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Chip Kelly offense 101: Packaged plays and constraining the defense

We wrap-up our in-depth look at Chip Kelly's offense by breaking down how Chip combines run and pass concepts in the same play to constrain the defense.

Back in 2012, then at the University of Oregon, new 49ers head coach Chip Kelly gave a talk to a group of coaches at the annual Nike Coach of the Year Clinic. "Every coach has to ask himself the same question: ‘What do you want to be?’" Kelly told his audience. "That is the great thing about football. You can be anything you want. You can be a spread team, I-formation team, power team, wing-T team, option team, or wishbone team.