Chip Kelly Fired

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I cannot wait to see the Twitterverse explode -- you think DeMarco Murray, DJax, LeSean McCoy, and Jeremy Maclin (among others) might have a few thoughts about this.

I wonder if Coughlin survives. I like him and think he's a heck of a coach, but there have been grumblings. And Jason Garrett cannot feel too good about his status given the comments from Jones about the Texans' success with Brandon Weeden reflecting bad coaching in Dallas.

Could it be that Jay Gruden is the lone survivor this season??

Personally, I hope it doesn't happen. If Coughlin is to go, the guy should at least make the decision to retire on his own -- 2 rings ought to buy that right. Mara would be an even bigger turd if he canned him. And Garrett and Kelly -- I would love to see them continue to coach underperforming teams in Dallas and Philly indefinitely.

[SolidSnake84]

Kind of surprised at the Kelly firing. He had two 10 win seasons, and i thought if nothing else, he might be forced to give up personnel decisions so that he could stay on. I felt like he had a decent offense when it showed up, plus a good QB in Sam Bradford. I wonder if Bradford stays when they get a new coach??

[SFREDSKIN]

Coughlin will be asked to retire, if he doesn't agree then the ax will fall.

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Apparently, Kelly was asked to give up personnel control, and he balked. And Lurie showed him the door.

No humility. None. And there will be players all over the place trashing him, I will bet.

I wonder whether the Titans hire him to work with Mariota.

[Defensewins]

It is up to Chip if he wants to stay in the NFL or go back to NCAA. There are too many NFl teams that need a good coach and Chip is a good coach.
Tennessee Titans have his favorite QB and a fan base that will probably love him.

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But will he put his ego aside and just coach instead of handle personnel? He wouldn't do it in Philly, although he could have perceived that as a demotion of sorts, and perhaps different than starting out without those duties with a new NFL team. He wants to follow the Parcells, "If you're cooking the meal, you should get to pick the groceries" model. But as I think we all know, chip Kelly is no Bill Parcells.

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

Kind of surprised at the Kelly firing. He had two 10 win seasons, and i thought if nothing else, he might be forced to give up personnel decisions so that he could stay on. I felt like he had a decent offense when it showed up, plus a good QB in Sam Bradford. I wonder if Bradford stays when they get a new coach??

Basically the Jeffrey Lurie told Kelly he was taking away personnel decisions and hiring a GM. I think the owner expected him to agree to this, but Kelly balked leaving him no choice. I think the reason they didn't wait until after the season was because by Monday they want to start looking for a GM. While you can say Kelly the coach did well, Kelly the GM was god awful.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Mara is an ass*ole.

Jones is an egotistical blowhard.

Lurie is just an overall mess. Can't think of a particular term for him.

Snyder = best owner in NFC East with best team in NFC East. Yeah buddy!!! HTTR!!!

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Mara is an ass*ole.

Jones is an egotistical blowhard.

Lurie is just an overall mess. Can't think of a particular term for him.

Snyder = best owner in NFC East with best team in NFC East. Yeah buddy!!! HTTR!!!

This actually made me laugh...

[OmahaRedskins]

It's nice not being the NFC East dumpster fire. I think CK wanted to leave Philly, or otherwise, he would have compromised. He is a smart person; he knew he was going to have to give up some of his power.

When your star running back goes to the owner, and then you basically bench him the following weeks, something has to change. Because of the contract, you can't cut him or trade him, you are stuck with an expensive shiny toy, you refuse to use. It's easier to let the coach go and start over, but the damage is done. Look at all of the talent Andy Reid accumulated while he was head coach.

[NC_Skins]

I'd thought Chip probably deserved one more year, but with the types of moves he made in the off-season, his ass was definitely on the line. The moves weren't that bad, but I think he gave up way too much for Bradford in the Noles trade. Bradford was going to be cut so giving up your starting QB plus a 4th and 2nd rounder was stupid as fuck. Didn't have issue with the McCoy trade for Kiko. Not like McCoy did anything of worth in Buffalo. Now the biggest head scratcher was the Murray signing....wtf was he thinking with that shit?

[Evilgrin]

I remember when he brought in Bradford, and just kinda figured that was gonna cause them to slide. The Demarco Murray contract is a huge problem, if they cut him its a huge cap hit. I think they are probably gonna need a year or two to recover from the moves he made.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Mara is an ass*ole.

Jones is an egotistical blowhard.

Lurie is just an overall mess. Can't think of a particular term for him.

Snyder = best owner in NFC East with best team in NFC East. Yeah buddy!!! HTTR!!!

LOL. The owners (including ours) are as bad as the rest of the NFCE this year!

A fish rots from the head down.

[skinsfan69]

He deserved to get fired. Not surprised at all. Who would think that the Redskins are the most stable franchise in the NFC East. lol.

[kingj]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

He deserved to get fired. Not surprised at all. Who would think that the Redskins are the most stable franchise in the NFC East. lol.

I feel like I'm in alternate universe. The skins and stable franchise in the same sentence!