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Bad luck has a lot to do with Chad Kelly's high interception total

The growing national perception of Chad Kelly is a hand-me-down of last year's Good Bo, Bad Bo narrative: a capricious gunslinger who's prolific arm talent is handcuffed to his proclivity for throwing interceptions in bunches. A cursory glance at his 2015 stat line tells you why that narrative exists: Swag leads the SEC in touchdowns, yards and completions ... but his 12 interceptions in nine games is also a league-high (which he shares with Vandy's Johnny McCrary).

But here's the problem with that narrative: five of those 12 picks had more to do with bad luck than bad decisions.