Cary Williams Criticized Chip Kelly, Eagles In Radio Interview

It’s no secret that Seattle Seahawks cornerback Cary Williams was unhappy during his two-year tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. Mistakenly signed by the team to be their top cornerback, Williams failed to meet expectations on the field and was released earlier this offseason. But Williams didn’t just struggle on the field, he appeared to have a problem with head coach Chip Kelly’s ideas regarding how the team practice, the tempo they played at and more.

In a recent radio interview with 710AM ESPN in Seattle, Williams recently went into detail regarding his experience in Philadelphia but seemed to take a couple of shots at his former head coach as well:

"“We was talking about the fact that our conditioning and things like was going to kick in because we worked harder than everybody in the National Football League with the Chip Kelly thing,” he said. “We got out there, we got our teeth kicked in. So all that conditioning didn’t necessarily work. Preparation wasn’t necessarily the greatest neither that week. When you’re going up against teams that prepare well, practice well, coach well, it’s difficult in games like that. I think towards the end of the year we were exhausted and we got outcoached the majority of the games.”Seattle dominated that game even more so than the 10-point margin of victory would suggest, gaining 201 more yards of offense, running 40 more plays and holding the Eagles – who were 9-3 heading into that game – to a season-low in points. Williams was asked how the Seahawks were able to do that.“One, they were fresher,” he said. “Two, they were more physical. And I think in the National Football League, physicality is huge and you need that physicality in order to win games. Coaching is a part of it, too.”Williams called Kelly “a great coach” but said he disagreed with his approach.“I enjoyed my teammates, I enjoyed some of the coaches but ultimately we didn’t get the job done, and there was reasoning for that,” Williams said. “Whatever that is they’re creating, I didn’t believe it. We went to one playoff game, we had a home playoff game and we lost that. And it was his first year, I understand that. I think he’s a great coach, a tremendous coach. I just think that what’s going on there isn’t necessarily the right way of doing things, of winning games. He’s won games, but when you’re going against elite talent, elite players, elite teams, elite schemes, we weren’t able to get the job done.”"

It’s obvious that Williams wasn’t buying into Kelly’s system in Philadelphia. But it isn’t like he was some outstanding, Pro Bowl caliber player on the field either. Williams seems to think he’s much better than he actually is and that’s part of this entire problem as well. According to Pro Football Focus, during his two years in Philadelphia as the team’s top cornerback, Williams struggled and allowed 9 touchdowns and was called for 13 penalties…that’s not very good, to say the least. It isn’t Bradley Fletcher bad, but it isn’t too far off either.

There’s a good chance that Williams will play well in Seattle given the talent around him and the slower tempo, which will apparently be much easier for him. But he certainly appears to hold a grudge against the Eagles and Kelly for the way they run things. Williams doesn’t believe in what the Eagles are “creating.” Which when paired with his mediocre play on the field, likely adds up to why he isn’t in Philadelphia anymore.

One last thing, Williams complained about the practices in Philadelphia but it doesn’t seem like he’s doing too well in Seattle’s practices either, according to this hilarious tweet.

Farewell Mr. Williams, enjoy watching Kelly and the Eagles grow from across the country.

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