Here's my suspicion that occurred weeks ago...

[Drama Queen]

... when TN canned Whisenhunt over a month ago. (That's an unusual move to make during mid season.)

Around that time, I think TN and Chip used back channels to work out their mutual interest. Yes, as IE always proclaimed, Chip used Bradford as a bargaining chip to get Mariota and during that time, TN saw an opportunity to lure Chip. Getting Bradford was a big gamble and steep price to pay when you consider that Bradford, a bridesmaid, would be less than thrilled to negotiated with the Eagles. But did Chip care if he saw an out with TN? If Ken Whisenhunt didn't want to trade Mariota, Chip ( the darling coach) would lobby for Whisenhunt's job in TN IF AND WHEN shit hit the fan in Philly ( which happened around the time TN got rid of Whisenhunt).


In short... The Eagles failed to get Mariota; Bradford wants out; the experiment failed mid season; back channel negotiations occur; Chip and Davis shit can their play calling by going vanilla ( and they were vanilla on both sides of the ball); and Chip (and maybe Davis) are paid by forcing Lurie to fire them.

We'll see soon enough.

[bobbyuk]

If Kelly gets hired by another NFL team, what Lurie owes him would be offset by his new contract.

[J_Cuz31]

I know there is a clause in the contract that offers the Eagles some relief if Kelly returns to college but I am not certain that it is as generous as the offset the team would receive if Kelly gets hired by another NFL team.

[joe9518]

... when TN canned Whisenhunt over a month ago. (That's an unusual move to make during mid season.)

Around that time, I think TN and Chip used back channels to work out their mutual interest. Yes, as IE always proclaimed, Chip used Bradford as a bargaining chip to get Mariota and during that time, TN saw an opportunity to lure Chip. Getting Bradford was a big gamble and steep price to pay when you consider that Bradford, a bridesmaid, would be less than thrilled to negotiated with the Eagles. But did Chip care if he saw an out with TN? If Ken Whisenhunt didn't want to trade Mariota, Chip ( the darling coach) would lobby for Whisenhunt's job in TN IF AND WHEN shit hit the fan in Philly ( which happened around the time TN got rid of Whisenhunt).


In short... The Eagles failed to get Mariota; Bradford wants out; the experiment failed mid season; back channel negotiations occur; Chip and Davis shit can their play calling by going vanilla ( and they were vanilla on both sides of the ball); and Chip (and maybe Davis) are paid by forcing Lurie to fire them.

We'll see soon enough.

stop making excuses for Chip. He didn't throw games. He is a college coach with a college mentality and a college system. That is why he got canned.

[The Ref]

Tennessee will not hire Kelly. He was fired on merit. He sucks as a head coach at the NFL level. Kelly might want to stay in the NFL but it's impossible to imagine any other NFL owner hiring this clown. This is bad football. Simple minded high school stuff. His playbook is the size of a pamphlet. Kelly is like the high school coach of one of those football factories where even his freshman players are better than the opponents seniors. It's not hard to coach like that.

[Drama Queen]

I'll be absolutely shocked if TN doesn't hire Chip. It's an Ellsworth stone cold lock.