Brian Kelly interviewed with Eagles?
apparently Brian Kelly interviewed with the Eagles. i don't have a link it flashed at the bottom of ESPN ticker.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8830219/brian-kelly-notre-dame-fighti…
January 9th, 2013 at 10:53 PM ^
are polar opposites.
January 13th, 2013 at 12:40 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
He won at GVSU and Cinci with his players.
B) How does winning, regardless of who recruited the players, impugn a guy's coaching capabilities? Is the jury still out on Brady Hoke because he hasn't stayed in one place long enough to play with a roster of 100% his guys? Perhaps. What about Jim Harbaugh? With 3 years at SDSU and 4 at Stanford, coaching with others players, was it dumb of the 49ers to hire him?
Kelly's not Larry Coker. He's won at all 4 stops. And in his case, unlike a Coker, he's elevated the programs he took over (CMU, Cinci, and now ND). I think we have good evidence it's not a coincedence or just luck of the roster, given his track record.
Also, we don't assess NFL coaches like that. "To be fair, Jim Harbaugh is winning in SF with some players left over from old staff... To be fair, we can't really say Chuck Pagano and Bruce Arians can coach even though the Colts made the playoffs, because a lot of the roster was left over from that Jim Caldwell 0-16 team."
Kelly''s an ass. People don't like him. I get it. I'm not a fan either. But it's not hard for me to imagine why an NFL GM or owner might think, "Hmmn, we should bring this guy in and at least talk to him."
January 9th, 2013 at 10:42 PM ^
Agreed, and the whole "with someone else's players" argument is really only relevant to the question of whether a guy can recruit or not. Seeing as how ND has the #1 class to ESPN and Rivals right now, I think its safe to say that Kelly is doing okay in that department.
January 10th, 2013 at 4:25 AM ^
That's irrelevant in the NFL recruiting doesn't exist.
January 10th, 2013 at 12:32 PM ^
That was my point. The only thing that argument is relevant for is recruiting, which doesn't matter in the NFL. I added the last sentence to point out that he is pretty good at recruiting anyway, so it doesn't make sense to criticize him on those grounds as a coach on either level.
January 9th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^
This would make my household very happy, me the Michigan fan, and my husband the Bears fan. We don't want him in Chicago, either.
January 9th, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
It all makes hilarious sense!
January 9th, 2013 at 8:56 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 8:56 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 8:58 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
I'm sure it wouldn't be long before one of his players bitch slaps him.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
This day just keeps getting better.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Just an FYI. If Kelly jumps ship at ND, I am headed over to your fan base. So clear the way.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
I'm holding you to that.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
I am telling you, you can count on it. The only program I would switch total allegiance to would be UM. Both with similar historys and tradition. Plus I love Hoke.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:35 AM ^
You sound a lot like RDT right now.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
Got no choice homeboy.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:07 PM ^
I dunno. He's proly just watching the Chip Kelly v Browns & Eagles and how the end result was simply a nice, fat raise in Oregon. My guess is he'll use the leverage from their "mutual interest" to double his pay in South Bend.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Just an FYI a contract extension with hefty raise was already in the works, there was no need to pull this shit. Plus he is now out of the country and we have EEs coming in a few days. What bad timing for all of this.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:08 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
This is indicative of him leaving for the NFL. Once a college coach interviews with an NFL team, it presents easy negative recruiting for other coaches. It makes it appear as though he is ready to jump ship at any moment, which makes it easy to recruit against him. To me, this makes it seem like his departure is coming.
~Herm
January 9th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
I'm with you. Set up in Collegetown, USA and be the town hero for ever.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
But at the same time NFL would be dealing with multi-millionaire divas and piss poor management *cough cough Ford family* Seems the turnover for college programs is a lot lower if you can establish a decent team.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:28 PM ^
This second job he's been connected to this year and unlike the Bears the Eagles appear willing to spend. That and Kelly's answer the other day about the NFL makes this a possibility. If nothing else it will put a dent in their recruiting.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
I seriously doubt he leaves.
He's probably just pulling a Les Miles and using this to get a raise and contract extension.
January 10th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
He interviewed the day after the national title game? Even if he stays at ND, that just seems like a dick move.
January 10th, 2013 at 2:23 AM ^
which means he had at least been talking to the Eagles or his agent was talking to the Eagles and relaying messages to Kelly. The Eagles didn't just call on Tuesday and say,'You want to stop by for an interview today?"
January 9th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
Gambit to cadge another two year extension, and perhaps a pay increase, by Kelly? I think so.
January 9th, 2013 at 9:22 PM ^
You think he's going to the NFL before he gets the chance to recruit Ryan Potter?
January 9th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
IrishEnvy is in meltdown mode as of the moment.
January 9th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!
January 9th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
January 9th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
cannot be in the NFC East...
January 9th, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^
If ND had won the title, I could see this making some sense. But I don't see how an NFL team could want him. He's fresh off a vicious ass-kicking, he had two pretty meh years before that, and while he did field a 12-0 team this year, a lot of that was luck.
I don't see how any player on an NFL team would take him seriously. The only reason I can logically see Kelly doing this is to get more leverage and a bigger pay cut. Plus, he's the head coach of Notre Dame. I bash ND as much as the next guy, but that's not a job you just walk away from after only 3 years. In my opinion, I think the Notre Dame job is more prestigious than almost any job in the NFL, barring maybe the Packers, the Pats and the Cowboys.