Not sure if this is true (re: Eagles)

[cardiackat88.]

Kelly is so wrapped up with that offense....does he realize there is a defensive side of the ball too?

[blackcat]

All I is that Philly needs a qb.  fug, that backup McCown looked better against us than Bradford did.  That guy is horrid.

[Mr. Scot]

Funny how Poppa Luck advised his boy that the Colts were the more stable franchise

So back in 2011, which is when Luck made the decision to stay in school, his dad knew who would have the number one pick in 2012?

Oliver Luck long ago discredited the idea that Andrew staying in school had anything to do with the Panthers.  People need to let that stuff go.

If you want to dislike Luck, at least do it for something that actually happened. This spurned prom queen narrative that's been stuck in people's heads since 2011 is silly.

[Mr. Scot]

I wouldn't take anything that fans say about such things seriously after a loss.

Yes and no.

Local fans would have soaped up way more information from different sources then we would hear.

I find it difficult to believe because the idea just seems outlandish. But with that said, there were three or four people saying the same thing.

It makes me wonder where they heard it.

[Davidson Deac II]

I have a hard time believing the Philadelphia forum fans have a pulse on the game planning. I did hear that the Eagles defense would approach this game differently because when they scouted Cam he was playing differently. IE, escaping the pocket and healthier. But again that's defense.

Agreed.  Many fans think they know more than they actually do.  My guess is that Kelly's changes tend to be more subtle than most. 

[UpstatePanther]

All I know is.. After the effort and energy they left out on the field last week in Seattle, this game had all the makings of one we'd usually lose. But with all the mistakes we had, the defense held their own and the offense did what they needed to do to best a good team in the eagles. That eagles defense looked pretty good too, and Stewart continually gashed them. I'm so impressed that we didn't have a letdown and continued this winning streak. Now it's time to beat the hell out of the colts on national TV next Monday night

I disagree. This game didn't have the makings of one we would lose. From the starting whistle, the Panthers controlled the game. The score may have been 14-6 at the half, but it felt like it could have been 28-6. The only reason it seemed so close was that one long TD in the 3rd quarter. 

[uncfan888]

I disagree. This game didn't have the makings of one we would lose. From the starting whistle, the Panthers controlled the game. The score may have been 14-6 at the half, but it felt like it could have been 28-6. The only reason it seemed so close was that one long TD in the 3rd quarter. 

Well, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I feel like it did, but we won anyways 

[Khyber53]

I think Kelly has just hit the hump that breaks a lot of college coaches when they move to the NFL. They rise to the position because of some innovation or nuance to a play style. Then their first year they seem some amazing success as they unveil their methods to the league. Then the professional coaches and staffs start picking apart the new methodology and basically deconstruct it and break it down.

The best coaches will make it past that hump and begin to approach the game on the pro level like the pro coaches do. The majority of those coaches, though, don't catch on and get sent back down to the college ranks. Sometimes, like Pete Carroll, they rise back up and give it another shot.

[Goondal]

I wouldn't take anything that fans say about such things seriously after a loss.

Imagine if opposing fans did that here

[Mr. Scot]

I think Kelly has just hit the hump that breaks a lot of college coaches when they move to the NFL. They rise to the position because of some innovation or nuance to a play style. Then their first year they seem some amazing success as they unveil their methods to the league. Then the professional coaches and staffs start picking apart the new methodology and basically deconstruct it and break it down.

The best coaches will make it past that hump and begin to approach the game on the pro level like the pro coaches do. The majority of those coaches, though, don't catch on and get sent back down to the college ranks. Sometimes, like Pete Carroll, they rise back up and give it another shot.

Yep. Happens a lot.

Thats why I don't get too hyped up on college coaches when they have early success.

[Newtcase]

I think Kelly has just hit the hump that breaks a lot of college coaches when they move to the NFL. They rise to the position because of some innovation or nuance to a play style. Then their first year they seem some amazing success as they unveil their methods to the league. Then the professional coaches and staffs start picking apart the new methodology and basically deconstruct it and break it down.

The best coaches will make it past that hump and begin to approach the game on the pro level like the pro coaches do. The majority of those coaches, though, don't catch on and get sent back down to the college ranks. Sometimes, like Pete Carroll, they rise back up and give it another shot.

I think it's hard to evaluate how good a college coach really is.  The talent gap is just so huge in the NCAA, generally the most talented teams win, not the best coached.  Chip Kelly had the benefit of coaching Oregon teams that were consistently near the top in the nation for talent on the roster.  Coaching is pretty easy when you're better at nearly every position on the field.  

TLDR: Welcome to NFL parity Chip!

[Mr. Scot]

Imagine if opposing fans did that here

Or after a win.

[h0llywood]

Matthews pulls that long TD run on us then only gets one rush after that. 

[Fox007]

Yea it's true...aside from the very very very VERY rare Luke mistake.....we killed them.

If Luke doesn't overrun 1 play we hold them to 9 points....psh...