Chip Kelly - Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.giants.com/team/coaches/jim-herrmann/a612552b-a39a-45af-a2ee-cde0a12b0657

That dude is interviewing for the DC job

[SD]

why does chip kelly have such a high ceiling....i just dont get it....to me grabbing a guy who has never coached in the nfl is the opposite of swinging for the fences...swinging for the fences would have been convincing cowher to come out of the studio and coach again....or even taking a chance on gruden winning another superbowl....chip kelly is rolling the dice not swinging for the fences

Because people [not me] think he's some sort of football genius who has some magical innovative system that is ahead of the spread offense trend taking over the NFL. The WCO flamed out...or maybe it's more accurate to say teams tailored around that philosophy. Howie sees the trend happening and sees the guru available and just has to have him. So I'd agree they're swinging for the fences in some aspects. Most fans think he'll either be a homerun or a strike out, I see him more as an 8-8 guy.

[QB Eagles]

why does chip kelly have such a high ceiling....i just dont get it....to me grabbing a guy who has never coached in the nfl is the opposite of swinging for the fences...swinging for the fences would have been convincing cowher to come out of the studio and coach again....or even taking a chance on gruden winning another superbowl....chip kelly is rolling the dice not swinging for the fences

So the history of only one pure college coach ever winning the Super Bowl (Jimmy Johnson) matters, but the history of zero coaches ever winning it with two different teams doesn't? How are the guys you listed a sure bet in any way? They are a sure bet in the same way that Joe Gibbs coming back was a sure bet. It's trying to recreate something from the past instead of looking toward the future. The Eagles could be spectacularly wrong about Kelly, and I have zero idea whether he will be successful or not, but you can see they are trying to leapfrog other teams by hiring the master of the new trend.

You're rolling the dice with anyone you hire. The guys who aren't a risk are already coaching somewhere.

[General_Failure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpBZGl2zulQ

[PhillyPhreak54]

$1000 to Eagles YP charity if he ever says that to Angelo Cataldi

[ice grillin you]

You're rolling the dice with anyone you hire. The guys who aren't a risk are already coaching somewhere.

obviously nothing is a guarantee...all im saying is that hiring chip kelly is not swinging for the fences...its taking a huge risk

[Sgt PSN]

Risk vs Reward

Kelly vs Gruden, Cowher, Bradley, Lovie, Billick, Wisenhunt, etc.

Highest risk = Kelly

Highest reward = push

[Rome]

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2013/01/so-big-balls-chip-it-is.html

lol

[Diomedes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpBZGl2zulQ

ahem...page two of this thread says hi

[General_Failure]

No one remembers back that far.

[BigEd76]

Schefter says Chip's contract is 5/$32.5M ($6.5M/yr)

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Meh, I've seen better.

[ice grillin you]

Schefter says Chip's contract is 5/$32.5M ($6.5M/yr)

why do you think he changed his mind about the nfl

[MDS]

because he wanted to work with howie roseman and dom smolinski