The Chip Kelly saga is over, and the Ducks coach, after another flirtation with the NFL, is staying with Oregon. We're sure to learn more as to why exactly he decided to stick with the Ducks in the coming days, but in looking at the totality of the situation around the NFL it makes a lot sense.

Let's look at five reasons why Kelly decided to bail on the NFL (again), none of which have anything to do with money! Money is a thing that matters, of course. But Kelly is going to be a millionaire whether he stayed in Oregon, left for Philly or simply retired and moved to a Carribean island.

Stability

You'd think that, given the possibility of NCAA sanctions at Oregon (more on that in a second), Kelly might feel safer in the NFL. But for as exciting a coach as Kelly is, he would also be a college coach coming; those guys are basically the most scrutinized human beings on the planet, short of Kate Middleton. "Retread" coaches with a previous track record in the NFL can struggle in certain situations. A guy like Kelly, though? There's no grace period in the NFL for installing a system. If the Eagles or the Browns didn't succeed out of the gate, Kelly wouldn't be guaranteed to keep his gig. He's not going anywhere at Oregon, and he'll keep winning too. Even the former Oregon players in the NFL know how "loaded" the 2013 squad is.

Control

Do you think that the Browns or Eagles were just going to hand the personnel reigns to Kelly without any history of managing an NFL roster and with their own franchises in flux? Not likely. The rumors percolating involve Kelly overplaying his hand and looking for too much control. Owners and installed general managers aren't just going to give up all their power and control to a head coach with no previous experience, and it's possible that Kelly didn't feel comfortable landing in a situation where he didn't have total control over the guys who would end up on his roster.

Being a great football coach isn't just being smart when it comes to Xs and Os. It's also about knowing how to mold a roster that will succeed, knowing how to surround yourself with people who will increase your likelihood of winning and knowing how to properly delegate. If you don't have the proper control you have no guarantee of those things happening and that makes a situation potentially dangerous for your livelihood.

Personnel

Not only does Kelly have to concern himself with bringing in guys that he wants to fit his system, he has to worry about how the offense and defense he would run might fit with the guys on the roster he takes over. For instance, how does the idea of statuesque quarterbacks like Brandon Weeden and Nick Foles running his offense sound? Not so swell, or at least not as swell as Kelly would like.

Kelly's a meticulous dude (he interviewed for nine hours with the Eagles!), and it stands to reason that he took a long, hard look at the Eagles roster when making his decision. If he was truly "indecisive" as has been reported, well, maybe the roster and the quarterback situation were a big reason why. The Eagles were reportedly using the return of Mike Vick to sell Kelly on coming to Philadelphia ... but is that really a selling point? Vick's best days have passed him by, he's not quick at running through progressions, and he's more run-first than pass-first at quarterback.

If you're Kelly and you've seen the response to guys like Steve Spurrier and Nick Saban who made the jump from college to the NFL without the proper personnel (ahem: quarterback) in place, why would you want to make a similar mistake, especially in a place as unforgiving as Philadelphia? It would be a big risk.

The NCAA

So, having the NCAA sniffing around your campus is a bad thing, right? Well, yeah, of course. But in Kelly's case it's not a bad thing yet -- he can actually take advantage of the one thing the NCAA does consistently, which is move at a glacial pace when it comes to handing out punishment.

The last two big-time programs to get "hammered" for football-related reasons (it's all relative and no we're not counting Penn State, that's a different case) were North Carolina and USC. Pete Carroll snuck in a few more years at USC before he bolted for Seattle and the sanctions dropped right as he was walking out the door. North Carolina hung Butch Davis in the wind for two years while the NCAA repeatedly investigated the program before he was eventually dismissed, and even then sanctions didn't come until a year later.

The NCAA moves incredibly slow in the majority of these cases, and regardless of whether or not Kelly and Oregon are facing trouble, that's a good reason not to rush to the NFL.

His NFL Future

The hot take is that Kelly's wrecked his reputation in the NFL forever as a result of flirting with the league for two straight years and then not committing to join a team. I don't believe that for a second.

Kelly hasn't been fired from his job with the Ducks; he's not seeking refuge in the NFL. The NFL is beating down his door because of the job he's done at Oregon. There were seven teams with head-coaching vacancies, and most of them fell into the "Need Not Apply" category for Kelly. Only the Browns (Jimmy Ha$lam) and Eagles (high profile) warranted discussions.

If Kelly keeps winning at Oregon (he will), NFL teams keep losing games (they will) and NFL franchises keep firing coaches (they will!), people will float Kelly's name out there as a possible hire. He will draw interest from NFL teams and get future opportunities.

Maybe the people who run the Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers will tell other teams that Kelly is "indecisive" and "demanding." OK, but it's not like a future prospective Chip Kelly employer is

There are only 32 teams in the NFL and therefore only 32 NFL head-coaching jobs. Getting one is a very big deal, and there aren't many chances to do so. But getting the wrong gig can be devastating to a career. 

I think Kelly knows and understands that and doesn't want to force himself into a situation that isn't guaranteed to work out, especially when he's locked in for 10-plus wins a year until the piper comes calling in Eugene.

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