Comments on: Eagles hire Chip Kelly as new head coach

By: questforthesixthnotthelast2013

questforthesixthnotthelast2013 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:51:40 +0000

Vick scares me, he is dangerous! Wouldnt wanna face him with the ravens or niners D.
he messed up in his carreer and coulda done special things in atlanta, the league will probably push him out, he should stay though he is excitement!
anyways whata i know, im seeing the next thriller in keapernick, he has an arm of legendary thrust and velocity but accurracy will only improve. Thanks Mr. Vick for your passion of the game, all apologies for them peeps that cant forgive violence!

By: lovedabirds

lovedabirds — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:32:48 +0000

@tedesco47

Vick no longer scares anyone. 2 years ago is a lifetime in the world of the NFL. Obviously you forget Shaun Alexander, MVP one year – out of the league at the end of the next year. Michael Vick is done.

By: patssteelersorgiants

patssteelersorgiants — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:28:17 +0000

Howie Roseman strikes out again. Why Lurie would hand over control of an NFL franchise to a guy who started as an unpaid intern with no experience is beyond understanding. Now they hire a gimmick coach who will go back to college in two years of Mike Vick and 2-14. It’s fantasy football level decision making. Makes me wonder how many of the bad decisions this season were Reid.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:32:33 +0000

I don’t think Kelly can do the job. Last place again for the Eagles.

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:11:15 +0000

76raiders says:
Jan 16, 2013 1:30 PM

It’s funny to me, when people refer to Chip Kelly’s offense as a “gimmick.” If you study their offense closely, there’s no gimmick there. These guys execute plays with, speed, precision, and good downfield blocking. In Kelly’s scheme the WR’s are responsible for being solid blockers, that’s why Oregon routinely leads the nation in big play yardage. They get good downfield block so they can get their speedy types in big open space. As the old adage goes, “speed kills” Kelly’s offense will feature plenty of it. DeSean Jackson will reap huge benefits from this O. The Eagles now need to draft some beefy linemen on both fronts. They have plenty of speed. I think they should get a guy like Jim Tomasula from the Niners to be their defensive coordinator.

Stanford would disagree with you.

By: phillyfanmatt

phillyfanmatt — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:21:32 +0000

Please do not keep Vick. For his entire career he is a turnover machine and can’t stay on the field health wise. Our decent offensive line will be healthy next year. Remember the line was pretty good the season before when they were all healthy and Vick still was not great. Sorry cant put all the blame on the O-line. Lets all move on from mike Vick.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:00:59 +0000

Chip Kelly is a winner and the winning will continue.

By: vman0626

vman0626 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:58:14 +0000

sanctions hastened chip’s departure.

By: tedesco47

tedesco47 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:31:11 +0000

“The idea that this hire saved Mike Vick is ridiculous.

He is due a roster bonus of 3m on March 1st and carries a $16.9M cap number in 2013.

All for a QB who could possibly have run Kelly’s offense……..8 years ago.

Don’t see it.”

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Was it 8 years ago when Vick was runner up MVP and was unstoppable? Naw, that was 2 seasons ago bud. And with a half decent offensive line and defence, Vick will lead this team to the playoffs once again.
Don’t you get it? This move was done to get Vick back to who he was 2 years ago. When healthy, Vick is by far the best spread option QB in the league, and probably the most dangerous QB (until RG3 develops).

So go ahead and click thumbs down, because you all remember what he did to your teams 2 years ago, and you are scared that he’s going to do it again.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:26:34 +0000

I think the deal closer may have been when Kelly found out Dallas was bringing in Kiffin as their new defensive coordinator. Oregon scored at will against USC with Kiffin there.

By: phillyphannn83

phillyphannn83 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:53:21 +0000

godofwine330 January 16, 2013, 1:24 PM EST

You can’t trust any of them with their constant reversing. The last successful college coach that came up to the NFL was…Jimmy Johnson – Barry Switzer does not count since it was Jimmy Johnson’s team already stacked team. Jim Harbaugh has a chance, but no other one has even sniffed a championship. I think the Eagles lost on this one. Time will tell. Most college coaches know the X’s and O’s well enough, but the going from coaching young men to REAL men is the challenge most fail at.
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Do some research before saying things you wish were true. No other former NCAA coach has even sniffed a championship? All you have to do is look at the last time the Eagles hired a college coach and you’re proven wrong. That man would be Dick Vermeil. He took the Eagles to the Superbowl and won one with the Rams.

By: hawkfan72

hawkfan72 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:20:15 +0000

Kelly was not going to take the job…then he saw that Monte Kiffen was hired as the D-Coordinator in Dallas and realized he could have 2 guaranteed wins.

Kiffen is crying today that he has to face Kelly again.

By: rugdaniels

rugdaniels — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:19:30 +0000

Now the Eagles will have as many championships as Oregon!

By: hor2012

hor2012 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:53:18 +0000

I’m shocked. They only thing I could figure is that the eagles made him a offer he countered and said take it or leave. The eagles look at the alternatives and caved. I already have a problem with his honesty. If I’m not mistaken didn’t he tell Oregon that he wasn’t leaving

By: bobleblah

bobleblah — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:34:42 +0000

Shoot me.

By: 76raiders

76raiders — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:30:05 +0000

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:24:39 +0000

By: raiderlyfe510

raiderlyfe510 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:15:55 +0000

Eagles are a sneaky like that.

By: kev86

kev86 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:14:51 +0000

treat yourselves to some eagles fans postings from previous chip kelly articles.

By: bgrubb

bgrubb — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:14:39 +0000

Well… at least he’s “NOT going to be the Head Coach at Alabama”…

By: eagles92

eagles92 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:09:40 +0000

So Happy right now thank you MR Lurie… thank you FLY EAGLES FLY!!!

By: mrgroovesd

mrgroovesd — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:07:09 +0000

WOW! Maybe Vick stays to do the Spread/Option offense? Don’t know…

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:05:18 +0000

It will be very interesting in Philly next year.

By: listenupcupcake

listenupcupcake — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:04:09 +0000

Sigh. I have a feeling of impending doom….

Then again, as a lifelong Eagles fan, that’s normal.

By: august589

august589 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:58:06 +0000

Tebow to Philly

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…and Nick Foles to Arizona.

By: u2krazie

u2krazie — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:55:41 +0000

Steve Spurrier 2.0

By: prrbrr

prrbrr — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:49:53 +0000

It’s not about just the mobile qb it’s about running the next play in 13sec. Look at Brady Manning*2 and Flacco they are all on the verge of running all no huddle O. It fits our current personnel jax Mac coop avant celek and Coy well. This was a great hire. Now we need a DC who will bring smash mouth back to Philly!!

By: trollhammer20

trollhammer20 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:49:05 +0000

Nice hire. A guy who prefers the type of small, speedy defenses that tend to get rolled over when they run into a smashmouth team. Oh, wait….

By: runwright44

runwright44 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:48:05 +0000

Phil Knight wants an explanation.

By: rockthered1286

rockthered1286 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:47:45 +0000

This bums me out as a Ducks fan. Not because I wanted to retain Kelly, but because this pretty much validates that some serious sanctions are coming any day now.