Quote:You had this same feeling when Gene was promoted?

 

Because at the time, there wasn't much negative to see in his promotion.  He was a good scout with a good scouting resume and the only thing he lacked was experience, since it was his step up the ladder to GM.

 

Questioning something isn't "complaining" or "being down," it's having a warranted concern based on track record.

 

There's more to question about Chip as OC, then there was about Gene at GM.  And look how that turned out.

I did have the same feeling when Gene was promoted. Than after we started to see what he was doing as GM, I became annoyed/skeptical and ready for change.

 

Chip Kelly failed as the guy in PHI, but that wasn't due to what he did offensively. That was due to him having total control (much like McDaniels, who a lot of people were clamoring for) and dismantling the team by trading talented players that were a big part of their early success (10-6 year one). He will be an OC here. He isn't the GM, he isn't the HC, his one and only priority will be offense and making it the best he can. Whether that works or not, who knows? But there's no doubting he does have quite the offensive mind and that Blake Bortles fits into an offense that goes quick.

 

I have no problem being skeptical, but people here his name and because he got fired as HC he can't be a good OC? If you have questions fine, but considering his track record of having potent offenses in the NFL along with a top 4 rushing offense in a system with very little talent across the board and poor QB play in SF it surprises me that people act like his offenses don't work.


I think he needs to reel it back a bit and have said so in this thread. He can't go quite as fast or it wears down his defense. Luckily, he isnt HC and Marrone and Coughlin can talk to him about that if they think it'll be a problem.

 

One guy was a scout and had no previous experience running a team. The other has a wealth of experience running an offense whether that be at Oregon or in PHI/SF and had some success. So I don't really see them as great comparisons but I get your point.

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