Report: Raiders OC Chip Kelly didn't know his own team's playbook

The Las Vegas Raiders fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly this week, as the rudderless franchise looks for any way to save a sinking ship.

After winning against the New England Patriots in week one, the Raiders have floundered at every turn, their only other win coming against an equally directionless Tennessee Titans squad led by rookie quarterback Cam Ward.

The lowlight of Kelly's short stint in Vegas came over a month ago in Kansas City, when the Raiders only accomplished three first downs in the entire game. In total, the Raiders offense had only 29 snaps through four quarters, an embarrassing blemish on an organization that believed it would be contending for the playoffs in 2025 behind new quarterback Geno Smith.

The critical issue behind the team's offensive woes, aside from Smith's disastrous season, is likely Kelly's lack of understanding of the team's offense.

But it couldn't have been that bad, right?

Well, if the new report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero is correct, it was that bad.

And somehow worse.

"There were times, I'm told, where Chip Kelly was repeatedly botching the play calls," Pelissero said on The Rich Eisen Show. There were times where Chip, on several occasions, called a play that was either not in the game plan or wasn't installed at all."

Kelly, with his over 30 years of coaching experience, was drawing up plays that weren't even in the Las Vegas playbook. While seemingly far-fetched, looking at the Raiders' offense over the course of the season, it isn't too difficult to see that there might be some truth behind the claim.

"Things like that aren't productive," said Pelissero. "That's enough, he didn't need any other excuses."

Hopefully, the next Las Vegas Raiders offensive leader knows which plays the team has been practicing.

This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Report: Fired Raiders Chip Kelly didn't know his own team's playbook