Much of the talk around the Panthers this week has centered on the Eagles and their high-tempo offense. Head coach Chip Kelly isn’t necessarily trying to reinvent football, he’s mostly just playing it a lot faster.Before bringing his system to the NFL last year, Kelly built Oregon into an offensive juggernaut. And while there, he spent at least one season with all three former Ducks on the Panthers’ roster: running back Jonathan Stewart and tight ends Ed Dickson and Brandon Williams.When asked about their former coach on Friday, Dickson and Williams were effusive in their praise. You can read a few of their comments below, plus some thoughts from Panthers head coach Ron Rivera.[vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”]Dickson was a sophomore when Kelly became Oregon’s offensive coordinator in 2007. That season, Dickson set a school record for most catches in a season by a tight end (43). He finished his college career with 12 touchdowns and ranked first among tight ends in Oregon history with 124 receptions for 1,557 yards.

Dickson on Kelly:

“The day I met Chip, just his voice, he grabbed everybody in the room and said, ‘If you want to win, if you want to be very good, follow me.’ He’s a proven winner at any level.”“I think he’s an offensive mastermind. He’s a fierce competitor and he doesn’t settle. If you think about the fastest offense you’ve ever seen, it’s not fast enough for him.”“He’s very cocky for a reason. He has to be. If he was timid and said, ‘I guess this is going to work,’ guys wouldn’t buy into it like they do.”[vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”]Williams transferred to Oregon from Joliet Junior College in 2010. He appeared in 11 games, catching two passes for 48 yards. Williams had to sit out his senior season in 2011 after he was diagnosed with a narrow spinal canal and bulging disk in his back.

Williams on Kelly:

“He’s a different coach. He’s real modern. We got to listen to music during practice. He likes having fun, but at the same time, he’s super disciplined and all about paying to details.”“He doesn’t care what players he has. He can play with anybody as long as they buy into the system and do what he asks.”“You practice so fast that come game time, it’s a cakewalk. Even our warm-ups were a track meet. We’re running full speed just getting warmed up.”[vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJnZXR0eSUyMGVtYmVkJTIwaW1hZ2UlMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmJhY2tncm91bmQtY29sb3IlM0ElMjNmZmYlM0JkaXNwbGF5JTNBaW5saW5lLWJsb2NrJTNCZm9udC1mYW1pbHklM0ElMjdIZWx2ZXRpY2ElMjBOZXVlJTI3JTJDQXJpYWwlMkNzYW5zLXNlcmlmJTNCY29sb3IlM0ElMjNhN2E3YTclM0Jmb250LXNpemUlM0ExMXB4JTNCd2lkdGglM0ExMDAlMjUlM0JtYXgtd2lkdGglM0EzNzNweCUzQiUyMiUzRSUzQ2RpdiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyb3ZlcmZsb3clM0FoaWRkZW4lM0Jwb3NpdGlvbiUzQXJlbGF0aXZlJTNCaGVpZ2h0JTNBMCUzQnBhZGRpbmclM0ExNTkuMjQ5MzMwJTI1JTIwMCUyMDAlMjAwJTNCd2lkdGglM0ExMDAlMjUlM0IlMjIlM0UlM0NpZnJhbWUlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjIlMkYlMkZlbWJlZC5nZXR0eWltYWdlcy5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRjExMzE0Mjc3NyUzRmV0JTNEa3dGZDYyR09RSmRxRzhvb21DMFdpdyUyNnNpZyUzRFBoQk1JVC0xUXhUU0F0R0o3QzBXdnpHYlBXTE1PaTFnRnlBaF9RNWd5Q28lM0QlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjM3MyUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjU5NCUyMiUyMHNjcm9sbGluZyUzRCUyMm5vJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJkaXNwbGF5JTNBaW5saW5lLWJsb2NrJTNCcG9zaXRpb24lM0FhYnNvbHV0ZSUzQnRvcCUzQTAlM0JsZWZ0JTNBMCUzQndpZHRoJTNBMTAwJTI1JTNCaGVpZ2h0JTNBMTAwJTI1JTNCJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNFJTNDcCUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIybWFyZ2luJTNBMCUzQiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0UlM0NkaXYlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMnBhZGRpbmclM0EwJTNCbWFyZ2luJTNBMCUyMDAlMjAwJTIwMTBweCUzQnRleHQtYWxpZ24lM0FsZWZ0JTNCJTIyJTNFJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmdldHR5aW1hZ2VzLmNvbSUyRmRldGFpbCUyRjExMzE0Mjc3NyUyMiUyMHRhcmdldCUzRCUyMl9ibGFuayUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyY29sb3IlM0ElMjNhN2E3YTclM0J0ZXh0LWRlY29yYXRpb24lM0Fub25lJTNCZm9udC13ZWlnaHQlM0Fub3JtYWwlMjAlMjFpbXBvcnRhbnQlM0Jib3JkZXIlM0Fub25lJTNCZGlzcGxheSUzQWlubGluZS1ibG9jayUzQiUyMiUzRSUyMzExMzE0Mjc3NyUzQyUyRmElM0UlMjAlMkYlMjAlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ2V0dHlpbWFnZXMuY29tJTIyJTIwdGFyZ2V0JTNEJTIyX2JsYW5rJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJjb2xvciUzQSUyM2E3YTdhNyUzQnRleHQtZGVjb3JhdGlvbiUzQW5vbmUlM0Jmb250LXdlaWdodCUzQW5vcm1hbCUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQmJvcmRlciUzQW5vbmUlM0JkaXNwbGF5JTNBaW5saW5lLWJsb2NrJTNCJTIyJTNFZ2V0dHlpbWFnZXMuY29tJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html]

Rivera on Kelly:

“This game presents a lot more challenges than just X’s and O’s.””It’s everything that everybody else is doing right now, it’s just he’s doing it at a tempo. He’s doing it at a different pace.””What coach Kelly has done is solid, it’s real. I know the question was, ‘Is it sustainable?’ We don’t know that part of it yet, but we do know that it is successful.”