The 2007 Heisman Trophy victor is expected to see a lot of playing time in Philadelphia’s final exhibition game on Thursday against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Barner has also been in the mix in the running game and he could end up making the roster if he contributes on special teams. That includes starting quarterback Sam Bradford and backup Mark Sanchez. The team must cut the roster to 53 players by Saturday, and Thursday is the last chance for Barkley and Tebow to show who should join Bradford and Sanchez in the quarterbacks’ meeting room this autumn. Kelly likes versatility of Tebow and while Barkley is more of a conventional backup, the team could consider keeping Tebow instead. Kelly pointed out the fact that Burton didn’t play tight end at University of Florida.
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That being said, even if Kelly was trying to turn Tebow into a two-point guy, he wouldn’t tell us.
“The first one we didn’t get enough penetration”.
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Tebow might’ve struggled on two-pointers, but he was ideal in non-two-point situations. Neither attempt ended successfully but with some more practice, having Tebow as an option in those scenarios could be a slight advantage for the team. The Redskins most certainly do not want to be on the hook for that $16 million, and there’s no way in hell any team is trading for Griffin and the contract that would come along with him. Now at times when we’ve watched Tebow (in the NFL) – and I love watching him play – he would get into a streak and a zone where he could make those pinpoint passes, but for the long haul he’s not a real accurate passer. Don’t forget they also wouldn’t have drafted Eric Rowe or Nelson Agholor and they also wouldn’t have a first or second round pick for the next couple of years. By bringing in Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, the coaching staff is pushing him to perform at a high-level right away. While it’s just the preseason, it’s promising that Bradford has looked good, as many have questioned the trade by Chip Kelly this offseason with Bradford coming off of two ACL surgeries. Tebow is 10 of 19 for 97 yards, with 50 rushing yards and one touchdown. Sanches threw for 2 for 7 passes for only 52 yards. “But maybe he’s improved his accuracy (since last time he was in the league)”. I was initially anxious that Chip Kelly would reach for extremely good athletes but not great football players after reading multiple posts about his size and speed requirements for certain positions. He was asked if that made it tough competing against Barkley. He’d run a simpler form of Kelly’s offense with fewer big plays down field, but he’d make a Philadelphia running game that already includes DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews far more lethal.
