Chip Kelly - Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles

[Eagaholic]

I don't like his tie. He should be fired.

And if it's true, I'm proud to say I'm the first one calling for Lurie to shtein can his ass.

[General_Failure]

Look at Johnny Come Lately over here.

[MDS]

if chip is smart enough to throw this year so he can get the second coming johnny football then he is the next bilichick

this team is wretched anyway so why not throw up a 2-14 and ride the kerrville wave to 5 super bowls?

[BigEd76]

Chip at the owners meetings talking about the size of the FA signings (and apparently the end of the "fastballs" of the last few seasons):  "Bigger people beat up little people"

He also hinted that pimp may go back to returning punts again 

[Sgt PSN]

If the Roseman/Kelly regime eliminates the "fastball" players from the roster, it's already a major win for the franchise. 

[ice grillin you]

ill be happy if kelly can coach at all in the nfl and if roseman is smart enough to give gamble a real voice at the PP decision making table....specific kinds of players can come later....

i dont like how chipper is constantly chirping about the kinds of players he likes....motherfarger you were at new hampshire like five minutes ago...you concentrate on coaching with the big boys and dont worry about what players you get....you havent earned that yet and your system is 1000% unproven...just coach up who you are given

[BigEd76]

transcript of his press meeting at the coaches' breakfast

Because of the April 1 date in the CBA, he couldn't really answer any questions about how players look, what he plans to do with them, etc., but here's some stuff that stood out:

On expectation for how long players will learn his pace: "Depends on what type of learners they are. We'll figure that out when we get there. I think just in the conversations, we have a team of smart guys. They'll pick it up quickly."

On how he teaches it: "You teach the fastest learner, and everyone else has to catch up. Those guys don't have time to teach the other guys. Everybody's moving. That's the coach's job."

On the first thing he looks for in a QB: "I don't think there's a first thing, because there's a million things, so there's not one thing that trumps the other things. The ability to grasp the offense, number one, number two, how do they process it when they're on the field. Can you take it from drill to practice? There's a lot of guys that are great in drills, but when you get them in, they're OK in 7-on-7, and more people get to 11-on-11 and they're not as good as they look in drills. So how do they transfer that knowledge from a drill to practice, when you start to get in more team situations. You're evaluating them as a football player. You're evaluating, really, mostly when we're doing 11-on-11 stuff, because that's how the game's played."

On whether he takes away a quarterback running in practice: "No, they got to grasp it all, and figure out what they're good at, and then we formulate a game plan based on what we feel they can do and can't do."

On when he started going for it on 4th down/2-pt conversions: "I think there's fallacy and reality. I don't think very often we went for it on 4th down on our side of the field. It would be once or twice a season, depending on the situation. All those decisions are based upon the individual. What's gone on exactly in that game, not an overarching, 'hey, we're going to do this.'"

On whether he does it more than others: "No. Look at the statistics. We're not the No. 1 team in 4th down attempts in the NCAA."

On whether he needs to be more conservative in the NFL: "No, I think those decisions are based upon your team. So a lot of those decisions for me, I had total faith in our defense, so I wasn't averse to putting our defense on the field in situations. I think a lot of that has to do with you making decisions. It's a risk/reward. What's the reward? Obviously you get a first down. What's the risk? You're turning the ball over at that point in time on the field. So are you comfortable enough with your defense to put your defense on the field in that situation?"

On whether he wants to shoot down perceptions of him: "I'm not into perceptions."

On the perception that he's different: "I don't know what you want my answer [to be]."
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On being statistically-oriented on 4th down decisions: "Yeah but I'm statistically-oriented on first down, second down and third down also. That's where I think the misconception is. You can look it up – I think we went for it on 4th down 20 times in 14 games, whatever the number is. A lot of our decisions came in the kicking game. If you don't have a guy that can kick a long field goal what are you going to do when the ball is on the 37 yard line. Will you kick a 52-yarder or are you going to punt it? If it goes in the end zone you have a net of 17 yards. Or do you go for it because you have a good defense and you're not averse to putting them on the field on the 37 yard line. Those weren't statistical decisions."

On going for a two-point conversation in the Fiesta Bowl: "But we don't go for two. We line up in an extra-point formation and if they don't cover somebody we take the two points. It's a different concept I think. If you remember that play we scored, they had nine guys on the field for the extra point because they were caught off guard that we could score that quickly so they couldn't get their entire defense on the field. It wasn't we're gambling and went for two, they didn't have enough guys on the field. We have a system in place where if you don't line up correctly we're going to steal two points. The reality and the perception are two different things."

On using science: "No math, but science. Those are resources that are available to everybody. We're trying to put our guys in a position to be successful so why not rely on what the experts say is the right thing to do or wrong thing to do."

On whether he'll miss the Oregon uniforms: "Yeah, I think one thing about the uniforms is the science behind them. They are lighter, they're faster, they wisk away sweat better. That part was always very intriguing to me."

On Trent Cole: "Just a tenacious player. His passion for playing the game. How physical he is."

On why Cole's production declined: "I didn't go through and evaluate scheme. I'm just looking at guys' skill sets, what they can do and what they can't do, not trying to 'why did this happen?' or 'why did they do this or do that,' or 'why didn't they win this game?' I just wasn't watching tape that way. I was trying to get, how many times have we watched Trent get up the field? Can he redirect? What's his ankle flexibility. How does he chase a quarterback from behind? I'm not looking at him and saying, 'what's the answer for lack of production?' I don't even know what the defensive calls are, so when I'm watching the film I'm not looking at what he was asked to do. Just kind of evaluate him, just like every position, from a skillset standpoint. What skills can he do? Does he still have the ability to get after the football? Does he still have the ability to use his hands and strike with force? Can he separate from blocks and get off of blocks? He can still do all those things."

On whether it's true he wasn't a fan of walkthroughs on the day before a game: "We practiced the day before the game."

On whether he can do that in the NFL: "Practice? Yeah. I mean we're not – and this is another perception – we're not in full pads the day before a game, smashing each other in the head. But we're going to run around a little bit. That's another misconception about what we do or don't do. We're in shorts and t-shirts the day before a game, or sweats depending on the weather. We're not in full pads. So when people ask do you practice the day before the game, it depends on what your definition of practice is."

[Sgt PSN]

Yeah, I'm nitpicking but lol @ this:

I don't think there's a first thing, because there's a million things, so there's not one thing that trumps the other things. The ability to grasp the offense, number one, number two, how do they process it when they're on the field.

[ice grillin you]

the jersey thing is hilarious as well

dook is so small time

definitely better suited for eugene than genos

[MDS]

the last place anyone should want to be is that republican ignorant cesspool genos

[Sgt PSN]

I used to like Genos.  It wasn't the best, but they used to be pretty good.  It was fun taking my kids to a Phils game and then heading over for a steak afterwards.  When we moved back to PA last year, I took my girl down there and it was one of the most pathetic steaks I've ever seen.  There was practically no meat in this thing.  We tried Pat's too and it was basically the same thing.  All bread, no meat.  Never going back. 

[ice grillin you]

the last place anyone should want to be is that republican ignorant cesspool genos

i literally meant genos itself...not a metaphor for big city philly

[MDS]

genos is the place with people who have fresh of the boat italian grandparents but yell at mexicans who cant speak perfect english

that place can burn

[Seabiscuit36]

Italians and Mexicans are so alike.  They love soccer and the flags are nearly identical.

[Sgt PSN]

Except Italians live with their parents until they're like 40. Mexicans live with their parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews until forever.