Howie Roseman in the spotlight after Eagles landed Chip KellyHowie Roseman could have puffed his chest or pointed fingers or reveled in an afternoon of vindication. Because as Eagles general manager, Roseman will eventually receive blame and criticism again. It's an occupational hazard. |
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Jeff McLane, philly.com Chip Kelly was Jeffrey Lurie’s most important hire in 14 years. Now Kelly will have to make the most important hire of his career. The offensive-minded coach needs someone to run the Eagles defense and after four seasons of subpar play, the defensive co… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com For 14 years, Eagles coach Andy Reid had final say over the team’s roster. Today, it’s not clear who holds that power. New Eagles coach Chip Kelly was asked whether he has final say on Thursday, and he didn’t answer the question directly. “My ro… |
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Paul Hagen, MLB.com Tommy Joseph and Ethan Martin have gone from being virtual strangers to batterymates and roommates, and the Phillies hope they'll spend a lot of time together in Philadelphia in the future. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com LOS ANGELES -- Of all the reasons Chip Kelly took the Philadelphia Eagles' head-coaching position after he swore he was staying at Oregon, perhaps the most compelling rationale was the need to strike while the iron was hot. With the success of college t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com There was talk this offseason that Jon Gruden could be lured to return to coaching with the Eagles. But Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie says that talk didn’t come from Gruden himself. In fact, Lurie said today that when he reached out to Gruden, Gruden told … |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) A sign reading "Our Chip's Come In" greeted Chip Kelly outside the Philadelphia Eagles' practice facility on his first day as head coach, and a few fans drove down Pattison Avenue honking their horns to salute the hiring. |
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You can tell that Chip Kelly has heard all of the chatter and debate about whether "his system" can work in the NFL. At his introductory news conference as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Kelly spent a fair amount of time trying to explain t… |
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Philly.com Sports, philly.com The Eagles officially introduced Chip Kelly as their new head coach on Thursday. Here are some highlights from the news conference. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Chip Kelly, who arrived to a hero's welcome at a Philadelphia airport on Wednesday night, was introduced at a news conference Thursday at the Eagles' training complex. |
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Chris Sprow has this Insider piece that looks at 10 -- yes, 10! -- options for the Philadelphia Eagles at quarterback now that Chip Kelly is their head coach. Two of the options addressed are on the Eagles' current roster -- Michael Vick and Nick Foles … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Last week, Chip Kelly was adamant that he had decided to stay at Oregon rather than leave for the NFL. Yesterday, Kelly announced that he has decided to leave to coach the Eagles. So what changed? Tony Dungy, the former Buccaneers and Colts coach whose … |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley as head coach Thursday, the latest move in the team's rebuilding project. |
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TWO MONTHS ago, when I asked Ron Jaworski about the wisdom of the Eagles hiring a college coach with no NFL experience and an offense that had his quarterback running the ball eight to 12 times a game like Chip Kelly's, he was a bit skeptical. |
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UP OFF THE FLOOR, then. A splash of cold water on the face and away we go. Chip Kelly is the new coach of the Eagles. The Gus Bus has left town, replaced by what Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie believes will be the laser-quick offense of the future. |
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For what he does to secure victories in close games, Matt Sherman was likened to former Phillies closer Brad Lidge by Harriton coach Jesse Rappaport. |
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THE RHETORIC no longer is about gold standards and Super Bowls. Jeffrey Lurie is too far gone for that now, too mired in his own missteps and missed opportunities to even attempt to repackage that pitch in a different wrapper, a different coach, a diffe… |
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