Chip Kelly Fired...

[DanOregon]

It's going to take a couple of years to undo that roster and dump all the weird stuff they were doing. I expect Philly will hire a very player-friendly coach who can attract free agents. Also think most of the eight former Oregon players on the roster can start packing their bags. It's actually a decent job given the state of the division.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

"FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!" - LSU and USC

 

[User 11148]

Speaking of the NFC East ... Is it at least possible that by season's end every frigging coach in the division will have been fired?

 

[BDC99]

I can't imagine Garrett's going anywhere, but it wouldn't stun me, I guess.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Why would Gruden get fired?

 

[BDC99]

I can't see that either. Coughlin has to go at some point, but not sure if this is his year either. I would say probably so.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Why would Gruden get fired?

Gruden should be in the running for Coach of the Year.

 

[old_tony]

Gruden should be in the running for Coach of the Year.

At the end of training camp I figured the Redskins for 2-14 or 3-13.

 

[DanOregon]

Dan Snyder might just do it out of habit.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Coughlin should go when you look at all the shoulda-wons. They should have run away with the division, but instead is one of the disappointments of the year.

Garrett there's an argument that neither of his backups could do anything, but really with the injuries to key players he would have to be back.

 

[micropolitan guy]

"FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!" - LSU and USC

Not sure about LSU but I think USC has seen enough NCAA investigators lately to make them pretty wary about a guy who got a show-cause order at his previous job for paying a street agent to recruit players. They finally just got off serious sanctions. Why wave a red flag at the bull?

 

[LanceyHoward]

Why would Gruden get fired?

It would be crazy to fire Gruden but Dan Synder is the owner, so who knows.

 

[Alma]

I'm not a Coughlin or a Eli Manning guy, despite their Super Bowl wins. They're like the Florida Marlins of football.

 

[JC]

Always curious why they can't wait until the offseason. There's only one game left. But I guess it helps get the jump on finding a new guy.

How does one week help?

 

[BDC99]

How does one week help?

Not sure it does. But they might have someone in mind? Who knows.

 

[JC]

Ridiculous.

 

[Alma]

Chip Kelly thinks he reinvented football, and so long as he thinks that, he'd better be in a franchise/program who thinks the same thing of him.

He hates the public part of the job in college - boosters and fan functions and all that **** - so I doubt he goes back there, and if he did, I'd see him relocating down south, where he can recruit.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Successful NFL coaches know how to adapt. Kelly's refusal to do so will keep him from getting another NFL gig, IMO. He went from really good to pretty good to pretty bad in the span of three seasons. That trajectory is inevitable if you keep trying to do the same thing in the face of coaches and players who have figured you out.

 

[BDC99]

Ridiculous.

??? What am I missing?

 

[Alma]

Always curious why they can't wait until the offseason. There's only one game left.

Same reason Will Hunting chose the wrench.