THE PROBLEM with being the smartest guy in the room is, when you're wrong, the room gets mighty lonely.
It's hard to dispute Chip Kelly's football intelligence. In fact, intelligence is defined as the capacity to learn. It's impossible to argue that Kelly can't learn.
Isn't it?
As the new general manager, Kelly must recognize his current personnel is inferior, especially with so many frontline players injured.
Mustn't he?
He doesn't believe that the play-calling has been good enough, that it all comes down to this uninspiring assemblage of players making plays.
Does he?