Eagles quarterbacks coach Ryan Day and head coach Chip Kelly go back a long way.
Day played quarterback when Kelly was the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire and then joined the coaching staff, which gave him a close view of Kelly’s evolution as an offensive coach. Day says Kelly would “go from Run ‘n Shoot to the Wing-T to the Veer” as he formed his offensive viewpoint.
The experimentation hasn’t stopped in the NFL and it now extends to personnel moves like the trade for quarterback Sam Bradford this offseason. Day says it is “an exciting opportunity” to work with a “really, really talented” quarterback who hasn’t gotten a chance to show off his full skill set as a pro because he’s been hurt so often.