Chip Kelly
View image | gettyimages.com The offensive mastermind that is Chip Kelly stayed focused on the task at hand this past weekend as the Draft commenced. In drafting six players, five were on the defensive side of the ball. Three were at cornerback. Make no mistake about it, Kelly has established that the defensive depth […]
View image | gettyimages.com Finally, the draft is behind the Philadelphia Eagles and all of us fans. It feels like we'd waited forever for this past weekend to arrive. When you think about it, the draft countdown began for most of us on Dec. 20, when the Eagles lost to the Washington Redskins and […]
View image | gettyimages.com In the two years Chip Kelly has coached the Eagles, secondary has been a glaring flaw. Kelly was out to change that in this draft, selecting three cornerbacks with his first five picks in the draft. The third was cornerback Randall Evans, picked 196th overall in the sixth round. Evans […]
View image | gettyimages.com After making the move to grab cornerback Eric Rowe with the 47th overall pick, the Eagles kept their third-round pick at 84th overall and used it to select linebacker Jordan Hicks. Hicks is 6'1", 236 pounds out of Texas and proved to be a strong performer at the combine, with […]
View image | gettyimages.com On Thursday night, Chip Kelly opened the Eagles 2015 Draft by retaining the 20th overall pick. Sure, there was plenty of speculation that the Eagles were working hard to trade up. They wanted a bid for Marcus Mariota. It didn’t happen. In hindsight, it’s probably a blessing in disguise. In […]
View image | gettyimages.com After Chip Kelly's attempt at Marcus Mariota failed to come to fruition, the Eagles used the 20th overall pick in Thursday's first round to address a team need. The Eagles lost Jeremy Maclin in free agency to Kansas City. They may have grabbed his replacement. The Eagles selected wide receiver […]
When looking at the broad landscape of Philadelphia sports, and at all four teams, who can you trust to lead them? The NFL is preparing for its annual draft and a rock star named Chip Kelly continues to make noise day in and day out. But he seems to have the trust of the fan […]
View image | gettyimages.com The NFL Draft begins in just over 48 hours. One name stands out among the rest. Marcus Mariota. In addition to being the talk of the NFL Draft, Mariota has also been the biggest distraction to the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that does not now – and may not […]
View image | gettyimages.com It took two days longer than expected, but Ron Hextall reached his decision last Friday, announcing what seemed imminent as the Flyers early offseason began. Craig Berube was fired as head coach of the Flyers. Berube assumed the head coaching position three games into the 2014-15 season and at that […]
As the Flyers playoff hopes fade away and the end of another season closes in, the time has come to look for the reasons and scapegoats responsible for another long offseason. There will be a lot of changes made to the Flyers in the coming months. A coaching change is likely on the way. The […]