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5 Pros and 5 Cons of Head Coach Chip Kelly Leaving the San Francisco 49ers

By Peter Panacy

Chip Kelly before an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Chip Kelly before an NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Pro: No More Dabbling with Experimental Offenses

One of the main complaints about head coach Chip Kelly’s offense is that it’s been figured out at the NFL level.

The shock of his uptempo scheme likely wore off after 2014, after he helped guide the Eagles to two-straight 10-win seasons.

CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora quoted one NFL executive, who said, “He just keeps running the same s–t and it isn’t fooling anybody. Do you think they could bring him back to Oregon?”

Kelly knows more about offensive game-planning than any of us ever will. But defensive coordinators around the league are pretty smart too. It’s why read-option schemes, once a seemingly revolutionary thought not long ago, aren’t as prevalent now. The league caught up.

Pro-style offenses work because, well, they’re tried and true. Sure, minor changes here and there happen. But college-level offenses rarely, if ever, make the cut.