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title: "1 Running Defense Quotes By Chip Kelly"
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> [I've never had a quarterback run-driven offense. We don't run designed plays where we snap the ball directly to the quarterback and he's just running it. If the defense is cheating and overcompensating for your running back, then the quarterback…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-ve-never-had-a-quarterback-run-driven-offense-we-don-t-run-designed/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

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## More by Chip Kelly

> [Profiles mean nothing. You could say, 'I want this,' but then it's not out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/profiles-mean-nothing-you-could-say-i-want-this-but-then-it-s-not-out/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [Last time I checked, there is no 'Hall of Average.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/last-time-i-checked-there-is-no-hall-of-average/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I look for a quarterback who can run and not a running back who can throw. I want a quarterback who can beat you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-look-for-a-quarterback-who-can-run-and-not-a-running-back-who-can/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [Everybody has the same amount of time during the day. You can either spend your time or invest your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/everybody-has-the-same-amount-of-time-during-the-day-you-can-either/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I'm not going to mortgage the Eagles' future for Marcus Mariota.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-m-not-going-to-mortgage-the-eagles-future-for-marcus-mariota/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I think there's a lot of different things that factor into playing good defense, and you just can't say, "All right, if we just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-different-things-that-factor-into-playing/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I've never had a quarterback run-driven offense. We don't run designed plays where we snap the ball directly to the quarterback and he's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-ve-never-had-a-quarterback-run-driven-offense-we-don-t-run-designed/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [You don’t get a trophy after halftime. We don’t look at the scoreboard until the end of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/you-don-t-get-a-trophy-after-halftime-we-don-t-look-at-the-scoreboard/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I think sometimes when you look long term, you kind of forget to take care of what you have to take care of on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-think-sometimes-when-you-look-long-term-you-kind-of-forget-to-take/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [ Tommy's \[Gamble\] an East Coast guy, so he kind of talks fast and in quick statements and phrases, so I understood him and he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/tommy-s-gamble-an-east-coast-guy-so-he-kind-of-talks-fast-and-in/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [ I think that's another misconception, \[that\] our quarterbacks run all the time. Quarterbacks can help you in the run game, they complement what you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-think-that-s-another-misconception-that-our-quarterbacks-run-all/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [When a warrior goes down, you pick up his shield and go play in honor of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/when-a-warrior-goes-down-you-pick-up-his-shield-and-go-play-in-honor/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [Wherever you're coaching or playing right now is the Big Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/wherever-you-re-coaching-or-playing-right-now-is-the-big-time/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [I think your goal is to win every single game you play. ... I'm not a guy that just puts a number on it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-think-your-goal-is-to-win-every-single-game-you-play-i-m-not-a-guy/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

> [ When I took the job in Philadelphia, we had a chance to hire a personnel guy and I hired Tom \[Gamble\], really from my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/when-i-took-the-job-in-philadelphia-we-had-a-chance-to-hire-a/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

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