Kelly: Never Look Back

It's a presumption to assume Chad Kelly will be the starter, but it's one that most of the experts have already made. Still, Ryan Buchanan and DeVante Kincade will be given every opportunity to win the job. One would have to think their chemistry with the team and experience in Freeze's system would give them an edge over Kelly. 

But it is hard to ignore Chad Kelly's talent and pedigree. 

During spring practice Freeze said that he hadn't seem arm strength like Kelly's since he had been at Ole Miss. 

"(Kelly's) arm strength is pretty dang good. He puts it out there and he gets the right amount of air under it," Freeze said. "We threw some good deep balls with him today. He throws a good deep ball. Chad's arm is a little stronger than we're used to."

Arm strength obviously isn't everything, but with receivers like Treadwell and Stringfellow running the field, it's a big thing. 

Here's a Commercial Appeal story on Kelly and the quarterback competition. LINK