chip kelly swings
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chip kelly swings
Now he's back to being the eagles coach
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Re: chip kelly swings
I really can't understand why he would leave a program that's on the verge of being the top in the country, to go to the Eagles.
Doesn't make any sense.
Doesn't make any sense.
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Re: chip kelly swings
I personally feel the same way -- being a top college coach would seem to be the dream job. But I think that in the coaching world, just like in the player's world, being in the NFL is the ultimate sign of skill, and a guy like Kelly has to have a pretty good ego simply to have achieved what he has already.TIrwin24 wrote:I really can't understand why he would leave a program that's on the verge of being the top in the country, to go to the Eagles.
Doesn't make any sense.
It seems that a lot of college coaches take a trip to the NFL, tend not to do well, and then come back and kick butt again (as it's a lot harder to excel in the NFL when you don't get your pick of the litter in terms of players like you can at college if you're a name guy).
I suspect the differences in the details of the jobs themselves may appeal to some guys as well. All of the recruiting and mentoring of student-athletes, and the whole academic setting, could become a bit of a grind for some guys. In the NFL, you're just a football coach full-time, and that may be something that appeals to a guy like Kelly.
I imagine he is getting a raise as well.
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