If Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills offense looks good in the first couple of drives under Dorsey’s direction, maybe that will be enough for McDermott to decide to sit them on the bench for the rest of the preseason.Ĭan Isaiah Hodgins Continue Pushing for a Roster Spot? While Bills fans are likely excited about seeing their studs take the field, they also would be devastated if any were to suffer an injury. The real question will be how much the starters will play. “Josh will be hearing a new voice (OC Ken Dorsey) in his ear as well,” said Coach McDermott, “so there’s a lot we want to put into practice in a game that we’ve been practicing.” Not only that, but he’s working his butt off to be better, which is more than could be said of Paxton Lynch through his first two years in the NFL, according to some reports.A big reason for the decision to have most of the starters suit up is likely that this is the first year for new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. He still showed signs of what made him a good NFL prospect, but the league was wary of drafting him due to off-field issues throughout his time in college.īy all accounts now, Kelly has more than cleaned up his act and is not only keeping quiet off the field, he’s making noise for the right reasons, getting involved in the Denver community and making a huge difference. Many NFL Draft outlets considered him a late first-round or day two NFL Draft prospect after his brilliant 2015 season with Ole Miss, but his stock took a dip after the 2016 season in which he played injured and lost a number of very talented teammates to the NFL (Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell among them).Įxcuses aside, Kelly still played well in 2016, just not as well as he had the year prior.
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Kelly was a seventh-round pick and the final pick of the 2017 NFL Draft but he did not play like that in college.ĭue to off-field and injury concerns, Kelly nearly went undrafted but the Broncos scooped him up before he could hit the undrafted free agent market. In addition to Elway not being surprised about Kelly’s strong play in week one of the preseason, a large sect of Broncos Country was also not surprised. He deserved the chance to play with the twos this week.” It did not surprise me, the way Chad played. He was looking forward to going out and playing and chomping at the bit. He took advantage of the opportunity that he had. He’s a competitive guy, he’s played a lot of snaps and he’s instinctive. “I had a feeling he was going to play well. General manager John Elway said he was not surprised Kelly played as well as he did in the Broncos’ preseason opener. Kelly has been working hard since he got to Denver not only to get healthy but make an impression on the coaching staff and front office. The Denver Broncos have maintained that Chad Kelly’s recent promotion to the backup quarterback position was not due simply to his play in the team’s preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings.
By Sayre Bedinger 4 years ago Follow Tweetĭenver Broncos general manager John Elway was very complimentary of quarterback Chad Kelly, stating he wasn’t surprised by how well he played.
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