Kelly explains why he did not try to keep QB change a secret from Bills
Oct 13, 2016 at 11:15 AM
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SANTA CLARA Coach Chip Kelly told his quarterbacks of the change on Tuesday. Shortly thereafter, he announced the change when he spoke with the media.Kelly said on Thursday that there was no benefit from trying to keep a secret from the Buffalo Bills until late in the week.We live in a society where there are no secrets, Kelly said on Thursday. So if Colin took all the reps with the ones Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, somebodys mole would tell you whos taking all the reps.
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