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NFC East: 5 reasons Chip Kelly failed as Eagles HC

By Maurice Barksdale

Sep 27, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly coaches against the New York Jets during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 27, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly coaches against the New York Jets during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 26, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed (86) is stopped by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Kiko Alonso (50) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Redskins defeated the Eagles, 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Kelly’s offense wore down his defense

One of the things I notice lately about college football is that there’s really not much good defense being played there at all.  I think this is primarily because many college football coaches spend so much time trying to have a high-powered offense that they forsake their defense.

You can’t do that in the NFL and have sustained success but that’s what Chip Kelly tried to do.  His three seasons in Philadelphia never produced a defense ranked higher than 28th in the league.  I think Kelly’s up-tempo offense simply wears down his defense.

Time of possession is ignored when you run an up-tempo offense but there’s a consequence for this type of philosophy.  You see when your offense is only on the field for 20 minutes a game that means your defense is on the field for 40.

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Like I said earlier, the NFL is filled with elite athletes but even the best wear down after being on the field for so long.  The object in the NFL is to wear down the other teams’ defense, not your own.

After strong starts each of the last few seasons, the Eagles had second half let downs.  I think the team wore down on both sides of the ball in the second half of the seasons due to running Kelly’s break neck, up-tempo offense.

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