Kelly correctly believes are only two ways to get a franchise quarterback: draft one, or acquire one when he's coming off of an injury and his stock is low.
"We looked at everything, and we knew we weren’t going to pick No. 1 or No. 2. So, and I’ve said it before, if you’re not going to pick one or two, how do you go get a quarterback?" Kelly said. "Peyton Manning switched teams because of an injury. Drew Brees switched teams because of an injury. So we went down that path."
Kelly believes Bradford can have similar success now in a new environment.
Kelly isn't too concerned with Bradford being skittish after injury. "That’s happened, but I’ve also seen quarterbacks like Drew Brees come back with 25 staples in his shoulder and everybody said he would never play again," Kelly said. "You don’t know. But that’s a risk we were willing to take. You know it’s a risk, but it was a risk we were willing to take."
I hope Kelly's wrong, but you can't fault his approach.
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Manning/Brees also only had one injury they were recovering from. Bradford's had 2-3 major injuries and hasn't played since October 20, 2013. That's almost 2 calendar years without a meaningful game.
A better comp would be Carson Palmer, but Bradford was never even on that level as a prospect and his pre-injury numbers fall well short of what Palmer did. Palmer's had some solid years post-injuries, but even the best of those years would only rank him as an above average QB probably in the 12-15 range. I think that's Bradfords ceiling at this point.
Miami has suffered for 10 years after choosing Culpepper over Brees.
Bradford had his moments in St Louis but geez. This is going to be epic if they fall flat or he gets hurt.
By the way, we Giants fans will be having to deal with this issue once Eli departs, which is probably 5-8 years. Something to file away for future reference.
His last full season in St. Louis he completed about 60% of his passes, threw for 3700+ yards with 21 TD and 13 INT. He was on pace for even better numbers the following year before getting injured just under half way through the year.
I hate the Eagles, and I hope he doesn't pan out for them, but Sam Bradford is a better quarterback than he gets credit for.
You run up to the line, have the ball snapped, and throw to a pre-determined spot.
No audibles. No snap counts. No chess match at the line of scrimmage.
You really could make the arguement that putting a QB like Peyton Manning in that offense, and you'd be under utilizing him.
I can't see an offense like that winning anything at crunch time.
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What the hell does that mean?
Instead he's gambling on one of the most injured QB's in recent memory who never proved he was a franchise guy when he was healthy. Guys like Kelly eventually think they're so much smarter than everyone that they outsmart themselves. To me that's what the igglets off season has been all about.
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Its a gamble he was willing to take. I don't think Kelly was sold on Foles as a QB.
Sanchez is a good backup.
I just think that this will be the year the Eagles finally have injuries and it will really hurt them much like injuries have crushed us the last 2.5 years.
Again its a gamble, and it will be one of the most interesting things to watch this preseason and into the regular season. They also have protections in that trade where they get picks back from the Rams if Bradford doesn't play. It was a good trade for both sides IMO as Bradford gets a change of scenery and the Rams were done hoping the guy could stay on the field. At the moment, every starting QB in the NFC East has had more success than Bradford.
Bradford had his moments in St Louis but geez. This is going to be epic if they fall flat or he gets hurt.
Eskin would blow chip kelly on national TV wearing a bow tie if it meant a 1pt increase in his ratings. Total fucking clown
Chip Kelly was a great innovative college coach but he's treatedike he's Bill B by a lot of he media and fans. No NC and Philly excelled when the NFC east has been down. Sorry if I can't crown him infallible. He's dumped his best players. We will see how his system works with two years of NFL film on it despite the QB
Did Kelly actually say that? Does he ever listen to himself on tape?
My problem is that Murray has an injury history too. Either one is fine. Couple them together and you are rolling the dice too much with too much of your cap space. The chickens will come home to roost at some point.
And we all know how that worked out..
And we all know how that worked out..
I like and respect Andy Reid, even if I hated his teams in Philly. IMO Reid got railroaded into Vick.