Tebow just not good enough, Chip says

Chip Kelly did the NFL one better on Saturday, cutting the Eagles' roster to 52 rather than 53 men, the most high profile name to be spliced from the record being quarterback Tim Tebow.

Not that the Eagles will be going without a third quarterback. It'll just be anyone except Tebow.

"We're not done," he said. "We'll look and see what happens with the waiver wire and whether we add a quarterback to the active roster or to the practice squad, but we'll have a third quarterback in here."

Kelly said the Eagles don't have any particular addition in mind after dealing Matt Barkley to the Cardinals for a conditional pick next year and showing Tebow the door for free. Though the coach thought the latter had improved in many ways, it wasn't enough to make the cut.

Tebow had already spent two years away from the game before spending the offseason with quarterback guru Tom House. His throwing motion had improved, but his overall technique didn't match what Kelly had in mind.

"Tim's really progressed but we didn't feel like he was good enough to be the three right now," Kelly said. "He just needs to get out there and get more reps. He just needs to get more playing time. He needs to get out there and get actual reps. I think he's done a ton on his own from an individual basis, but it's about playing the game and taking the next step."

The thing is, there might not be another NFL team thinking of offering the path for the next step to be taken. Perhaps no coach or scheme was more suited to giving Tebow his best chance than Chip Kelly and his playbook. The fact that Kelly didn't see enough in him may convince other teams to think the same.