Just last week I told Philadelphia Eagles fans to trust Chip Kelly’s system, but with the latest roster moves I don’t know what is going on in Philadelphia. Since trading LeSean McCoy, the Eagles missed out on signing Frank Gore, let Jeremy Maclin walk via free agency, cut Pro Bowler Trent Cole, and traded Nick Foles for the often injured Sam Bradford. It is has been said over and over, that Kelly’s system is based on the quarterback and the offensive line. Kelly believes that if you are stable at those positions then everyone else can be plugged in simultaneously.
The problem is that the Eagles have Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford at quarterback. Sanchez showed flashes of being a capable quarterback last season, and Sam Bradford hasn’t been the same since his rookie season. Bradford has been injured year after year, and when he’s been on the field he’s been average at best.
With the trade of Nick Foles it shows that Chip Kelly wants his players hand-picked, and it also shows a little bit of arrogance that he can win with any quarterback. Since coming to Philadelphia, Kelly is now on to his fourth quarterback in three seasons. Kelly has been tabbed as a football genius by many people, but it seems as if he is taking that title to the head. I have a feeling that Kelly isn’t done working his hand, and it will be quite the roller-coaster ride for the Philadelphia Ducks– I mean, Eagles fans to stomach. Rumors have surfaced that DeMarco Murray could land with the Eagles, but I wouldn’t bet on it as of yet. It would make sense and it would be a perfect fit, but we thought the same thing with Frank Gore, and then he bolted to Indianapolis.
There are still several months in the off-season, so that means Kelly has more time to construct more moves to suit his roster the way he wants it to be. As I mentioned before, last week–I said to trust Chip Kelly, but I think his arrogance is getting in the way at the moment. There is nothing wrong with being confident, but when you cross the line of being arrogant bad things tend to happen. The jury is out on the roster decisions that Kelly is making, and all I can do is to offer some Pepto Bismol to Eagles fan for the uneasy ride of the off-season.
