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Chip Kelly turns down the NFL

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mwright350 Rising Star

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Based on what LaCanfora said, he probably didn't get the combo he wanted of money and control.

The Browns seemed willing to give him the control he wanted, but the Eagles may have offered more money.

May well have tried to leverage one against the other only to have both balk.

He might have looked at the Browns and decided he didn't want any part of coaching there. Holmgren basically did when he declined to install himself as coach and suddenly wasn't sure he was done coaching after he left Cleveland.

Not that anyone knows for sure but I kinda felt like Haslam is not shy about throwing money around and they were preparing to back the trucks up. At least that's what the Browns local guys seemed to be indicating.

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He might have looked at the Browns and decided he didn't want any part of coaching there. Holmgren basically did when he declined to install himself as coach and suddenly wasn't sure he was done coaching after he left Cleveland.

Not that anyone knows for sure but I kinda felt like Haslam is not shy about throwing money around and they were preparing to back the trucks up. At least that's what the Browns local guys seemed to be indicating.

Turns out the actual reason may be something else entirely.

From Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

The Browns walked away from Oregon coach Chip Kelly on Sunday afternoon because they weren't certain his heart was 100 percent into leaving the Ducks, a league source told the Plain Dealer.

Late Sunday the Browns' suspicions were confirmed when Kelly decided to stay at Oregon, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. In doing so, he left both the Browns and Eagles at the altar the same way he did last year at this time to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner committed to bringing a championship team to Cleveland, they weren't about to settle for anything less than a 100 percent commitment, the source said.

Realizing that Kelly, 49, was waffling on whether or not to jump to the NFL or stay with the Ducks for a fifth season, Haslam and Banner removed themselves from the running and flew home from Arizona -- where they had been camped out since Tuesday -- to restart their coaching search with his name scratched off the list.

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And here's Florio's take...

At some point, Kelly’s Favre-ish indecision could impact recruiting in a negative way. For now, Kelly’s choice to stay in Oregon will surely help seal the deal for the coming class who will be able to sign their letters of intent early next month.

For now, some league insiders believe that Kelly and his agent, David Dunn, overplayed their hand and were forced to save face. Others believe Kelly simply wasn’t ready to leave the college game. If he isn’t ready now, he may never be.

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Expect a fair amount of posturing and face-saving on both sides.

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Turns out the actual reason may be something else entirely.

From Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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And here's Florio's take...

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Expect a fair amount of posturing and face-saving on both sides.

Looks like the Browns made a solid decision withdrawing then, if that's what happened.

Probably safest to assume that everything that gets reported is a lie from one side or the other who doesn't want to look silly.

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