Philadelphia canned head coach Chip Kelly on Tuesday.
Yes, it was a bit of a shock to almost everyone outside the Eagles’ complex – including Kelly.
By all accounts, he had very few allies within the building, which is not unlike what Saban and Spurrier and other uber-successful college coaches experienced when trying to take their dictatorships to the world of professional football.
(Saban was a touch different in that if the Dolphins’ team doctors had agreed to Saban’s plan to sign Drew Brees and his surgically repaired back, Miami would be standing toe-to-toe with New England in the AFC East and Alabama would not be dominating college football. Stupid Miami team doctors.)
Kelly’s methods caused him to lose the locker room and any support from management. Those methods are intriguing, and often different can be scary for those who only know another way to do things.