NFL News & Rumors: Sam Bradford Locks In Starting QB Job, Tim Tebow Moving Over To Mark Sanchez's Second Spot?
Cristian Andal | | Aug 11, 2015 04:22 AM EDT |
(Photo : Getty Images) Tim Tebow during his stint with the New England Patriots. Tebow is known for his rushing skills.
There is a lot of good news for Philadelphia Eagles fans and its head coach Chip Kelly as training camp goes underway with the team's current quarterbacks making sterling performances in practice.
NJ Advance Media's Eliot Shorr-Parks gave an analysis on how each of Kelly's four signal callers graded in their recent round of reps last weekend.
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Sam Bradford continues to be the strong starting quarterback candidate with 33 first team reps during the weekend. He seemed unaffected by his past injuries and passed 15 out of 22 and had three touchdowns and one interception, earning him a grade of "A" from Shorr-Parks.
His presumed primary backup, Mark Sanchez, also received an "A" after having 26 second team reps with three touchdowns and no interceptions while passing 14 out of 16.
Tim Tebow was reportedly continuing his vast improvement under Kelly's system and had a "B" grade on Saturday, going for 18 reps. Tebow once again showed why Kelly acquired him in April as he rushed the ball for a 20-yard touchdown, surprising the defense. His accuracy was still suspect, as he went 6 of 11.
Lastly, Matt Barkley received a "C" despite his 9 of 11, one touchdown, and one interception performance in 15 reps. It was Barkley's second interception in training camp, which proves his being error-prone.
However, ESPN indicated that of the four playmakers, Tebow had the most improvement so far and had started training camp the strongest.
Tebow was said to be becoming more and more comfortable with the system and had been making lesser and lesser mistakes in the process, which had analysts speculating that by the time the season or preseason begins, he would become Bradford's primary backup.
Kelly insisted, though, that it is a competition between his four wards. "Tim obviously has a lot of skills that other quarterbacks don't have because of his ability to run the football, but we have not delved into any of that. Right now, we are just competing and getting reps."
While Sanchez had a great weekend, Kelly's main issue about him is his consistency, as reported by SB Nation.
There were moments of excellence for the former New York Jet while in practice, but the forgettable times were also as many, which would probably make the coaching staff think twice on fielding him during actual games.
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