on the Jacksonville news every week. They covered him like he played for the Jags. And as noted in the thread, he was surrounded by 4 & 5 star talent.

Fitz was a long-shot project that Dan took a flier on. He was an All-Region WR as a JR, and back up QB in a Triple-Option system, who went to summer camps to learn to play QB for his Senior season. He ran for almost 1,500 yards his senior year and only thew 74 passes for 766 yards and 12 TDs. The fact that this kid worked himself to the level he has, and beat out 3 other more experienced guys to take over the team in 2016 is unreal, and is virtually unprecedented. People say Dak was raw - but Dak was a polished, experienced QB compared to where Fitz was when he walked on campus. Dak had almost 5,000 yards passing in high school and 66 TDs, and had won a State Title.

Our fans think because he hasn't advanced further then he has means that he doesn't work, or hasn't put time in, or is a bad leader. I call BS on that. No way the guy gets to where he is right now without working his ass off. A guy who had thrown less then 100 in game passes comes in as a sophomore and almost single-handedly saves a season going in the shitter in 2016 - beating out 3 other guys - gets there by working his ass off. A guy who, if it hadn't been for a cheap shot probably leads us to a 10 win season last year (no way we lose to OM if Nick doesn't break his ankle), gets there by working his ass off. A guy who comes back from a career threatening injury to get back on the field and learn an entirely new offense, gets there by working his ass off. The kid may be a little immature, may listen to his girlfriend a little too much, may carry himself in a way that rubs some people wrong, may like to party (like every other MSU QB - I saw Sleepy at the Landing many Thursday nights). But, name me any other QB in the country who has come from where Fitz did and has accomplished as much.