Denver Broncos: Chad Kelly is going to have to prove himself
There have been so many questions about Chad Kelly this offseason for the Denver Broncos. The reality is, he has to prove himself on the field…
There’s been a ton of talk about the Denver Broncos’ quarterback already this offseason, but one name that has been getting brought up more and more lately is Chad Kelly.
The last pick of the 2017 NFL Draft spent the entire year getting healthy after a variety of injuries at the back end of his collegiate career at Ole Miss.
The Jets have now jumped up ahead of the Broncos in the 2018 NFL Draft, solidifying themselves a spot in the top three selections and raising questions about the Broncos’ ability to get a signal caller with their top five pick.
Many are now wondering whether or not Kelly can be the answer for the Broncos, or why they wouldn’t just simply develop him instead of a top five pick.
Though I have been one of the biggest advocates of Kelly up to this point, there’s no point in really speculating whether or not he can be an eventual answer at the position for the Broncos until we see him perform on the field.
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Whether that’s in practice or in exhibition games, we have not yet seen Kelly against fellow NFL players at full speed. That’s just a reality.
As good as I thought Kelly was in college and as clutch as he was in some big games, we have no evidence yet that he can do it at the professional level. The key for anyone who has high hopes for Kelly is to exercise patience and let him prove himself when given a chance to do so in a practice setting, at the very least.
Kelly, to me, has all the tools to be a good quarterback in the NFL, but we have to see them all in action.
At the very least, I feel like Kelly is going to be able to push some of the other quarterbacks in Denver now that he’s fully healthy. I think it’s pretty obvious that he loves the game of football, and I love the fact that he’s now got a chip on his shoulder after nearly going undrafted last year.
He’s got something to prove, and last time that was the case, he did some really nice things at Ole Miss.
I will be excited to see Kelly perform, but until we see him throw a pass in practice, there’s no reason or justification for anointing him the next quarterback of the Denver Broncos.