WASHINGTON — The NBA and NHL playoffs are underway, Major League Baseball is in full swing, and spring has officially sprung. 聽It鈥檚 arguably the single best moment of the year on the sports calendar, and, sorry, what was that?
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Ah. Right.
Exquisitely timed, just — the capstone on the NFL鈥檚 disaster of a year — the apogee of all distractions has reappeared. And yet, as much as the news media will obsess over his absence from the game, his , or his polarizing impact as a religious figure, Tim Tebow鈥檚 return has less to do with him and anything he stands for than it does another person: Chip Kelly.
It has already been a newsworthy offseason for Kelly. He , regarded by many as one of the best in the league, for a linebacker and salary relief. He traded for a quarterback who has he鈥檚 been in the league due to numerous injuries.
Now he鈥檚 bringing in Tebow, a quarterback whose broken throwing motion exiled him from the sideline to television duties. Mind you, the Eagles already have three quarterbacks. Even if House has worked miracles and rectified Tebow鈥檚 throwing motion, what would Kelly want with yet another signal caller? Especially another quarterback from this dismal list?
Lowest Total QBR Since 2010 Minimum 30 Games
Tim Tebow 33.4
Geno Smith 35.7
Chad Henne 36.9
Mark Sanchez 40.4
Sam Bradford 40.7— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross)
Some people , proving that he can do something even the great Bill Belichick couldn鈥檛. that Tebow , either positively or negatively.
Deadspin鈥檚 Drew Magary . Chip Kelly was well-known for his steamroller of an offensive attack at Oregon, which frequently went for two rather than simply kicking the extra point. With , could Kelly be hedging on the importance of the extra, extra point? Considering that Tebow was most effective in college in short yardage situations around the goal line, this is not that far-fetched a theory.
Tebow has completed 20 passes just once in his career. In the 14 games he has attempted at least 10 passes, he has completed better than 50 percent of them just three times. But in his 14 starts, he averaged nearly 60 yards per game on the ground, at better than 5.6 yards per carry. And if anyone can find a way to integrate a formerly successful dual threat quarterback into his mad scientist system, it鈥檚 Kelly.
Meanwhile, despite owning the number 5 overall pick, 15 slots ahead of Philadelphia, Washington doesn鈥檛 have half as many rumors about potentially drafting Marcus Mariota (another quarterback!) swirling around them as the Eagles do.
If nothing else, Kelly seems to be well-positioned to steal the Redskins鈥� long-standing title of 鈥淐hampions of the Offseason.鈥� Right?
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