Matt Barkley, Tim Tebow due to play most in Eagles' preseason opener (Sunday Aug 16)

Philly.com ^ | Sunday, August 16, 2015, 3:01 AM | LES BOWEN

[11th_VA]

MARK SANCHEZ will get the start tomorrow in the preseason opener against the Colts, but Eagles coach Chip Kelly cautioned that Sanchez probably will take only a handful of snaps.

The bulk of the quarterbacking will be done by Matt Barkley and Tim Tebow, who would seem to be fighting for a single roster spot as the Eagles' third QB.

"I want to see what happens with those guys," Kelly said.

[11th_VA]

It's on National TV - 1 PM EST Sunday (tomorrow)

[SevenofNine]

What channel?? ESPN or NFL network????

[SamAdams76]

I want to see what happens to those guys too. Hopefully Tebow does not end up having to work for Amazon.com.

Not that working at Amazon.com is a bad thing but I'd rather see him slinging footballs and running about on the field for a while.

[freedumb2003]

In related news, Dan Gerberry will be 2nd C for Detroit but might line up as ILB on 3rd down situations.

Similarly, Johnny Manziel still sucks, but not as badly as Tebow.

[krunkygirl]

BKMK

[nhwingut]

NFLN

[SevenofNine]

OH OKAY I do get on Verzion FIOS

[DAC21]

Survival of he fittest. One of them is getting cut in the next couple of weeks. Barkley was a sure fir 1st rounder after his Jr year. He decided to come back because he mistakenly thought he could win the Heisman and SUC errr USC was a Nation Title contender. FAIL on so many levels. Lane Kiffen is a hack as a HC and was going nowhere with that team. Add insult to injury UCLA beat Barkley to a pulp. Next thing you know he is a 4th rounder and not far off from being out of the League.

[FatherofFive]

Next thing you know he is a 4th rounder and not far off from being out of the League.

Interesting. If Barkley has the talent, it doesn't matter where he was drafted. Look at Tom Brady. You can't blame Kiffin for his lack of NFL skill.

[11th_VA]

My bad if this is not on National TV - I thought I read that yesterday

[uncbob]

90 degrees and humid
They better be rotating players

[Sybeck1]

Go Tim!!

He still has the SECN though

[DAC21]

” Interesting. If Barkley has the talent, it doesn’t matter where he was drafted”

That’s it, he is very overrated. Carrol surrounded him with superior talent on both sides of the ball. His deficiencies are mush more glaring in the NFL

[Steven Scharf]

ESPN is showing it on NFL Network which make sense.

[pepsi_junkie]

Eagles coach Chip Kelly is the Donald Trump of football. He says and does whatever the **** he feels like without a thought to what anyone else thinks. Because of this I believe he is the only man in the NFL who would give Tebow a chance. I hope it works out for both of them.

[RonPaulLives]

I think that’s a pretty good comparison. I don’t know if I would ever vote for Chip Kelly or Donald Trump. But I do hope it works out well for Kelly and Tebow.

[DoodleDawg]

Tebow played the whole second half. Interestingly enough every snap was from the shotgun. His first series looked pretty good - 4 for 4 for about 50 yards. He moved the ball well, made several good passes, and seemed a changed man. After that it was the same old Tebow. He was 2 for 8. Even playing out of the shotgun he was sacked three times, though one was negated by a late hit penalty. He didn’t look like he was reading defenses well. He looked like a third string quarterback. A borderline third string quarterback.