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The Tao of Chip Kelly
I’m a huge fan of football coach Chip Kelly, who left just his first-ever head coaching job (for the University of Oregon Ducks) with a 46-7 record, a BCS bowl game every season, and 3 straight top-5 finishes in his four year career. (Keep in mind, Oregon has never been a football powerhouse; before Chip, the last time they won a Rose Bowl was in 1917.) His team finished last year ranked second in the nation after demolishing Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl, and narrowly lost the 2009-2010 national championship to Auburn on a last second field goal. Why am I telling you this, at Taoish.org? Because Kelly wins by implementing a complete program, not just a strategy — a program based on his highly original personal philosophy of football. I don’t know if Chip has ever heard of Taoism, but his program is a near-perfect implementation of it.
Mathis ankle cleanout: more Watkins reps?
The surgery would barely be worth noting, except when the Eagles drafted offensive tackle Lane Johnson fourth overall last month, the selection seemed likely to end Danny Watkins' chances of going to camp as a starter. But now it would seem Watkins will line up with the first team offense all through the spring, which might help his cause. And as Mathis' situation illustrates, it's hard to predict how injuries will affect who's in starting groups.
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