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Might one of football's most innovative offensive minds be lining up a job on Bill Belichick's staff?
Chip Kelly recently headed to New England for a meeting with the Patriots after being passed over for the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive coordinator job, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports, citing a source.
Espn source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ill-belichick-kirk-cousins-antonio-brown-more
Could Belichick bring in Chip?
When Chip Kelly was dumped by the San Francisco 49ers after one season as head coach, word was that he indeed preferred to stay in the NFL as opposed to returning to the college game.
If that is true -- and it does appear to be right now -- there would be a logical landing spot: the New England Patriots. That's because the friendship between Kelly and Patriots coach Bill Belichick is no secret. They have exchanged football concepts since Kelly's fast-tempo offense became the rage at Oregon.
The Jaguars were serious in their courtship of Kelly as the offensive coordinator for Doug Marrone, who was named the head coach last week. Marrone was urged by Tom Coughlin, the Jaguars' new executive vice president of football operations, to explore adding Kelly to the staff as an offensive coordinator or in another capacity.
As Giants coach, Coughlin was 1-5 against Kelly's Eagles from 2013 to 2015. If you eliminate the one Eagles loss to New York (15-7 in 2013), Kelly's offense averaged 33 points in the five wins.
And Coughlin's longtime offensive line coach, Pat Flaherty, had worked with Kelly in San Francisco this past season before being hired by Marrone with the Jaguars.
But for Marrone, pairing with Kelly as offensive coordinator did not feel like a good philosophical fit. He kept Nathaniel Hackett as the playcaller.
As for Kelly, a league source said he was headed to New England to meet with Belichick once the Jaguars decided to go with Hackett. What that means is anybody's guess for now. Kelly's knowledge goes well beyond offense. His command of the science of football is highly regarded in enough circles to be an asset in more than one way.
-- Chris Mortensen
Might one of football's most innovative offensive minds be lining up a job on Bill Belichick's staff?
Chip Kelly recently headed to New England for a meeting with the Patriots after being passed over for the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive coordinator job, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports, citing a source.
Espn source: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ill-belichick-kirk-cousins-antonio-brown-more
Could Belichick bring in Chip?
When Chip Kelly was dumped by the San Francisco 49ers after one season as head coach, word was that he indeed preferred to stay in the NFL as opposed to returning to the college game.
If that is true -- and it does appear to be right now -- there would be a logical landing spot: the New England Patriots. That's because the friendship between Kelly and Patriots coach Bill Belichick is no secret. They have exchanged football concepts since Kelly's fast-tempo offense became the rage at Oregon.
The Jaguars were serious in their courtship of Kelly as the offensive coordinator for Doug Marrone, who was named the head coach last week. Marrone was urged by Tom Coughlin, the Jaguars' new executive vice president of football operations, to explore adding Kelly to the staff as an offensive coordinator or in another capacity.
As Giants coach, Coughlin was 1-5 against Kelly's Eagles from 2013 to 2015. If you eliminate the one Eagles loss to New York (15-7 in 2013), Kelly's offense averaged 33 points in the five wins.
And Coughlin's longtime offensive line coach, Pat Flaherty, had worked with Kelly in San Francisco this past season before being hired by Marrone with the Jaguars.
But for Marrone, pairing with Kelly as offensive coordinator did not feel like a good philosophical fit. He kept Nathaniel Hackett as the playcaller.
As for Kelly, a league source said he was headed to New England to meet with Belichick once the Jaguars decided to go with Hackett. What that means is anybody's guess for now. Kelly's knowledge goes well beyond offense. His command of the science of football is highly regarded in enough circles to be an asset in more than one way.
-- Chris Mortensen