But we already knew he could run.
Eagles coach Chip Kelly said he was impressed by the less-heralded aspect of his fourth-string quarterback’s game, after Tebow’s preseason debut included completing 6-of-12 passes for 69 yards.
“I liked how Timmy threw it,” Kelly said, via John Gonzalez of CSNPhilly.com “That’s the big concern with everybody coming in, has he really changed? He’s sequencing better. He’s got his feet underneath him. When guys ran the right routes and he had an opportunity to throw the ball, I thought he threw it really well.”
Throwing the reserve receivers under the bus in the process, it was what passes for a solid endorsement of the national curiosity, who Kelly seems determined to find a role for despite saying he’s not going to be a “gadget” player.
Aside from the receivers, Tebow was also forced to run more often than Matt Barkley, as the Eagles offensive line which took the field in the second half put him in peril more often than not.
Tebow took the game in stride (as he generally does) saying: “It’s never as good as it seems and it’s never as bad as it seems.”
That might sum up his career in a nutshell, and we saw hints of both sides yesterday. He spent the offseason working to remake his passing delivery, and on a few occasions, it appeared more fluid than it had in the past. And at other times, he missed receivers badly. So it appears the experiment will continue, but he seems to have found a patron willing to give him time to work on it.
Source: PFT.com
Author: Darin Gantt
Photo: Derik Hamilton, USA TODAY Sports
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