The future of the NFL might have just arrived in the City of Brotherly Love.

There’s no better time for the former University of Oregon coach to step up to the big leagues after being hired by the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday. Kelly will get his chance to prove the naysayers — who say his high-octane offense with the Ducks won’t translate to the most competitive sports league on the globe — wrong.

If he’s successful, watch out. The NFL as we know it will be changed forever.

For those who think Kelly will have to change his style of coaching or that it won’t be as effective as he steps up to tussle with the big boys, think again. The NFL is a copy-cat league.

Remember when the Miami Dolphins ran the Wildcat with Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams and then everyone wanted to run it? Kelly’s style of play, if successful, will have more of an cult following than Bieber.

Have you watched the New England Patriots or the Washington Redskins this season? It’s not a coincidence that Patriots coach Bill Belichick paid a visit to Eugene, Ore. to watch the Ducks practice last spring.

Quarterbacks who can run and pass are becoming commoner in the NFL since teams are seeing the success of guys like Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick, who would be a perfect fit for Kelly’s system if he didn’t steal the starting job away from Alex Smith in San Francisco.

Kelly’s system works. Deal with it.

And the NFL rules make it easier for Chip to let his fast-paced offensive system thrive. The clock doesn’t stop on first downs like it does in college football, so he’ll be thinking even less about taking his pedal off the gas.

Kelly also has a ton of weapons at his arsenal that are perfect fits for his offensive scheme.

Quarterback Michael Vick, if Philly decides to pay his big contract, is salivating at the chance to run the read-option with backfield teammate LeSean McCoy. And when Kelly decides to run play-action, there aren’t many receivers in the NFL that have the speed wide outs DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin possess.

The NFC East isn’t the best defensive division in the league either. You’re telling me Chip’s going to have to win a lot of shootouts to be successful? I like his chances.

The Oregon offense scored 49.6 points a game in 2012. Putting points on the board won’t be an issue for Kelly.

Chip has the offensive side of the ball covered. For the Eagles to be successful, Philly will has to hire a stud defensive coordinator. Recently fired Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith would be a perfect fit for the Eagles so Chip won’t have to worry about the other side of the ball.

Kelly went 46-7 in four seasons at Oregon with a BCS bowl berth in each one of them. The guy is no stranger to winning.

There may not be a coach more motivated to prove himself more than Chip Kelly.

All he’s heard the last month is how his offense won’t work and how college coaches like him don’t belong in the NFL. He was the offensive coordinator at the University of New Hampshire seven years ago. He’s not going to waste his chance to make his mark at the highest level. It might be his only one.

But if Kelly doesn’t thrive in the NFL, he’s going to mess it up for any other innovators trying to make their mark in the league.

There are a ton of people waiting for Chip to fail at the next level so they can say, “I told you so.” If his experiment in Philly doesn’t pan out, the league will be weary of picking coaches who are wildcard hires like Kelly.

Chip, the fate of the NFL lies in your hands. No pressure.