please no

However, the Coach Killer gives bad Karma..

So, take the job at your own risk.

Raven Nation Rules

Bring some Temple University blood back to the city of brotherly love!!!

By the way, The former regional college/Regional big-city choice has been pretty good in NFL history.

Usually those teams will at least go to the playoffs:
•San Francisco 49ers: Ex-Stanford coaches Bill Walsh and Jim Harbaugh And former Cal coach Steve Mariucci
•Miami Dolphins with the University of Miami head coach Jimmy Johnson
• Los Angeles Rams with the Southern Cal head coach John Robinson

Not a bad list.

Chip Kelly should still be the top choice. Anyone who says he runs a ‘gimmicky’ offense or can’t work with a guy like Foles is mistaken.

Chip is one of the brighter minds in football. Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll both brought him in the past to implement his ideas to their NFL Offenses (you can easily see this with the Pats) Even Jon Gruden, who’s known for the WC offense, immediately sought after Chip after he was fired to learn from him (it even got to the point where Chip offered Gruden a spot as offensive coordinator, but Gruden’s wife didn’t let it happen).

As far as his offense or not being able to work with Foles, Chip made it clear in an interview with Urban Meyer that he’s not attached to any scheme:

“No one’s married to an offense or a defense. If we had a group of guys who could line up in the Power I and run the Power I then we would do it. I think our players have total faith in us that we wouldn’t ask them to do anything that we didn’t believe would help them win.”

I want to make it clear I’m not saying there isn’t a lot of risk bringing him in as a HC, but he’s far from a ‘gimmick’ and high on several teams lists for a variety of legitimate reasons.

Highly suggest reading the article by Tommy Lawlor called “Let’s Talk About Chip Kelly”.

i hear kelly is a guy on the eagles list, not the whole list, or first among equals. don’t think they would get in a bidding match with cleveland.

personally i hope if they choose arians, he’s got a guy to run his defense. if not, i hope they choose a defensive coach, although i expect lurie to go with an offensive guy.

Total BS that some team that can’t put it together can interrupt the run of one that can.

And while Kelly may very well be the Eagles “leading candidate” that doesn’t mean they’re desperate for him enough scramble and sign him before they interview everyone else.

And if Kelly signs w/ Cleveland before interviewing with the Eagles, Lurie is likely to interpret that as meaning he’s not the kind of guy Lurie wants as his coach. He’d like someone who would want to approach things the way he does: by assessing all options before he makes a decision.

The Eagles HC also needs to be media friendly, in a town where the sports media is a rather rabid bunch. That may have been Reid’s biggest weakness. The Eagles HC needs to understand the culture of Philadelphia sports.

They also need a manager that understands the entire system, not just one side of the ball. Otherwise, you get Lovie Smith all over again.

It won’t happen, but Bill Parcells would be perfect for the Eagles. Arians would probably fit, too, since he knows Philadelphia from his days at Temple, and knows Pennsylvania from his days in Pittsburgh. Ideally not a fan of retreads, I do think the Eagles need an experienced NFL coach, or a college coach with previous NFL experience (like TB did with Greg Schiano).

They liked Jim Haslett when they last hired as HC, when they ultimately picked Reid. He might work well. They like stability and longevity. Can’t see that with Kelly, quite frankly.

The Eagles need to quite worrying about what Cleveland is supposedly doing and let them have Kelly. They habitually take these busts. Let ‘em have ‘em. Pick a solid, experienced coach AND an experienced GM.