Comments on: Kelly’s convinced he can convince players of his pace

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:19:20 +0000

In case Eagle fans haven’t noticed, their team has already crashed and burned in 2012. It’s fun to watch them try to convince themselves that a naive college coach is going to put it back together.

By: 4getu

4getu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:42:40 +0000

Uh oh. Another Dallas fan trying to convince others, while still trying to convince himself that chip is going to crash and burn in the NFL. It’s fun to watch

By: sonopazzo6

sonopazzo6 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:13:42 +0000

Bring in TIM TEBOW……..to run a Ducks type offense!!!

By: BringBackTheFlex

BringBackTheFlex — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:36:27 +0000

OK. Get prepared for the NFLPA to issue complaints and threaten to sue if Kelly’s plan gets implemented. It would mean that older veterans would likely get cut because they can’t keep up. That means salaries would go down in this type of offense because younger players would be used and rookie salaries are much less than veterans.

And if, and that’s a big if, it is a success then more teams will copy it and the NFLPA will have to act.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:42:23 +0000

“reasonablemindsays says: Jan 23, 2013 3:08 PM
Kelly won’t be using the read option unless the eagles decide to draft a running qb. ”
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Hmmm, if only the Eagles had a super fast QB on their roster…..

By: reasonablemindsays

reasonablemindsays — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:08:17 +0000

Kelly won’t be using the read option unless the eagles decide to draft a running qb. My guess for what happens is that kelly builds his offense around the strengths and weaknesses of nick foles, meaning no option plays.

By: tremoluxman

tremoluxman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:49:11 +0000

Another ‘rah-rah’ college coach about to crash and burn in the NFL.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:44:48 +0000

I think Chip Kelly is putting together one of the best college football teams ever in Philadelphia. Does he realize he is in the NFL?

By: elliottcovert

elliottcovert — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:25:20 +0000

I think Kelly’s basic offensive strategy may not be realistic in the NFL right now, but its principals make sense — the more plays you run, the better chance you have to score, right? Additionally, the more plays you run the more you tire out an opposing defense.

The problem, as I see it, is the read-option element. Right now nobody really defends it, but I would be dollars to donuts that defensive coordinators will figure out how to shut it down soon. This part of the Kelly philosophy might end up going the way of the Wildcat offense.

Still, I think New England has proven over the past few seasons that there are definately elements of the Kelly philosophy that can be adapted to the NFL effectively.

By: damnsureis

damnsureis — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:16:49 +0000

The problem with a fast paced offense is that it doesn’t give your defense the ability to rest. Time of possession is still a key stat in the game. Scoring quickly is good. Maintaining a long scoring drive while letting your defense rest up is sometimes much better.

By: razorbyrd

razorbyrd — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:02:45 +0000

Shady McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, Riley Cooper, and yes, DeSean Jackson need to all be part of the offense. I think DeSean will play for Coach Kelly. I’m cautiously optimistic about the Kelly Era in Philly…

and in response to the “above average Pats D” comment… I saw every game this year, Brady being on the field is their D…

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:58:17 +0000

It sounds nice, but not sure the locker room is going to go for it. Probably have to clean house and bring in new players who will listen. Maybe that’s what this team needs anyway.

By: rhodefan

rhodefan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:56:19 +0000

@conormcleod – Belichick went to Kelly, so that makes it even funnier. The “genius” was the student Kelly. BB has the benefit of time in the league, a reputation – put simply, cred that Kelly doesn’t have. I wish him luck, but I’m not buying until he shows he has the people skills to get veteran players on board.

By: jabostick

jabostick — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:51:07 +0000

I think he’s said about a million times already that he’s not bringing his Oregon offense/program and forcing into the NFL. He’ll adapt based on personnel. He’s also said that he won’t practice like Philly is a cross-country team (because of roster limits, collectively bargained practice rules, etc).

Beyond that, Philly only has a couple of guys who are ‘uncuttable’ (McCoy, maybe Peters if he’s healthy). Everyone else is attractive via trade, has a contract that makes them easier to cut, etc. I think he’ll be able to turn the roster over quickly if need be and get players that buy in.

By: tigrrrr

tigrrrr — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:50:09 +0000

result will be the same…

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:48:31 +0000

Let me get this straight. Belichick is a genius, and his team runs 74 plays per game. But Chip Kelly is going to have a hard time in the NFL because his college team ran 81 plays per game? It sounds like Kelly isn’t bringing anything so new into the NFL, but merely copying the Patriots style of play. Sounds like that style of play is already working, at least for one NFL team.

By: excellencefactory

excellencefactory — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:40:26 +0000

Can’t wait to see how this plays in the NFL. Should be fun to watch.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:33:30 +0000

Chip will need the right guys. His WRs love to run so that shouldn’t be a problem. LeSean will be ok. It’s the line you have to worry about.

By: eagles92

eagles92 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:24:57 +0000

An above average defense? Are you kidding me they might actually have a worse secondary then we do lol. They do well against the run but anyone and I mean anyone can throw on them. They don’t rush the passer well and they don’t cover well at all.

By: buckybadger

buckybadger — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:24:56 +0000

Kelly has a fast pace offense but you can’t just take the offensive play count in college and compare it to the NFL. College games are longer because the clock stops after every first down.

By: ccjcsr

ccjcsr — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:15:05 +0000

His offense starts with whoever is QB, and in Philly Foles doesn’t fit that Oregon Offense so we shall see.

By: jaysfan64

jaysfan64 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:13:14 +0000

Ask Peyton Manning, Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas, etc. about a fast paced offense and its benefits…

By: dawkinsalwaysaneagle

dawkinsalwaysaneagle — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:11:03 +0000

Here’s the problem as I see it. To run this fast pace offense you need a pretty good defense. If offense happens to go 3 and out, your defense is going to get clobbered over and over again. N.E. can do this because they at least have an above average defense (and Tom Brady). The current Eagles defense are a bunch of dogs for the most part. Improve the defense first and then this could be a viable offensive approach.