The Falcons are getting a head start on replacing offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who is likely to become the next 49ers head coach. Atlanta is already lining up candidates for OC, and the club has expressed interest in former San Francisco/Philadelphia head coach Chip Kelly, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports (Twitter link).
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Kelly has met with at least one club since being dismissed by the 49ers, interviewing with the Jaguars about both their head coaching vacancy and their offensive coordinator position. Both of those roles were filled by internal candidates, as Jacksonville promoted Doug Marrone and Nathaniel Hackett to head coach and OC, respectively. Kelly also planned to meet with the Patriots and friend Bill Belichick, and was indeed spotted at Thursday’s practice session, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com.
Kelly, 53, posted a mixed record during his two head coaching stints, but does seem to want to remain in the NFL as an offensive coordinator. Despite poor results during the past few years, Kelly can still point to 2013 — his first season in the league — as a success after directing the Eagles’ offense to a No. 3 DVOA ranking and coaching quarterback Nick Foles to a 27:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Concerns about the quick pace of Kelly’s offense, and its negative effect on his club’s own defense, could continue to hinder Kelly’s job prospects, however.
While other potential candidates for the Falcons OC job aren’t yet known, internal options could include quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur and offensive assistant Mike McDaniel, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com noted earlier this month.
are they crazy, Kelly’s offense is not made of the NFL. watching time of possession is just awful. You need a huge college roster to keep the defense fresh. Atlanta would be making a huge mistake.
He can coach. His problems started when Philly let him make personnel decisions.
He can coach. In college.
In the NFL, not so much.
It’s hard to say, that 49ers team he coached last season was worse than the teams he coached at Oregon
Why are things going too well? I know Shanahans leaving, but Kelly? May as well take the Kelly from ND also and really wreck the team!
Why? Matt Ryan is not mobile enough to be effective in a Chip Kelly offense. He should just go back to college.
Foles wasn’t mobile either and look what he did with him, he’s a great offensive mind if he realizes that the super fast offense doesn’t work. Great offensive idea in my opinion no huddle but when you get to the line of scrimmage slow it down a little, keeps defense on the field and allows the offense to dictate the pace