OT: Chip Kelly to the Eagles
So much for staying at Oregon
Chip Kelly is the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, according to league sources. No announcement yet.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) January 16, 2013
January 16th, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^
To change the tune a bit:
If Kelly left simply because he wanted the opportunity to coach in the NFL, does Oregon hire Rich Rodriguez?
While there would obviously be some baggage with his failures here and the fact that his defense got lit up last year (although they did improve on the year before and their talent level isn't even close to an Oregon level), wouldn't he be the guy that could walk in and pretty much keep things running on the same level? He proved last year he can run a passing spread just fine with Scott, as Arizona really only had two games where they were stopped (Oregon and UCLA) and he's already out there.
Perhaps his three year stretch here would prevent him from getting a look at a top job this soon, but it would seem to be a good fit.
January 16th, 2013 at 1:38 PM ^
It's been reported for a couple of weeks now that Oregon has tabbed the Offensive Coordinator as Kelly's successor if (when) he bolted for the NFL.
January 16th, 2013 at 1:42 PM ^
That'd probably work too.
January 16th, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
I moderated your post as "funny", but I meant it as "-1". But it's still super funny.
January 16th, 2013 at 5:15 PM ^
Eh, you've never struck me as a rational or intelligent individual, so I can see how you would allow your bias against Rodriguez to cloud the obvious reasoning behind Oregon potentially hiring him.
January 16th, 2013 at 5:54 PM ^
Hold on...we're still talking about the same guy, right? Coaches generally pick up "better" jobs after great success, which Rich hasn't experienced since the Big East. No AD is looking around and thinking, "Who burned his bridges at 2 of his last 3 jobs, finished last season around .500 and gives up about 78 points per game?"
January 16th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
Like I said: You aren't intelligent enough to begin to comprehend the thinking, so why even try?
Rodriguez would be a seamless transition on the offensive side of the ball.
On the defensive side of the ball, for the first time since Michigan 2008, he'd actually have a high caliber of personnel - and please, continue to pretend that Casteel didn't have a good defense over and over again at WVU - only with the offensive firepower to back it up.
He just demonstrated his offensive prowess in the same conference with a bunch of 2 and 3 star recruits.
And, he'd be a much better fit at Oregon, which would embrace him, than he was at Michigan, where people disliked him or didn't trust him from the beginning.
January 16th, 2013 at 8:42 PM ^
Thanks for the kind words. I'd like to think I'm fairly intelligent, but good folk like you are there to keep my ego in check. Of course, you say I'm too stupid to even try to explain...and then you "explain". I do love you so.
As a lil reality check...Arizona's D (with Casteel and your boy) was 118th in the country last year. That's out of 120. Impressive! I think the Steelers might want to hire him if Oregon passes.
January 16th, 2013 at 2:22 PM ^
This will be interesting. Kelly knows that he has a lot of eyes on him and his spread offense, and how it may or may not translate to the NFL. I'm excited to see if it will work. Not sure how the fans in Philly will react, but it'll give them plenty to talk about in the offseason and training camp.
Good luck to Kelly's successor. He'll have plenty of talent to work with. I don't think they will drop off a whole lot, if at all.
January 16th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
Does this mean the Eagles draft Denard?
January 16th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
boy o boy I hope so. I have started trending away from purchasing jersies recently but as a wolverines & eagles fan I would snatch that up right away
January 16th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
January 16th, 2013 at 5:08 PM ^
I saw on the twitters that Urbs has offered a couple of Oregon commits. Not surprising or wrong, but I was surprised to see that Oregon doesn't have a killer class. One 5*, five 4*, five 3* and two 2*. Maybe, as Snoop would say, the reading is on the wall.
January 16th, 2013 at 5:56 PM ^
are already telling me Urban is going to pick up all of thier good players.
January 16th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^