Spencer Paysinger started at linebacker at Oregon for three years, meaning he had to go up against Chip Kelly’s frenetic, high-octane offense every day in practice.
“Our defense, when I was at Oregon, we were the only team that shut them down,’’ Paysinger said on Giants.com.
Well, the job of shutting down Kelly’s attack will once again fall to Paysinger now that the Eagles waited out Kelly’s “change of heart’’ and this week finally landed him as their new head coach, replacing fired Andy Reid. Kelly’s fast-paced offense wants to run a play every 20 seconds, making it virtually impossible for the opposing defense to keep up.
The entire NFC East is now on notice, as Kelly arrives after having overwhelming success at Oregon. It remains to be seen if Kelly’s approach will work as effectively in the NFL.