MikeCohodes

January 16th, 2013 at 12:29 PM ^

from what I can find, Philly has a pick in every round, plus 2 in round 7, and that is before compensatory picks get doled out as well.  I wouldn't be surprised to see them take a chance on DR with a later round pick.

Plus, Philly is going to be drafting #4 in the first round as well, I'm curious who Kelly is going to take there.

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MikeCohodes

January 16th, 2013 at 12:19 PM ^

I'm thinking it is caused by one of two things (or a combo of both):

1) He thinks the NCAA is about to hammer Oregon over their past sins and wants to get out of town first a la Pete Carroll

2) Philly came back with a better offer with more $$ than they had previously offered and he had turned down, more $ than Nike's Knight is willing to pay to keep Kelly in place.

 

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TexanGOBLUE

January 16th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^

Good I'm glad he's gone. I started to have ill will towards Oregon after Fisher and Brown flipped. I know the OC will be taking the HC job. I wonder if or how many decide to jet after the news.

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PB-J Time

January 16th, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^

Wolverines & Eagles fan here too. I actually think he was my first choice (only other person who could have possibly been first was JOHN Gruden). I love the high risk, high reward hire here. He may fail, but if he succeeds this could be the next Mike Tomlin type hire that sustains them for a long period of success. At the least...the absolute minimum...it will be VERY interesting to tune in on Sundays. This team is going to be so fun to watch (as is/was Oregon). Can't say that about this year's team.

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Perkis-Size Me

January 16th, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^

Oregon is getting hammered with sanctions in the near future. But it will be interesting to see how this works out for the Eagles. Vick's career may have just been revitalized again. Again. And on the plus side, this gives Denard another potential landing spot in the NFL. If he does well at the Senior Bowl and the Combine, I'd figure Kelly would be drooling over the prospect of grabbing Denard.

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Roy G. Biv

January 16th, 2013 at 12:24 PM ^

Too bad for Chip he's not getting the younger, pre-incarceration Michael Vick.  That M. Vick was a hand-in-glove fit for Kelly's offense.  I don't know if the Vick of today could stay healthy.  It will be interesting to see if this re-invigorates him at all.  Unfortunately, I tend more to doubting it will.

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ca_prophet

January 16th, 2013 at 1:16 PM ^

... that doesn't describe the per-jail Vick at all. Or the 2012 Vick, really; it was that one shining season that got everyone engaged. Given that preference I also doubt he's going for Denard unless he makes a huge splash at the combine and Senior Bowl. If Denard can play RB in the NFL his arm will allow for more gadget plays than usual, but they're still gadgets; can't move the ball down the field consistently like that.

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Lac55

January 16th, 2013 at 12:28 PM ^

I wonder if he'll go with Foles or Vick. I know Vick has been a turnover machine lately, but that o line has been pretty bad and he got pounded.

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User -not THAT user

January 16th, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^

...if Oregon's sanctions aren't anything more significant than (really) weak wrist-slaps.

Nike has a TREMENDOUS amount of pull in the NCAA, and they're not about to let their flagship franchise (edit:  sorry, "PROGRAM") be compromised to the point where Dr. Knight's laboratory creations are not readily available to the viewing public.

What happened to Ohio is going to look like the Death Penalty compared to anything Oregon gets.

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LJ

January 16th, 2013 at 1:47 PM ^

 

People always say this, but I don't really follow the reasoning.  Nike does business with NCAA schools because...it's a good deal for Nike.  What would hammering the Nike poster school do to change that?  I don't think Nike would suddenly stop making their good business decisions and throw money out the window just to spite the NCAA for sanctioning Phil Knight's alma mater.  And even if they did, the schools would sign with other manufacturers and be fine.  If you're the NCAA, where's the threat?  I don't see what big leverage Nike has over the NCAA.

This is a different situation than the NCAA being worried about hammering a marquee program because it would make the on-field product less interesting.  I don't really buy that argument either, but the Nike thing makes no sense to me at all.

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2 Walter Smith

January 16th, 2013 at 12:50 PM ^

to be a Wolverine living in Oregon.  Duck fans are aweful.  I can't wait to hear quacks of fear reverberate throughout the Northwest.  The timing of this hire is just terrible for Oregon.  Let the pillaging of their recruiting class begin!

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TyrannousLex

January 16th, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^

With the dual threat QB becoming a norm in the NFL (and it will continue) and the fact that we're seeing read option plays on Sundays with some regularity, Kelly will be the test of the spread making a real jump to the pros. And of all the spread minds, Kelly's is probably the best bet for success.

Or, Philly's taking a huge chance with either being the league innovator and getting at least a few seasons head start or the failure will be laughable.

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LSAClassOf2000

January 16th, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^

ESPN's now-formalized write-up on the subject - (LINK)

It will be interesting to see Kelly's methodologies at the NFL level, I think. The up-tempo practices to maximize reps and essentially make the scheme second nature to the player will perhaps help him install schemes relatively quickly, and building the time for learning and reviewing on each end of the practice rather than within it should help with a quick turnaround as well, at least in theory.

One thing that will be neat to see perhaps is the use of pace changes, almost from play-to-play sometimes, as Oregon always seemed just as lethal when they slowed their game down for a play or two and then went back to up-tempo, making them difficult to effectively defend for most teams. With the right personnel and staff, I could see this working rather well actually.

 

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Alumnus93

January 16th, 2013 at 1:15 PM ^

can Tebow effectively run Kelly's offense?  I dont know the difference btw the one he ran at Florida, and  Kelly's at Oregon.

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