Kelly NFL Rumors

[tko]

again, Kelly isn't going anywhere.

 

[GoldenDomer15]

Bill Cowher anyone? I mean it's a great situation for a coach coming out of retirement, great defense and a qb/wr tandem that can torch anyone if given enough time. not to mention you have a pretty good rb

 

[Luckylucci]

I really doubt that Kelly leaves ND right now. When we Notre Dame is winning there aren't too many better jobs in the business. By espn it was voted one of the top 5 best coaching jobs in football. Can't find the article right now but the point is the same. This is one of the best jobs. And perfect for his personality.

 

[Luckylucci]

From NFL to college, ranking the 10 best head-coaching jobs in football - college football - ESPN

Here is the article I was referring to.

 

[Son of Kenmare]

BK would never leave ND for Chicago. The windy city is to far away from Irish Chocolate and BK loves him some chocolate!

Am I the only one who found this to be disturbing?

 

[ToomsWerd]

Don't think Saban or Kelly will be going anywhere. But both are defensive-minded guys so I understand why there would be rumors.

 

[chicago51]

BTW Jim Miller knows nothing. He is a TV analyst. He his a former NFL QB and is thus paid to analyze and give his opinion. He is not some one like say Adam Scheffter with actual sources. The Bears for all we know may have no interest in Brian Kelly.

Also the Bears job is probably the best job available with a historic franchise and talented roster. Why take a chance on a college coach. College coaches have been hit or miss. If you are Bears you have to understand that this job with be highly coveted and you should settle for know less than a coach with a high level of success in the NFL as head coach Bill Cowher, John Gruden, etc.

Heck the Bears just fired a coach with 10-6 record this year. The Bears also had the 4th most wins in the NFC over his tenure. Anything less than a slam duck hire is a failure on their part. Taking a college coach with no NFL experience even a great one like Kelly would be taking a chance not be the "slam dunk" that I as a Bear's fan I want.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Just to entertain the absolute zero possibility that this would happen, I would never want a HC that has no college coaching experience, or that never has built or sustained a college program. That includes John Gruden and Bill Cowher.

 

[Mr. Larson]

Also in the news: John Clayton might be drawing interest from members of the opposite sex. There's a chance he gets laid in 2013. No sources.

 

[ickythump1225]

Brian Kelly would go from my favorite coach in sports to my most hated if he went to the.... *shudder* Bears. Ew I feel gross just thinking about it.

 

[pumpdog20]

For the record if Kelly does go to the Bears I am done with the Bears. Thats rights 25 years of being a Bear's fan out the window. You mess the ND and I can no longer support you no matter who it is.

I actually hope the Bears blow it make a stupid hire rather than hire Kelly.

I'll have to start rooting for Colts with some of you folks down in Indy.

I'm jumping ship with you! If the Bears steal Kelly, I'm done and probably wouldn't bother with another NFL team. I think I may have golf clapped after they beat the Lions Sunday. Just been waiting for Monday.

 

[tko]

we're still discussing Brian Kelly leaving ND for the NFL?

 

[Chamellion]

If you believe this story, I have a timeshare to sell you in Boca Raton.

 

[irishog77]

I don't care one way or another about the Bears, but I think some of you are overselling the coaching gig there. 2-3 years from now, who on that roster are you really going to want to have there? And despite Cutler's arm strength and some decent yardage games and seasons in his career, what's the guy ever done? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get the OL/WR argument. But come on, not all of the best QB's in the league also coincidentally have the best OL/WR's as well. Cutler's not a guy I'd personally ever want to hitch my wagon too, and, not one many players and coaches throughout the league do either. I mean, yeah, guys wanted to and did hitch their wagons to Michael Vick, but it never really got them anywhere. I've felt the same about Cutler since he was coming out of Vanderbilt.

Anyway, I think the Bears gig is a good one in the NFL-- great fans, history, great market. I think, though, that they're not really anything like 1 player or 1 coach away from being a legit contender-- they're multiple players and coaches away. And, on top of that, guys like Briggs, Tillman, Forte, obviously Urlacher, and even Marshall may be gone from the team/out of football/over the hill a couple years from now. I love Henry Melton (back to his days as a goal line FB at Texas waiting to finally get his turn in the DE rotation), but feel he's a giant beneficiary of Lovie's Tampa Two. If the defense has schematic changes, I'm not sure he'd be quit the player in a new scheme.

Just my .02 cents. Yes, the Bears job may seem like the best one out there, but I'm not sure it really is...especially if you consider what the roster may look like in a couple years.

 

[arrowryan]

If you believe this story, I have a timeshare to sell you in Boca Raton.

You serious Clark?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Also in the news: John Clayton might be drawing interest from members of the opposite sex. There's a chance he gets laid in 2013. No sources.

I LOL'd

 

[Irish YJ]

Too funny! I now have the mental picture of John Clayton in a leather vest singing "you've got another thing coming"

 

[IrishSteelhead]

1. This is obvious BS
2. The Bears are too stupid to get someone as good as Kelly, much less inquire about him
3. Kelly is going nowhere

MOST IMPORTANTLY

4. If you wanna talk Bears, wake me up when Vag McCaskey is dead......
5. If confused, go back to #4

 

[tko]

1. This is obvious BS
2. The Bears are too stupid to get someone as good as Kelly, much less inquire about him
3. Kelly is going nowhere

MOST IMPORTANTLY

4. If you wanna talk Bears, wake me up when Vag McCaskey is dead......
5. If confused, go back to #4

Vagina?

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Vagina?

The vagina that has held the franchise back at least 30 years

 

[chicago51]

Understand Jim Miller is just color analyst in the studio. He is not actual guy that has access to inside sources. It was just him speculating. I took it as more on the lines of who he would look at than who the Bears are really considering.

 

[chicago51]

I'm jumping ship with you! If the Bears steal Kelly, I'm done and probably wouldn't bother with another NFL team. I think I may have golf clapped after they beat the Lions Sunday. Just been waiting for Monday.

I felt the same way after the Bears beat the Lions. If they made the playoffs they were going nowhere. I was like yea nice job, boy I wish it was Jan 7th.

 

[ND NYC]

how do you bears fans stomach that Cutler?

 

[chicago51]

how do you bears fans stomach that Cutler?

We blaim the O-line and the O-cordinator for our troubles.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

We blaim the O-line and the O-cordinator for our troubles.

The ragtag line deserves most of the blame, and of course headscratching office moves like drafting a guy with a history of concussions playing in the WAC instead of a lineman. McClellin will be retired in 3 years.

 

[blackirish]

Hearing the Bears are interested in Lane Kiffin too.

Seems like people just like to throw names around when jobs open up. Kelly is not going anywhere.

Lane Kiffin ?????????.dude they just got "housed"by Georgia Tech

 

[chicago51]

Lane Kiffin ?????????.dude they just got "housed"by Georgia Tech

If the Bears are interested in Kiffin then maybe I should apply. I am pretty sure if I was at USC I could done better than Kiifin. Hey I'm not qualified to coach a college or pro team but I think with USC's talent I could have gotten by. I would have agreed to low salary used all the money saved to hire some great assistants and with that USC could have won 8 games this year.

 

[Grahambo]

Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS
Chip Kelly not the only Kelly generating NFL interest. ND coach Brian Kelly is rising on some NFL teams radar as well

 

[tko]

Yeah of course he's rising but he isn't going anywhere. Top he madness people.

 

[NDLS_USMC]

Tice

Tice

Over two years of 2010 and 2011 seasons, Bears had more sacks allowed than any other NFL team. So they promote the line coach to OC. Lovie had his chances, but Tice is not good.