It is customary for defensive coordinators to watch hours upon hours of NFL film to study their opponent but Washington Redskins DC Jim Haslett has adopted a unique approach to prepare for his team's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Haslett told Reuben Frank of Comcast Sportsnet Philly that he has delved into Eagles rookie head coach Chip Kelly's past to prepare for the present challenge. "I've watched 23, 24 Oregon films; I watched what they did in preseason," Haslett told reporters Friday. "If they can do anything else, God bless 'em." Of course Kelly has no NFL track record so college film is the only book on his up-tempo attack available. Said Haslett of Kelly: "He must have been a heck of a recruiter because he had about 35 wideouts running in and out and they're all good players." Kelly used a stable of backs at Oregon and Eagles runner LeSean McCoy noted Thursday that the ground game -- seemingly a mix of power runs and inside and outside zone concepts -- will be used prominently. It will take a village. Source: The Redzone
