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[CT Eagle]

Did the Eagles schedule interviews with Arians and Bradley when they realized Chip Kelley was likely to sign with Cleveland ?  Do they have a plan C and D ?  



Report: Chip Kelly close to deal to coach Browns PFT

[Eagles_Section115_Row29]

Yes.  Banner 1..Eagles 0

[CT Eagle]

Eagles_Section115_Row29, on 04 January 2013 - 07:18 PM, said:

Yes.  Banner 1  PSU 1  Eagles 0

Fixed

[patpikunas]

CT Eagle, on 04 January 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

Did the Eagles schedule interviews with Arians and Bradley when they realized Chip Kelley preferred the Browns  over Eagles ?

Probably a safe bet.....with Kelly and O'Brien off the list, there has to be a little scrambling right now @ Novacare.... especially after the Eagles PR machine trumped up how desirable a job this is.

http://www.philadelp...c4-46ae1632c7c9

But not time to panic as of yet....

[CaliEagle]

Dave, you might have to do another interview with Lurie because many in our fanbase are having a panic attack because Kelly is going to the Browns.  I am happy about it though.  But, Lurie may have to make a peace offering of some kind to calm people down.

[VaBeach_Eagle]

patpikunas, on 04 January 2013 - 07:25 PM, said:

... how desirable a job this is.

With Howie as the GM? Yeah... I don't think anyone bought that.

CaliEagle, on 04 January 2013 - 08:06 PM, said:

Dave, you might have to do another interview with Lurie because many in our fanbase are having a panic attack because Kelly is going to the Browns.  I am happy about it though.  But, Lurie may have to make a peace offering of some kind to calm people down.

They'll go after Gruden now.

[CT Eagle]

CaliEagle, on 04 January 2013 - 08:06 PM, said:

Dave, you might have to do another interview with Lurie because many in our fanbase are having a panic attack because Kelly is going to the Browns.  I am happy about it though.  But, Lurie may have to make a peace offering of some kind to calm people down.

Shady Bobble Heads ?

[CaliEagle]

CT Eagle, on 04 January 2013 - 08:15 PM, said:

Shady Bobble Heads ?

Probably Howie Roseman voodoo dolls.

[DaveSpadaro]

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen. And they knew Bill O'Brien was likely to stay at Penn State. Don't panic ... they will get a great head coach.

[HarborTheClay]

We'll get a great coach? Keep waiting and there won't be any decent coordinators left. Really seems like our option A is off the books, only way to explain this approach thus far.

[CT Eagle]

DaveSpadaro, on 04 January 2013 - 08:23 PM, said:

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen. And they knew Bill O'Brien was likely to stay at Penn State. Don't panic ... they will get a great head coach.

The Eagles don't know who they want.  The Browns did and made it happen.

[HazletonEagle]

Lol people are upset that the team is doing its due diligence before hiring its next head coach. Uh... That's not something you just jump in and do off the cuff. It's good that they are interviewing all of these guys. The only one with nfl experience who is off the market is Andy Reid and he wasn't our guy. So relax. Gus Bradley mike McCoy Bruce Arians... Good guys are still out there. Marrone is a solid option too. Just don't give me mike Nolan.

[pgcd3]

Guys you know I'm often critical but 1 coach not named Reid has been hired and quite frankly I was souring on that guy anyway. Kelly was a prime example of trying to outsmart people with a scheme rather than sticking with tried and true fundamentals. When's the last time a Super Bowl was won by an 'innovator'. Give me a good coach, good drafting and good fortune and we'll win. Now they still need to execute on the first 2 which is far from a given but the fact that Kelly or O'Brien won't be the coach doesn't change things IMO.

[patpikunas]

HazletonEagle, on 04 January 2013 - 09:35 PM, said:

Lol people are upset that the team is doing its due diligence before hiring its next head coach. Uh... That's not something you just jump in and do off the cuff. It's good that they are interviewing all of these guys. The only one with nfl experience who is off the market is Andy Reid and he wasn't our guy. So relax. Gus Bradley mike McCoy Bruce Arians... Good guys are still out there. Marrone is a solid option too. Just don't give me mike Nolan.

"LOL" Bruce Arians.... Because he was scary successful @ Temple

[pgcd3]

patpikunas, on 04 January 2013 - 10:47 PM, said:

"LOL" Bruce Arians.... Because he was scary successful @ Temple

Not that Arians would be my choice but you're talking about almost 20 years ago at Temple. Bellichik didn't even have his first job that he failed at yet. A lot of coaches get better over time

[patpikunas]

pgcd3, on 04 January 2013 - 10:55 PM, said:

Not that Arians would be my choice but you're talking about almost 20 years ago at Temple. Bellichik didn't even have his first job that he failed at yet. A lot of coaches get better over time

Would you be willing to bet a $1B franchise on that?

If not, he shouldn't even be mentioned as a candidate.

Eagles have to get this right or this couple year skid could turn into a 5-10 year skid

[USGrunt]

Kelly cheated then blew town when the sanctions set in. Kinda glad he didn't land here.

[CT Eagle]

DaveSpadaro, on 04 January 2013 - 08:23 PM, said:

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen.

I think you are living in the past.  The Gold Standard is tarnished.

[mjkvol]

CT Eagle, on 04 January 2013 - 08:56 PM, said:

The Eagles don't know who they want.  The Browns did and made it happen.

That's my only fear.   I wasn't sold on Kelly or anyone else, because I don't know enough about them in terms of having what it takes to be a great NFL coach to make that kind of judgment or even render an opinion. But I really hope Kelly wasn't 'the guy' Lurie wanted, or my question would be why we weren't the first ones in the room ready to close the deal.

Whoever it is they are targeting, I sincerely hope they close the deal ASAP.   If the primary target is an assistant they can't speak to until their team is eliminated, that would explain the delay.

Interviewing the entire field and 'taking time to make an informed decision' sounds great on paper, but the way it works now is like a game of musical chairs, and with all the openings to be filled, hesitating might be fatal.

[patpikunas]

DaveSpadaro, on 04 January 2013 - 08:23 PM, said:

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen. And they knew Bill O'Brien was likely to stay at Penn State. Don't panic ... they will get a great head coach.

Its possible you may be right that they may really want Chip Kelly seeing the measures they are taking to meet with him....

http://www.philly.co...egon_coach.html

[philly75]

At this point I'm not too high on Chip Kelly as many are...way too much hype.
I'd like to see McCoy or Arians get the job and wouldn't mind Marrone as a close runner up.

[PoconoDon]

The Head coach, whoever he will be, does not have to be the very best at everything, but he does have to be a supreme judge of who is best at each and every thing, and have the intelligence, strength of character, and the courage to demonstrate the following two abilities:

1. He must have ability to bring in those people, that he knows are among the very best at whatever job they are brought in to do (preferably, even better than he himself would be at them)....whether coaches or players.

2. He must have the ability to demand excellence, command respect, and then stand aside and trust them to be exactly what he identified them as, without any significant interference and only minimal correction as needed to maintain unison in the big picture, and cut ties with anyone he makes a mistake on, quickly.

If they find a candidate that can truly do those things....they'll have found a championship caliber Head Coach, in the mold of my favorite.......Bill Walsh.

I hope they do.

[mjkvol]

Sounds like a long way of simply saying you're looking for the Anti-Reid, and I concur.

[PoconoDon]

mjkvol, on 05 January 2013 - 12:06 PM, said:

Sounds like a long way of simply saying you're looking for the Anti-Reid, and I concur.

Yeah........I thought that when I was typing the post, but rather than saying they need the opposite of Reid, I thought it more accurate to say that I think they need a Walsh type Head Coach.....v.2.0.

[dmor]

DaveSpadaro, on 04 January 2013 - 08:23 PM, said:

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen. And they knew Bill O'Brien was likely to stay at Penn State. Don't panic ... they will get a great head coach.

If they don't want Chip Kelly, why are they interviewing him?

[badmeetsevil]

We also have to keep in mind there is not only 1 good or great coach available. Nor is there is only 1 coach who can win us the SB.

I am not sure about Kelly but I would be excited if he was the hire.

I also think the following is a good pool of candidates in order of preference:\\

Horton
Bradley
Fangio
Arians
Marrone
Jay Gruden
McCoy

Plus there are other unmentioned candidates as of now from the playoffs teams who we haven't even considered.

I'd prefer defensive coach over offensive but hey as long as the fit is right I am ok with it. I don't know if its all fluff but I loved what Lurie said about the type of person, character, and coach he wants. Lets hope they find the right guy.

[HazletonEagle]

patpikunas, on 04 January 2013 - 11:09 PM, said:

Would you be willing to bet a $1B franchise on that?

If not, he shouldn't even be mentioned as a candidate.

Eagles have to get this right or this couple year skid could turn into a 5-10 year skid

so you're telling me chip Kelly was a sure thing... Interesting.

[TenaciousEagles]

DaveSpadaro, on 04 January 2013 - 08:23 PM, said:

I think if the Eagles really wanted Chip Kelly they would have made it happen. And they knew Bill O'Brien was likely to stay at Penn State. Don't panic ... they will get a great head coach.

Amazing spin, how could you sit there and deny that Kelly was the Eagles #1 choice?

[CT Eagle]

TenaciousEagles, on 05 January 2013 - 08:34 PM, said:

Amazing spin, how could you sit there and deny that Kelly was the Eagles #1 choice?

easily...

[PoconoDon]

Well,

  The meeting with Chip went until midnight EST......and apparently no deal signed. A lunch time meeting that goes into the night.....yeah, I'd say they want Kelly......but does he want them?

Hard to say I guess, since he promised to meet with the Eagles and the Bills, and may just be keeping those promises.

We'll see.