Kelly pushing hard for Tebow in Buffalo
For 11 seasons, Jim Kelly was the man everyone turned to in Buffalo for answers, guiding the team to four straight Super Bowl appearances before he retired for good in 1996, bound for a permanent place in Canton at the Hall of Fame.
But after watching the Bills struggle for so long since his departure, Kelly has come back to offer up his thoughts on what ails the franchise, and unlike the rest of the rumors we’ve been focusing on as of late, they have nothing to do with who the next head coach will be.
According to Jim Corbett of USA Today, Kelly feels very strongly that Buffalo needs to scrap it’s current crop of QBs and focus on drafting one of the top three quarterbacks available in next year’s draft. Kelly even went so far as to mention Florida QB Tim Tebow by name, setting the stage for the Bills to potentially pick the uber-athletic quarterback in spite of other pressing concerns.
Obviously, Kelly does not hold an actual position within the organization and therefore his opinions are just that. But given his god-like status in Western New York and his stated desire to be a part of a new ownership group that takes the reins from the aging Ralph Wilson, you can bet that his thoughts are definitely considered by the current front office crew.
All in all, it’s yet another major story line in an otherwise forgettable season for the Bills, and one that could definitely make some waves throughout most of the off-season. As always, we’ll keep you posted.
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Too bad that most Bills fans have no idea who Tebow is and how amazing a young man he is. If they did they would be praising Kelly up and down. Tebow is EXACTLY what Buffalo needs.
Too bad most people, like you, have no idea what Buffalo fans know.
"Too bad most Bills fans have no idea who Tebow is.."???? WHAT?? I'm a Floridian and THAT statement still doesn't make any sense!!! You think the north hasn't paid attention to sporting news for the past four years??? Drinking games have been created based on the number of times his name is mentioned on a news broadcast (any sporting news broadcast)!
It's not that the Bills don't know who he is; they, like the rest of the nation, are just scepticle of Tims ability to play QB in a pro-style system. Beyond that, his personality, his purity, his drive, and atleticism are just a few positives that Tim could bring to ANY team.
id love to have tebow here!! hes got leadership qualities that lacked since kelly. id also trade lynch and draft pick to eagles for mcnabb which would let tebow polish up his game first few years.
get a decent lt in free agency, even if couldnt get a vetran QB, i heard gailey likes to run a spread offense which would fit tebow perfectly. and rumor i heard both nix and gailey like tebow so hmm..