Eagles to hire Chip Kelly

[broncos SB2010]

His system can work with that team. Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy, Bryce Brown, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and Brent Celek. That's a lot of speed, even for a NFL team. He just has to fix that o-line on offense. Defense is another story however.

Kelly seems to like Foles. Their 2 teams played each other in college so Kelly knew what he was getting with Foles. I would bet his system changes a little and Vick is still gone.

From Rotoworld:

New Eagles coach Chip Kelly revealed at his introductory press conference that he's a "huge fan" of QB Nick Foles.
"We hit him as many times as we could hit someone and he kept getting up," said Kelly. "He's tough, people don't understand how important that is." Asked about his preference for a running QB, Kelly added, "I'll say this: there's perception and reality. Perception is we run our quarterback all the time. Reality is that's not the case." Kelly explained that there's "nothing that's on the board, there's nothing that's off the board" regarding Michael Vick. Although Kelly is still in the process of evaluating personnel and watching film, it certainly appears that he's higher on Foles than Vick.

[one5beast]

perfect fit. love the hire.

[beastlyskronk]

His system can work with that team. Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy, Bryce Brown, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and Brent Celek. That's a lot of speed, even for a NFL team. He just has to fix that o-line on offense. Defense is another story however.

[BroncoFanBoy]

I thought for sure that he was staying at Oregon. I bet a lot of Duck fans will now root against him.

Bad hire. I bet Charlie is happy the Browns weren't dumb enough to hire him.

[Bronco51]

1st off I have no problem with what Brian Kelly did. The goal in life is to get paid and improve your families lifestyle. He did that.

2. I think Chip Kelly probably attempted the same exact thing. His goal was to say I'm leaving for the NFL hoping Oregon would boost his contract. When he didn't get what he wanted from an NFL team he said I'm staying. He was probably in contract negotiations with Oregon and thought he would get what he wanted. Talks probably fell apart and he flipped them the bird and said I'm out of here. That's all conjecture on my part but I could easily see that being what happened. Making him no different than Brian Kelly.

I think it might be because there are some looming NCAA sanctions for the program. I am not positive about that, but heard they might be in a tiny bit of trouble with the NCAA. So a move to the pros now would save him from living with those sanctions.

[Bronco51]

It may be an exciting move, but definitely not a smart one.

That offense will absolutely not translate to the NFL, and look for the Eagles to lead the league in turnovers and yards lost on offense. It's going to get ugly for them.

He is a good coach. He will know what he needs to do in the NFL. It's not like he is only going to run the Oregon offense. It is a very smart move by the Eagles. They will be just fine.

[BroncoFanNC]

If Oregon wins the BCS title this year — they are my pick to do so, though they have suffered a number of tough injuries on defense — I'm certain that Chip Kelly will be coaching next season in the NFL. Those who know Kelly well say it's "inevitable," and his name, along with his friend Jon Gruden's, will be at the top of nearly every NFL coaching search. But despite all his success, there are those who still like to label his offense a gimmick, or, more practically, wonder if it's possible to run a spread offense in the NFL, given the beating a quarterback might endure.

This misunderstands Kelly's attack. "I look for a quarterback who can run and not a running back who can throw. I want a quarterback who can beat you with his arm," Kelly explained at a coaches clinic in the spring of 2011, emphatically adding, "We are not a Tim Tebow type of quarterback team. I am not going to run my quarterback 20 times on power runs."

The numbers back him up. Marcus Mariota is third on Oregon's team in rushing, but he's far, far behind Barner and Thomas. In 2011, the Ducks finished the year fifth in the nation in rushing yards per game and ended with more than 4,000 on the year. Only 206 of those came from quarterback Darron Thomas. Compare that with Tebow, who led Florida in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in each of the three seasons he was the starting quarterback in Urban Meyer's spread-option offense.

Kelly explained that he merely needs a quarterback who, if the defense "forces" him to run, "can do it effectively." Although this rules out some of the NFL's best quarterbacks — from Peyton Manning to Tom Brady — it doesn't mean that his offense requires Cam Newton or RG3. Every year, the high school and college ranks are producing more and more quarterbacks who aren't utterly devoid of athleticism.4

Time will undoubtedly tell whether Kelly's offense can work in the NFL, but my vote is that it will. It would require Kelly finding the right players, but a Chip Kelly–coached NFL team would win for the same reasons that the Chip Kelly–coached college team wins. Behind the speed, the spread, the Daft Punk helmets, and the flashy uniforms, Oregon ultimately wins with old-fashioned, fundamental, run-it-up-the-gut football. I think everyone, even fans of the spread offense, can appreciate that.

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Not a bad little article on his spread offense.

[BroncoFanNC]

Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens says he’s thrilled that Chip Kelly has spurned NFL teams to remain the coach of the Ducks. But Mullens says he fully expects to have more NFL teams go after Kelly in the future.

“If we’re winning 11, 12, 13, 14 games, it’s something we’ll deal with,” Mullens told the Oregonian.

Kelly turned down the Buccaneers last year and then returned to Oregon this year despite reports that the Browns and Eagles had both identified him as their top choice. Mullens said he feels lucky to have a coach who’s good enough to leave for the NFL, but chooses to stay in college.

“Obviously, we’re ecstatic that Coach Kelly decided to remain at the University of Oregon,” Mullens said. “We’ve had unprecedented success over the last four years and that’s a tribute to his innovative style.”

Mullens said Oregon was in the early stages of a plan to find Kelly’s successor, a plan he’s glad not to implement.

“But as I said all along to everyone, our No. 1 priority was to retain Chip Kelly,” Mullens said. “He’s a special coach; the best in football, in our opinion.”

If so, the best coach in football will be at Oregon in 2013. But maybe not beyond.

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That was written 8 days ago haha.

[CoryWinget81]

The Eagles would be well served to hold 4 active QBs on the roster at all times if Kelly intends on running his system in the NFL.

[DoomTrooper]

1st off I have no problem with what Brian Kelly did. The goal in life is to get paid and improve your families lifestyle. He did that.

2. I think Chip Kelly probably attempted the same exact thing. His goal was to say I'm leaving for the NFL hoping Oregon would boost his contract. When he didn't get what he wanted from an NFL team he said I'm staying. He was probably in contract negotiations with Oregon and thought he would get what he wanted. Talks probably fell apart and he flipped them the bird and said I'm out of here.

That's all conjecture on my part but I could easily see that being what happened. Making him no different than Brian Kelly.

That's definitely a possibility, whatever the case is I'm pretty sure he burned the bridge to Oregon (and perhaps a lot of major College football programs) good and proper. Either way, he's in the NFL now, and it's about to get real for him.

[DenverBlood]

I don't know what's worse: this or Brian Kelly interviewing with the Eagles just so he can get a bigger contract from Notre Dame.

College coaches are some of the most dishonest rats in sports.

1st off I have no problem with what Brian Kelly did. The goal in life is to get paid and improve your families lifestyle. He did that.

2. I think Chip Kelly probably attempted the same exact thing. His goal was to say I'm leaving for the NFL hoping Oregon would boost his contract. When he didn't get what he wanted from an NFL team he said I'm staying. He was probably in contract negotiations with Oregon and thought he would get what he wanted. Talks probably fell apart and he flipped them the bird and said I'm out of here.

That's all conjecture on my part but I could easily see that being what happened. Making him no different than Brian Kelly.

[the0rangecrush]

So this makes the eagles mock draft easy
1. Dion Jordan
2. Kyle Long
3. Kenjon Barner

[DoomTrooper]

Here's the article just posted. It's official. Good luck with that, Eagle fans.

Eagles to hire Chip Kelly
Updated: January 16, 2013, 12:21 PM ET
By Chris Mortensen | ESPN

Oregon coach Chip Kelly will be the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, league sources told ESPN.

Kelly re-emerged as a candidate recently and an agreement was just reached Wednesday.

The Eagles had interviewed Kelly early in its search for a replacement for longtime coach Andy Reid, talking to the coach in Arizona after the Ducks' 35-17 Fiesta Bowl victory over Kansas State.

But sources had told ESPN after the meeting that Kelly had decided to stay at Oregon. The school never made an official announcement regarding Kelly's employment with the team, however.

Kelly is 46-7 in four years as head coach at Oregon. The Ducks have been to four straight BCS bowl games -- including a bid for the national championship against Auburn two seasons ago -- and have won three Pac-12 championships.

He originally came to the Ducks in 2007 as offensive coordinator under Mike Bellotti. Before that, he was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, where he started devising the innovative hurry-up offense the Ducks are known for today.

Oregon finished last season 12-1. The team was ranked No. 1 and appeared headed for another shot at the national championship until a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford on Nov. 17.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[DoomTrooper]

An an Eagles fan.....good move. They need to reinvent themselves. And all of those defensive coordinators they were looking at were not going to re energize the city.

It may be an exciting move, but definitely not a smart one.

That offense will absolutely not translate to the NFL, and look for the Eagles to lead the league in turnovers and yards lost on offense. It's going to get ugly for them.

[Bronco51]

An an Eagles fan.....good move. They need to reinvent themselves. And all of those defensive coordinators they were looking at were not going to re energize the city.