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Birds' Kelce: Would Love Reunion with Kelly

The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian

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Birds' Kelce: Would Love Reunion with Kelly

POSTED: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 9:54 PM

Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer

Is Brian Kelly a good fit for the Eagles?

Eagles center Jason Kelce played three years for Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, when Kelly coached the Cincinnati Bearcats. Wednesday night, after a league source said the Eagles had interviewed Kelly on Tuesday for their head coaching vacancy, Kelce called Kelly “an outstanding coach who manages his college teams very similarly to NFL organizations.”

“I would be extremely excited to play for him again, and he is a proven winner,” Kelce said.

One pattern from the Eagles’ coaching search doesn’t require Sherlock Holmes to deduce – they really like the college guys. Coming into this week, their two longest interviews were withOregon's Chip Kelly and with Penn State coach Bill O’Brien, who ultimately decided to stay in college. The Birds scheduled an interview last weekend with Syracuse coach Doug Marrone, but he agreed to coach the Bills before they could meet.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:10 AM, 01/10/2013

DogbiscuttThe(DOPE), accurate indeed........I forget, How many Super Bowls does Belicheck have?

— STEPHEN1988

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:15 AM, 01/10/2013

Lets calm down on Chucky. He inherited the SB team from Dungy and played teams that choked and collapsed in title game (infamous last gane at the Vet debacle) and SB (Raiders - one of the weakest SB teams ever) Other than that he did nothing but annoy us on MNF

— Abusedeaglesfan

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:04 PM, 01/10/2013

abused - you are spot on. gruden has been out of football for 4 yrs and was 45-51 in his last 6 yrs at tampa. can you say over rated!

— GrandMasterG

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:26 PM, 01/10/2013

Do Eagles fans who want Jon Gruden realize that he runs the same west coast offense as Andy Reid??? Gruden doesn't believe in running the ball either. The truth is Eagles fans just want a big name, period. But the best coaches usually are not big names when they arrive with new teams. Belicheck was not a "genius" when he arrived in NE. Outsiders called Tom Coughlin washed up until they beat the Patriots. Mike Tomlin was a secondary coach I believe, when he was hired. Soory folks, but the Eagles would be fools to hire a coach just to please the fan base. I don't care what the talking heads say on TV or the radio.

— Joyner80

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:44 PM, 01/10/2013

Good idea to interview Brian Kelly. Never should have wasted time on Chip. Very hard to say which college coaches will hit it right in the NFL.

— armchairGM

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:50 PM, 01/10/2013

I still say we should hire, Lovie Smith, Jon Gruden, or Juan Castillo as head coach.

— ricciaje

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:59 PM, 01/10/2013

I would prefer all three of those guys. Jon Gruden - Head Coach, Juan Castillo - Offensive Coordinator, Lovie Smith - Assistant Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator...

— Getinline

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:53 PM, 01/10/2013

Jon Gruden or..........Bill Parcells??

— cremebroulet

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:57 PM, 01/10/2013

can we run rosebud and lurie out of town soon? I'm really sick of these guys trying to out smart everyone.

— sore richard

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:17 PM, 01/10/2013

I heard they brought Coach Vogan in from Conestoga Senior High.

— CoettaGarner25

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:43 PM, 01/10/2013

I can't overlook how he abandoned Cincinnati as they were prepping for the biggest game in school history, seems to me an indication of lack of character.

— tornadoh

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:54 PM, 01/10/2013

' the birds should HOPE that BK would want to come here...johnnyu

— john ullman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:29 PM, 01/10/2013

garner, let us know when you reach the nadir of your stupidity will ya? The journey is tiring and every time I think you have reached the bottom of the stupid-well you take ou a shovel and keep digging. Maybe take an elevator, it would save us all some time. Now it's Kelce's fault he got hurt? Guess that Raven who hit him low had nothing to do with it? Guess that dang RG3 was a wasted pick then too. Skins should have known he was going to get hurt. Adrian Petrson should hang them up too. And Peters propped up 4 other guys? Is that the same Peters you said the Eagles never should have traded for? Funny how YOU always use one game to prove Kelce is no good yet ignore all the evidence to the contrary. Now THAT is pathetic.

— tpizza

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:23 PM, 01/10/2013

lol, uhh I couldnt even read all that. Thats not good. I mean I know what it says I just skimmed through it in 5 seconds becaue I have seen it already like 45 times. As for as those ratings they dont account for 1. injuries and 2. size. Thats how they can rate a teams 0-line that went 8-8 and was OK as #1. When they get injured or go up against bigger defensive lines they are not the #1 offensive line in the league and it shows lol...the low fan IQ is really amazing sometimes. Kelce was MASSIVELY OVER-RATED by some after only one season and it showed in his second season, NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO PLAY MORE THEN 1 GAME. 2011 EAGLES DREAM TEAM STILL KOOL-AID STRONG IN 2013.

— CharlieGarner25

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:14 PM, 01/10/2013

Chris Ault is still available...Invented the Pistol, Read Option! Groomed Colin Kaepernick, Yes that Colin Kaepernick! 3-1000 yard plus rushers in 09' Knocked Boise State out of the BCS in 10, and finished 11th. in the Country. No "D" I know...He'd just have to hire someone to do that anyway! Just sayin. Or, they could hire Chuckie!

— pevans1