NFL Rumor: Chip Kelly ask to get out of his contract
According to this guy:
I have been told #Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has expressed interest in getting out of his contract.
He's the one who reported that Tom Gamble was out before it happened. If Michigan didn't get Harbaugh (moot point anyway), Chip Kelly would've been a HR Plan B candidate hire.
January 2nd, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
you're a big homer. If you ask any other fans and coaches, they'd say the same as me. They're equal as coaches. Harbaugh >>>>>>> Chip is laughable
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
has the better NCAA resumeApples and oranges. He never had to turn around a moribund Stanford team. He inherited a good Oregon team and made it better.
January 2nd, 2015 at 5:52 PM ^
The defensive roster that Harbaugh inherited was amazing. Kelly's was awful. They both are great coaches and when everything is looked at, they are equal. To say otherwise is simply ignorant.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
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Him going there as an OC started the Oregon program as it stands today. Belotti was still there and he'd been a good coach, but Kelly took them to the next level.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
lead Oregon to a #2 ranking in 2001. He was the one who took them to the next level. Kelly simply continued it.
January 2nd, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
And then Bellotti followed up that 11-1 season with 7-6 (8th in conference), 8-5 (T-3rd), and 5-6 (T-5th).
Bellotti definitely brought them up from nothing, but under Kelly they really took strides forward into the Top-5 elite program they are today. To say that Kelly just continued Bellotti's work is just plain wrong
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
I give credit to Kelly and Helfrich for taking them to a new level, but Belloti was the one who built the program.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:42 PM ^
Phil Knight was the one who built the program.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:53 PM ^
Rich Brooks*
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
Yeah, Brooks took them on a Cinderella run to the Rose Bowl in 1994, which started the ball rolling.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
Why can't they build a big time basketball program? You would think with all the Nike money, it should be easier to do.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^
USC is still wondering the same thing... a shit-ton of cash in LA, ballers from the local area, and a big time school with lots of cache.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
You mean cachet, not cache.
January 2nd, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^
No worries... upvote for the catch. Thanks for the reminder!
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2015 at 3:23 PM ^
wounder where he wants to go? another NFL job? seems like he is just starting to get the parts at the eagles.
maybe back to college? what program? back to oregon? I can't see any BIG programs still looking unless Brian Kelly goes pro
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
49ers?
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
we have no reason to believe NFL 'insiders' anymore, right?
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:29 PM ^
might be the biggest insult of all to guys like Mort, Schefter and alike.....
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^
he's obviously a Jersey/ Philly bro.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:28 PM ^
A Kelly for Kelly swap in South Bend?
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^
/s
Seems odd timing if he wanted to go back to college, since he's now missed out on the Michigan and Florida jobs.
All of a sudden, you look around and every blue-blood program has their coach in place, and so does the next teir (Stanford, Arizona, ASU, TAMU, Arkansas ... I could go on).
Can't see him working in SF. Oakland would be intriguing if he's looking to return to the west coast, although he's actually from the East (NH).
Goofy and strange at the same time.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
Didnt this just happen in Buffalo too? I am not sure if that was a firing or the HC asking to be released. Between those two jobs, Saban moving down and Jim Harbaugh, I wonder if working in the NFL is all it is cracked up to be?
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:24 PM ^
"It's like working in a damn factory."
--Nick Saban, on coaching in the NFL
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
After Mora leaves for NFL
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:39 PM ^
If this were to be true, I would take it that being an NFL head coach is not what it's cracked up to be. Have to put up with owners, GMs, lack of enough control, etc. Might be more fun to be a college coach if you can be paid the same. I think these factors caused Jim H. to start thinking about returning to the college ranks several months ago.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:44 PM ^
Buffalo and the Jets have a lot of money. Have to think Kelly has another landing spot in mind.
Him and RG3 would be very interesting. That would be right up Dan Synder's alley.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^
I got the impresion that Marrone left because he wanted more money on the free market and the Woody Johnson is cheap.
The problem is that for major teams (e.g. Eagles, Jets, Bears) people will come to the games and buy crap, because tailgating is fun, they want their kids to enjoy, get away from wives, whatever. Those teams don't need to win to make money and the owner can make a few more bucks with paying the coach less and letting high priced free agents go elsewhere.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:06 PM ^
Pegula already went after Polian and may go after Cowher. They have major money to spend.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:50 PM ^
Adam Schefter will report that Chip Kelly isn't considering the Michigan job in 3, 2, 1...
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:51 PM ^
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
if he's not happy with the money or if he senses a big college job coming open. UCLA maybe?
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
I have no idea. Wild rumor though.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:20 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Of if you're at Iowa, do a good job for 10 years and they'll make you effectively coach-for-life.
January 2nd, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
Another argument for staying put and not coaching in the NFL.
January 2nd, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
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January 2nd, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:06 PM ^
SF or maybe the Jets, no doubt. Can not blame him, Philly is a miserable, decaying city.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:13 PM ^
The Eagles have no idea how good they have it. Chip Kelly is brilliant. He re-wrote what you can do on offense. These stories of power struggle are dumb (one, two).
http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2015/01/here_is_what_you_might_have_…
http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-front-offi…
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:19 PM ^
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:28 PM ^
I wonder if he's contemplating a return to college football somewhere, or has his eye on some open NFL job. If college, I'm not sure any elite program is shopping around for a new coach right now. Time will tell.
January 2nd, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
I won't believe the rumor
January 2nd, 2015 at 5:08 PM ^
Chip had to be looking at another NFL job. Can u imagine him with the Raiders?
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