Why the Chip Kelly experiment didn't work

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Ahmad Brooks Authentic Jersey Chip Kelly stood on the field at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, back in January 2013 and was peppered with questions about the innovative methods he planned on bringing to the NFL.

Kelly had been hired as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach days earlier and had already begun scouting at the Senior Bowl. But he seemed annoyed by the idea that he was some kind of revolutionary.

"If you weren't in the room with Amos Alonzo Stagg and Knute Rockne, then you stole it from somebody," Kelly said often. "We didn't invent this."

But the truth is, he did do things differently in Philly:

The Eagles ran a no-huddle program that focused on tempo and efficiency. They hired a former Navy SEALs coordinator to head their sports science department. They focused on nutrition and sleep and physical conditioning.
And while there were plenty of positives -- Kelly went 26-21, put together a pair of 10-win seasons and made the playoffs once -- the most important pillars of Kelly's philosophy ultimately failed to yield positive results. And that is why he is no longer the Eagles' head coach.

Matt Overton Youth Jersey Kelly believed in shrinking the playbook on offense. The thinking was that if the players focused on perfecting foundational plays through a high number of reps at practice, they would be able to execute at a high level, regardless of the situation. Yet the Eagles too often seemed incapable of completing the simplest of tasks. They became more predictable, and defensive coordinators adjusted. Despite the innovative practice philosophy, Kelly coached a team that turned the ball over 65 times since the start of the 2014 season, more than any other team in the league.

The sports science program and practice schedule were supposed to help the Eagles peak late in the season. Yet in 2014, the team started out 9-3 before losing three of their last four and missing the playoffs. They have stumbled down the stretch this year, too, getting outscored 78-41 in back-to-back losses to the Arizona Cardinals and Washington Redskins.

http://www.buccaneersnflofficialauthentic.com/mike-james-jersey_c-2... Culture was supposed to be greater than scheme. That's what NFL Films caught Kelly telling a player on the sidelines last summer. However, during Kelly's first training camp, when wide receiver Riley Cooper was caught on video using a racial slur, he was sent away for just four days before returning. Neither Kelly nor the organization specified how Cooper had spent his time. The next offseason, the Eagles signed him to a contract extension.