There were a lot of questions this offseason about whether or not Chip Kelly was a crazy genius, or just crazy. After he was given the reigns over the Eagles’ personnel decisions, he made some highly questionable moves like bringing in Sam Bradford, swapping LeSean McCoy for DeMarco Murray and letting go of players such as Jeremy Maclin and Evan Mathis.
No one really knew, though, how the Eagles would be until they stepped onto the field for Week 1. Perhaps, the thought was, Kelly knows something we don’t, and there must be a method to his madness. After all, he’s been a successful coach everywhere he went and has gone a solid 20-12 as the Eagles’ coach in his first two years.
Well, after just two weeks, the jig might be up for Kelly, as his team has started the season with back-to-back losses to the Falcons and Cowboys. This week particularly, Philadelphia looked completely lost in their defeat against Dallas, managing only 226 total yards and a paltry seven rushing yards, the fewest amount for the Eagles since 1961.
And Kelly’s big offseason acquisitions? Not exactly working out. Bradford has been below-average in his first two games and could hardly be considered an upgrade from what Nick Foles did last season. Murray has a grand total of 11 yards in two games as he has struggled to do much of anything with a terrible offensive line in front of him. Linebacker Kiko Alonso, who Kelly acquired in the trade for McCoy, suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s game, and cornerback Byron Maxwell has been dreadful thus far in a Philly uniform.
With all of the Eagles’ struggles, people are beginning to seriously question Kelly and his decision-making skills, taking to Twitter to express their frustrations.
Sam Bradford more petrified than a cat at a Dog Show. Jesus! And my condolences to DM. B/t Chip's awful play calls and that OLine..#Garbage
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 20, 2015
Chip Kelly: If you want an explosive offense, you need PLAYMAKERS!!! My bad, you traded them ALL. They weren't good enough. #coachego
— Plaxico Burress (@plaxicoburress) September 20, 2015
Chip Kelly got rid of all his talented players and wondering why they 0-2. Okay.
— Jamma Jam (@freshjam) September 21, 2015
Chip Kelly should be ashamed at what he brought in after his dismantling of the core.
— Shaun Morash (@ShaunMorash) September 21, 2015
Hey don't worry, I'm not a football genius either.
What I plan to say to Chip Kelly when I meet him at the gates of hell.
— Mr Bob (@MrBob_52) September 21, 2015
Unreal. This is supposed to be the genius CHIP KELLY'S next-level offense.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 20, 2015
I'm excited to see what Big 10 team Chip Kelly will end up coaching.
— Rob Fox III (@RobFoxThree) September 20, 2015
So is Chip Kelly the kind of mad scientist who accidentally created a Donald Trump-type Frankenstein or what
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) September 21, 2015
CHIP NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT.He makes the $$$$, he took Howie's job, he drastically changed this roster.This is solely on CHIP #eaglestalk
— Jon Marks (@JonMarksMedia) September 21, 2015
RIP Chip Kelly, genius 2013-2015. #Eagles http://t.co/jOWtBHlUkU pic.twitter.com/0Eue7vYOKq
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) September 21, 2015
Monday morning headlines wasting no time expressing their frustration with the #Eagles. #NFL pic.twitter.com/A3sZWiyx81
— 𝕊𝔾𝕀𝕀𝕀 (@SGIII) September 21, 2015
The Eagles will face off against the Jets next week in New Jersey, and if they lose that one, Kelly may have to go into hiding.
