When Chip Kelly said those words, Eagles fans rejoiced worldwide. After many years of Andy Reid's undersized "fastballs", Philadelphia fans welcomed the idea of a big, tough team.
Picture this...
A pair of 6-3 corners beating up on opposing receivers at the line.
A 6-foot-6, 350-pound nose tackle making inside runs impossible.
A 6-5 wide receiver leaping to grab a fade route in the end zone.
The truth about Chip Kelly's size ideals is complicated. Howie Roseman said Kelly has a list of preferred heights, arm lengths, verticals and hand sizes at each position.
I can't imagine Roseman would leak that chart to the fan-base to provide clarity, so it seemed the best way to get an accurate look at Kelly's requirements would be to look at how he recruited as Oregon Head Coach.