Chip Kelly: Defensive Coordinator Needs "Shutoutability"
MOBILE, Ala. -- New Eagles coach Chip Kelly said he doesn't need a defensive coordinator who thinks like Kelly ("God, no," he said when asked), or one who particularly favors a 4-3 or a 3-4 scheme. Kelly said his main criterion is "shutoutability."
Chip Kelly: Defensive Coordinator Needs "Shutoutability"
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
MOBILE, Ala. -- New Eagles coach Chip Kelly said he doesn't need a defensive coordinator who thinks like Kelly ("God, no," he said when asked), or one who particularly favors a 4-3 or a 3-4 scheme. Kelly said his main criterion is "shutoutability."
Kelly said you want different types of people and ideas on a staff.
"You need really, really, smart people. People who are dedicated," Kelly said Monday afternoon after the North practice at the Senior Bowl. "You need people who are just a little bit 'off' too."
Much of the new coach's staff is here in Mobile, though Kelly doesn't want to make any announcements until the staff is complete. This can make for some awkward moments, such as when your Eagletarian introduced himself to Jerry Azzinaro, the new defensive line coach, who was wearing a "Jerry Azzinaro, Philadelphia Eagles" nametag, but is not officially the Eagles' defensive line coach, and thus can't talk about it.
Reportedly, Giants linebackers coach Jim Herrmann took himself out of the running for the DC post. "I'm not worried about who we don't get, I'm worried about who we do get," Kelly said. "I wanna make sure that that person is the right fit, because I don't wanne be like, 'God, I wish I'd spent a little more time and investigated this.' I've been pretty thorough, unless it's somebody that I've either coached with or had a real good working knowledge of.
"It's been fun. It's talking football, talking philosophies, talking strategies. It's stuff I love to do. To me, that's not work."
*Kelly said he got to meet with Michael Vick at NovaCare Friday. Kelly spoke with Nick Foles over the phone. He said talking to each of his players was a top priority after Thursday's introductory news conference.
*Kelly suggested that given the smaller NFL rosters, longer season and the need to have his team fresh every week, he will not try to bring his distinctive frantic-paced practices from Oregon to the Eagles. "The Eagles are not a cross-country team" he said.
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— depressed- So far he's saying all the right things. Hopefully, he does all the right things.— vaphillyfan1
- It might help if he had players who could tackle better than I can, seeing as how I'm a five-foot-four-inch, 150 lb., 50-year-old lawyer who never played a down of football in my life. It gets tiring announcing "HolidayinCambodia on the tackle" each of the 20 times a game they miss one.— HolidayinCambodia
- and yet your only a lawyer. hahahaha
I am 30 210lbs and if I didn't have arthritis all over my spine, I was in better shape, and I had the knowledge of someone who dedicated their entire life to football, I' d be able to execute these plays better than these jokers. and I'd do it for free...kinda...as soon as I was able to prove myself I'd want a contact, of course.— MFPhils - Most of Kelly's staff is in Alabama, but you aren't reporting who they are? Or did I miss something?— djack10
- Nice to have new faces and new ideas in the Eagles organization. It was getting really stale for a long time.— zeke128
- Well it would be great to hire the next Bud Carson, but that could be a tough find. While it's good to hear he'll be changing his practice approach for the pros, I want to hear his thoughts on balancing the speed offense with the need to maintain possesion of the ball and avoid wearing out your defense. This is where his innovation and ability to adapt will be tested in this league, and those issues along with player acquisition and ddevelopment will determine the fate of our team.— EagleEye61
- The more I read, and the more Kelly speaks, the more I'm thinking, "hmmm...this guy's over his head..." Time will tell, but he's either going to be a colossal success or a colossal failure--nothing in between.— johnandursula
- lets just try for tackleability first.
that would be an upgrade.— bloodymess - "You need people who are just a little bit 'off' too." Well, I qualify, but I'm 72 and sleep til noon.
Kelly sounds like the real deal. No illusions! Shurmer to talk NFL reality, and a DC with "shutoutability." Birds fans should take note of the teams going to the SB this year. Ravens & 9ers SHUT OUT the Pats & Falcons in the second half. That's called "making adjustments"--something our Birds haven't done since JJ was here. Liking what I hear from this dude.— rad205 - That's the kind of thinking the NFL needs. Shutoutability. It's a wonder nobody thought of that before. This guy is really a find.— jtj06
- Another "uh-oh" sign that Kelly doesn't know what he got himself into.
The Eagles barely have 2 LBs that can play a 4-3 let alone enough to play a 3-4. Since he'll have to replace at least 2 in the secondary, possibly 3, there's no way he can get new LBs too.— banned - "shoutability" i that a new slogan like Dream Team or Gold Standard....hmm, how many tickets will that sell?— STEPHEN1988
- Good answer in the last paragraph. I don't know if Chip Kelly is a good NFL coach, but who are these reporters who supposedly know something about football and keep thinking he's going to bring his Oregon program to Philly. Head coaches are relatively smart. They know the difference between the NFL and NCAA. You can't play the same way, and you can't practice the same way.— armchairGM
