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2101903, Kelly/Oregon
Posted by sfMatt, Wed Jan-02-13 11:40 AM
Chip Kelly isn't in demand because of his offense, he's in demand because everybody that comes out to watch him coach and operate his team/program is blown away by what they see. He is meticulous, competitive as hell, and everything about Oregon football right now is made in his image. GMs are interested in him because they've visited Eugene, and been amazed at how practice is conducted, and how his players respond to him. (And obviously his belief in tempo as a weapon is starting to spread to other coaches in the pros, which plays a big part in the hype.) Kelly won't run the Oregon offense in the NFL unless it makes sense based on the personnel available. He's a football coach. He coached defense for years, and he only started using spread-option stuff at New Hampshire after they realized they weren't able to find fullbacks anymore.

>That Oregon offense might not
>work in the big boy league.