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Kelly Reportedly Could End Up in Tennessee
Monday, Nov. 30
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network went on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia and said "to not rule out a trade" of Chip Kelly to the Titans. Rapoport added the deal could involve a first-round pick.
Kelly's tenure as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles hasn't gone as planned thus far with a 24-19 record, one playoff appearance and no playoff wins through parts of three seasons. Because of that, there is seemingly constant talk regarding Kelly leaving Philly following the 2015 season.
While that speculation usually focuses on a potential return to the college ranks, on Nov. 3, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio said he believes Kelly could be a fit with the Titans.
On Nov. 4, Florio outlined a potential path to Nashville for Kelly:
After the season ends for the Titans and Eagles, the Titans would be permitted to request from the Eagles permission to speak to Kelly, and to sign him to a contract. Before permission is granted, the two teams must negotiate the terms of compensation, in the event the Titans hire Kelly.
The question becomes what the Eagles would want for Kelly, and what the Titans would be willing to surrender. Much of that hinges on how committed Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is to keeping Kelly around—and how committed the Titans would be to getting him.
Kelly's wishes will be a major factor in this. If he wants out of Philly, Lurie likely won't put up a major fight to keep him around. Especially if the Eagles, currently 3-4, don't make it to the playoffs this season.
Kelly enjoyed tremendous success at the University of Oregon with Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota as his quarterback. Tennessee, of course, selected Mariota with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
Mariota has shown some flashes of brilliance thus far, but Kelly knows how to utilize him better than anyone else.
Kelly has cycled through quarterbacks at an alarming rate in Philadelphia, with Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford all failing to firmly establish themselves as franchise signal-callers.
The Titans have plenty of deficiencies on their roster, but if Kelly believes he can recreate some Oregon magic in Tennessee, it isn't inconceivable to think he could jump ship from a team that has gone 10-6 in back-to-back seasons to a team that has been one of the NFL's worst since 2012.
Monday, Nov. 30
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network went on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia and said "to not rule out a trade" of Chip Kelly to the Titans. Rapoport added the deal could involve a first-round pick.
Kelly's tenure as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles hasn't gone as planned thus far with a 24-19 record, one playoff appearance and no playoff wins through parts of three seasons. Because of that, there is seemingly constant talk regarding Kelly leaving Philly following the 2015 season.
While that speculation usually focuses on a potential return to the college ranks, on Nov. 3, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio said he believes Kelly could be a fit with the Titans.
On Nov. 4, Florio outlined a potential path to Nashville for Kelly:
After the season ends for the Titans and Eagles, the Titans would be permitted to request from the Eagles permission to speak to Kelly, and to sign him to a contract. Before permission is granted, the two teams must negotiate the terms of compensation, in the event the Titans hire Kelly.
The question becomes what the Eagles would want for Kelly, and what the Titans would be willing to surrender. Much of that hinges on how committed Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is to keeping Kelly around—and how committed the Titans would be to getting him.
Kelly's wishes will be a major factor in this. If he wants out of Philly, Lurie likely won't put up a major fight to keep him around. Especially if the Eagles, currently 3-4, don't make it to the playoffs this season.
Kelly enjoyed tremendous success at the University of Oregon with Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota as his quarterback. Tennessee, of course, selected Mariota with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
Mariota has shown some flashes of brilliance thus far, but Kelly knows how to utilize him better than anyone else.
Kelly has cycled through quarterbacks at an alarming rate in Philadelphia, with Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford all failing to firmly establish themselves as franchise signal-callers.
The Titans have plenty of deficiencies on their roster, but if Kelly believes he can recreate some Oregon magic in Tennessee, it isn't inconceivable to think he could jump ship from a team that has gone 10-6 in back-to-back seasons to a team that has been one of the NFL's worst since 2012.