Chip Kelly could be DeMeco’s Steve Spagnuolo

Chip Kelly is a perfect fit to be DeMeco's long term OC.

Chip Kelly doesn't want to be a head coach.

Last February, Kelly basically fired himself. He left his head coaching job at UCLA to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State.

At the time, Kelly was asked why he’d given up the big job. He told a story about filling in for his departed Bruins quarterbacks coach while his team got ready for its bowl game. He liked the smallness of the job. “I haven’t seen you this happy in a long time,” his wife said.

Kelly admitted that coaching had become a “CEO operation,” a never-ending battle of acquisition and retention. That was hard to do at a non-power like UCLA, and Kelly hadn’t done a good job of it, in any case. So he went to work at a power school as an assistant for Day, whom he’d coached with in college and the pros. “I just want to be happy,” said Kelly.

Chip Kelly loves DeMeco Ryans

“He’s special,” Kelly said. “He’s got a unique leadership to him. He’s got a unique demeanor to him. He’s an unbelievable competitor. He’s extremely smart. He’s extremely well thought-out. Very detailed. The first time I was around DeMeco, you could just tell that he was special.