Heading into this year’s NFL draft, we all heard incessantly about how Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly was the “wild card.” He was going to do something unpredictable and crazy. Kelly kookiness was in store as he pull some off nutty professor trade that would throw the whole thing off.
Well, it never happened. Chip Kelly, whether he truly is the Doc Brown of the NFL or not, wasn’t able to close a deal that allowed me to trade up and grab Marcus Mariota. In regards to Kelly being so unpredictable, well, I got his pick right in my NFL mock draft.
I also got right picks right, more than both Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN or Mike Mayock of NFL Network. However, getting the Chip Kelly pick right is the one I take the most pride in.
Maybe I understand his “mad scientist” mentality more so than other draftniks; cause of that funny moment I shared with Chip at the 2012 Rose Bowl postgame press conference. Hey man, great minds think alike. This was a very special draft for Kelly and the Eagles, as it’s the first one where Chip had absolute power.
Like Bill Belichick, he gets to both cook and buy the groceries now. So how did it turn out for Chip Kelly and the Eagles? Have a watch below:
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