Eagles head coach Chip Kelly spent about an hour with a number of local sports reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona earlier today.
Kelly didn’t hide the fact that he’s very high on West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith.
“Geno did a real nice job. I think Geno sees the game very well. He’s got a great understanding. Dana [Holgorsen] has done a great job with him in terms of his ability to run that system. He’s got a pretty good understanding of coverages, good understanding of protections.”
Coach Kelly has some good things to say about Arizona quarterback Matt Scott.
“I like him. Good, athletic quarterback. Good kid, competitor. That’s what this process is all about. We get to bring 30 people to our place to sit down and visit with them and get to know them a little bit better. A lot of guys you met at the Combine you get a chance to talk to them there so we’re just trying to be very thorough in our evaluation. But we’re not doing anything differently than 31 other teams in the league.”
Kelly was asked why he’d take a quarterback early with Michael Vick and Nick Foles already on the roster.
“It would make sense if they are the best player out there for us to take. We’re always looking to improve the team.”
On whether that quarterback would get on the field:
“The best players are going to get on the field so if he’s good enough he’s going to get on the field. If he’s not good enough, he’s not going to get on the field”
He was asked whether a quarterback would lose trade value if he’s not playing.
“I’m trying to get the best players on the field to win games right now. I don’t think anybody is thinking, ‘We need to play this guy in a regular season game to make his trade value go up.’ Whoever we play in the opening game we’re trying to beat them. We’re not worried about trade value.”
A reporter asked him what is the the first thing he looks for in a QB.
“I don’t think there’s a first thing, because there’s a million things, so there’s not one thing that trumps the other things. The ability to grasp the offense, number one, number two, how do they process it when they’re on the field. Can you take it from drill to practice? There’s a lot of guys that are great in drills, but when you get them in, they’re OK in 7-on-7, and more people get to 11-on-11 and they’re not as good as they look in drills. So how do they transfer that knowledge from a drill to practice, when you start to get in more team situations. You’re evaluating them as a football player. You’re evaluating, really, mostly when we’re doing 11-on-11 stuff, because that’s how the game’s played.”
The former Oregon head coach was asked about how much interactions he has had with the quarterbacks on his roster.
“I’ve talked to Nick Foles on the phone a couple of times, just to see how he’s doing, Michael’s been by the facility, but we can’t talk football until after April 1.”
Kelly was asked about his past success with a variety of quarterbacks.
“What we did is, we adapted, depending on who our quarterback was. If you’ve got a good coaching staff, that’s what you do. The best example in the NFL is John Fox. A year ago he had Tim Tebow, and went to the playoffs. Now he has Peyton Manning and runs an entirely different offense and went to the playoffs. When you’re good, you adapt to who you have.”
Chip was asked whether he needed one quarterback to step up and become the guy.
“I think you do. I’ve never been a two-quarterback guy. But I’ve also never been a two-quarterback guy, and I’ve said this before, when we were at Oregon, because it was always distinct that one guy was the guy. He separated himself. Because we allowed that evaluation process to be extended, it wasn’t ‘out of spring ball, we have to make this decision.’ So in the course of 37 practices, we had an opportunity for one guy to separate from the other guys, and it was – as I tell our guys, we don’t make the depth chart, you make the depth chart. You make it every single day you go out on the field and show us what you can’t do.”
Kelly was asked about what he would do if in the quarterback competition the QB’s don’t separate themselves.
“One of the things that allows me to think outside the box is I never deal with hypotheticals. You’ll kill yourself. I could have nine million different scenarios today, on March (20), what if Michael does this, what if Nick does this, and what if Dennis gets in the mix, and then what if Trent Edwards, and what if we draft a quarterback? I don’t deal with that, I just deal with what the reality is. I’m not a hypothetical guy. I don’t look at it that way, or have preconceived notions. I think when you do, you gotta change your mindset. You’re trying to influence yourself before the process happens … I’m trying to come to a conclusion, and we’re in March. The conclusion will come to itself, because it’s going to be played out on the field.”
A reporter asked him whether he takes away a quarterback running in practice.
“No, they got to grasp it all, and figure out what they’re good at, and then we formulate a game plan based on what we feel they can do and can’t do.”
The Eagles will have a private workout with Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel. One of the reporters asked Kelly how he felt about Manuel.
“I like EJ. I knew him coming out of high school, thought he had a really good career at Florida State. Big, tall, physical. Athletic specimen. We’re still in the process of evaluating everybody. EJ’s certainly somebody we’re excited about.”
One of the reporters asked him if he needs a franchise quarterback to win in the NFL.
“I think everybody approaches it the same way. We still have to play, so if you don’t have a franchise quarterback you just can’t throw your hands up before the game and go, ‘We don’t have Tom Brady, so we’re screwed today.’ Every coach’s job is to put their players in position to make plays. You have to adjust and you have to adapt. I think that’s where people make mistakes. Mike Shanahan did an unbelievable job. He had RG3 and he ran a certain offense. And then RG3 got hurt, Kirk Cousins went in the game and that offense changed drastically. Kirk Cousins didn’t have a carry. Now you watch that tape and understand that game. Hats off to what they did on offense.”
Chip Kelly knows that his QB of the future is not currently on this roster.
Im willing to bet that Geno Smith is #1 on their draft board. 4000 yards 42 TD and 6 INT you just cant ignore those stats.
Chip Kelly loves all quarterbacks, he loves foles, he loves Dixon, he loves Vick, he loves smith, he loves Manuel, what a bull shitter, he loves the job howie and Lurie gave to him in exchange he does what they direct
I am now recruiting the less than twenty percent real men out there to take a look at that picture of Kelly, what a puss, the eagles are in trouble, he makes Reid look macho
Jake you are a crazy cat, but that picture is not a good look.
Haha.. What do you expect from a guy named Chip. Nobody over 12 years-old should be called Chip.
None of it matters are the end of the day anyway. By the time the Eagles are capable of winning a championship the NFL will be known as the NFFL (NationaL Flag Football League). The game we love is going to be destroyed sooner or later by these crackers who make these rules up.. What a joke.
Do you think the NFL would change these rules if the x players were suing them everytime they turned. These guys know what they are getting themselves into when they sign up to play this game. The NFL should make players sign a waiver once they enter the league.. We will give you the ability to earn more money in a year than most do in a life time, oh by the way, don’t fuxking sue me when you can’t move when your 40.
In 90% of the cases the X players are broke and looking for a handout.
yeah, this guy is definately a homo.
I agree jakedog. I’m beginning to think that Lurie really isnt in it to win a championship, but merely for revenue purposes. Ya i know all owners are in it to make money, but maybe Lurie should sell this team. Preferrably to an investment group that is from the city who actually gives a shit about this team and wants nothing more than to win win win. Change the uniforms back to Kelly green and bring back that tradition.
Do you know how much money Lurie would make if the Eagles won a championship? Heres a hint but I bet it would be more money than after a 4-12 season when no one wants to buy their shit. Guys as rich as Lurie have the biggest egos in the world esp among their billionaire peers. They all have money. However, not every one has rings. I bet Lurie doesn’t look forward to these owner meetings. His boys like Kraft probably just talk shit to his face all day. And I guarantee its not about money since they all have money.
he tried that win a super bowl stuff and everyone wanted a raise in 2004, that was enough of that win a super bowl nonsense, Lurie said
Jeffury Lurie is trying..Hate him or not it doesn’t matter. The man is being aggressive. He added a lot of promising players in FA, and got the best player in the 1st round of last years draft iN Fletcher Cox. Give Chip his chance..
he added dross in free agency and hired a homosexual as a head coach to get pats on the back from the entertainment industry and progressives in Washington DC
I agree CT
Some of the comments on here are just uncalled for.
I agree, Chip deserves a chance but the fink of an owner used up his 9 lives here.
I’m rolling with Chip on this one. I’m behind him all the way. Reid is gone and many of you on here (myself included) couldn’t wait for his exit. My first option to have as a coach would have been a Bill Cowher and/or the other Atlanta or Seahawks coaches available, but we got Chip and need to roll with him. I’m with him from day 1 and will not change my tune period. If he starts to stink up the joint then I’ll be the first to call for his head, until then I see a leader who doesn’t accept losing and wants to have a “Line of Hogs” on both sides of the ball. He plays fast, physical, and furious and thinks along the lines of Jim Harbaugh/pete carroll. He also doesn’t evade media questions like Reid did and seems to tell it like it is. I’m rolling with em.
We haven’t even got to the draft yet and its gloom and doom.
the doom and gloom on here is hilarious. chip is getting big athletic hungry guys on defense while reid wanted fast heartless dwarfs.
chip is handing some loser like vick the job he is making his qbs earn it.
andy never has anything to say that makes you go wow this guy knows what the fuck he is doing but when you listen to chip you can tell he totally knows what the fuck he is doing.
i love this coach, his attitude, his philosophy, his direction, his knowledge well all of it and could care less if he has the gay or doesnt. my view may be skewed because i really despised coach reid and his inability to adapt and his stale stubborn coaching style but i think this coach is legit
sorry meant to write
chip is NOT handing some loser like vick the job he is making his qbs earn it
There is a good reason that I have been avoiding this site.
The coach cannot even talk to his players about football matters until April 1st because of NFL rules, but posters on GCobb are already labeling him a homosexual loser.
Funny how the guys who are the most negative now will be the loudest “fans” whenever Chip has his first 3 game win streak.
Why would you want to deny then criticize fans that witnessed a 4-12 season ( worst team in NFC) their off season to gripe? Jeff Lurie and Howie hide from the viewing public until January. And blamed Reid and his coaching staff and then stopped taking questions on 2012. So if they prompt up Chip in front of a 4-12 fan base the venom of the season is going to be directed toward anyone representing the team. Howie never stepped in front a microphone to answer 4-12 questions. He has been holding one on one pre arranged interviews about future Eagles seasons not 2012.
E0S you make little sense as usual.
Who exactly is denying the fans ability “to express their venum”?
Was Chip Kelly responsible for the 4-12 season last year? Why is the homophobic venum directed at a guy who hasn’t even held a practice yet?
It makes more sense to go punch a wall or kick a dog, you have every right to be angry if you wish, but spending time calling the guy gay and saying what a failure he is before ever holding a practice is way immature and premature, even for Birds fans.
From what I see, I believe the guy has a plan for the way he wants to run his team and the types of players he wants on his team. He clearly is not operating the same way as Reid, so why throw all of your “Reid Anger” at him already?
Chip is a homosexual like Andy is a Mormon. The NFL’s locker room demeanor is not off Broadway Fire Island acceptance, if it was Chip wouldn’t be dead bolting his closet door.
James Casey, Connor Barwin, and the ice pack secondary with the doctor’s notes are not playoff team building moves. Hence my displeasure with the start of the Chip Kelly regime. Why do I have to wait to the season to laugh at the dross entering the starting lineup this past week?
were you molested as a child?
you clearly have unresolved issues
Me? I am not the one spritzing Febreze in front a 4-12 backed up toilet and yelling at the patrons that it is as good as new.
Yeah you. You are the guy calling the man a homosexual….what, is this junior high? Next you will be getting all of your friends to call him names during lunch and homeroom? Pathetic loser E0S.
The backed up toliet is in KC now.
This restaurant is under new managment. Why not let him serve his first meal before you write the critical review.
I like what Chip Kelly and the entire Front Office has done since Febuary
I like how Kelly handles and answers questions from the Media.. I think he will do a nice job in rebuilding the Eagles into a Good, Playoff Contending Team again, It may take a year or two or three, but let’s give him and his Staff a chance to start working with the Payers before writing him off..
agree paul. and to me it feels so great and refreshing to know we have a guy that is giving us everything us fans have been yelling about for years (ie big, physical, d players with heart. and a commitment to the running game and not chucking the ball around 50times a game with below average qbs)
the ship has begun to change directions and i love it. now get me fisher or luke
Pman, I would tend to agree.
Chip clearly has a plan for an up tempo, aggressive offense and a defense that attacks. I love the fact that we now have (2) LB coaches, compared to the years under AR when the LB was an under valued position.
The FO clearly stayed away from the big name FA’s and looked for low risk / high upside players. They targeted positions of weakness and added players who will compete.
I would like to see some attention to the Oline, but that might be addressed with the draft. The QB situation will continue to work itself out through the training camps, but I am not of sure if the franchise QB is even on the roster yet.
all this nonsense about geno has to stop. less than 15% chance thats who we take.
No one should call out any of us who are negative, skeptical with this organization, and if Kelly is not what I think he will be and turns this around, yes I will be the first to jump aboard the chip train, gay or no gay
Jake you are so right….you guys keep on acting like someone pissed in your corn flakes and making stupid homosexual accuations about the new coach. Nobody will stop you, because you all have the right to your own opinion, however pathetic and narrow minded that it might be.
The funny thing is I actually miss the days when Schiller, Navy, Philywill or Reggio would be on here and there could be some debate about the reasons Reid should be fired……Reid is now gone, and now we have a bunch of juvenile posters who are tearing into the new coach before he has ever had a player in pads or held a practice on the field, let alone actually play a game so we can start judging the results with wins and losses. No, we would rather call a guy gay…that makes perfect sense Jake, you guys can have to it, because I would rather wait to see what the man puts together on the field before tunrning on the negativity.
accusations? I’ll expect an apology from you when that nebulous fart clears your cranium in the near future. You wanting to play footsies with Navy and Schiller again is funnier than you wanting Philadelphia fans to congratulate Howie and Chip for shopping at the Goodwill store in Free Agency.
Goodwill?
Did you completely forget the FA debacle of two years ago…..does the term “Dream Team” mean anything to you??
I would much rather the team address needs with solid players than go after overrated primadonas….Casey, Barwin and Williams were very solid signings…..Philips, Chung and Sopoagna are all moves that if they can stay healthy address a need…the trade for Benn was for a 7th rounder, all upside as far as I am concerned, he is a very versitile player who along with Casey will give Kelly alot of flexibility on offense.
I would rather see this team shop at Goodwill as opposed to Neaman Marcus. Solid team players. Get your star players from the draft, fill needs with solid veterans in FA. That is how I see it working.
Good post…I agree!
(4-12)
2 dingbats Greenfan and Real Talk believing in Lurie’s new golden boy at the the end of the rainbow.
I will continue to live in the present and complain about a 4-12 last place finish. Greenfan and Real Talk you can buy Lurie’s new long shot lottery ticket and miss the fun of dropping water balloons on the basement dwellers of not only the NFC East but the whole conference.
And since you 2 dolts are so gullible, Vince McMahon has a terrific football league for you 2 to enjoy.
You are a miserable person, and would complain about the weather at a SuperBowl parade down Broad. You will always be miserable regardless of what the Birds do, because complaining is all that you know.
Greenfan – what super bowl?
I have a giant Gatorade Cooler full of Ice Water I am dumping over your head to wake you up from your reverie.
E0S – you’re a clown son…another person who posts on GCobb but can’t read…The point Green made about the “dream team” due to the free agent signings, is absolutely true…Eagles went out and signed tons of big name players, how did that work out?
Now I’m not saying I agree with everything that has gone on thus far, but I’m at least going to give it a chance before I start complaining and bitching…
Real Talk or should you be called Mr. Passive Aggressive. You bitch and complain about anyone who bitches and complains about the Eagles.
F-O-U-R & T-W-E-L-V-E ( 4-12 )
GreenFan is tossing fresh flowers on a toxic dump. Not one of these loser free agent signings will be on the next Eagle playoff team. They spent just as much money, dollar for dollar as the “dream team” and will get the same result.
Things to remember……
1. Its football. relax a little.
2. Going down the racial or sexual orientation path is small minded and shows a lack of football knowledge.
I miss football debates… now its spew crap and claim you have a right to spew crap, Its sad really.
Some of the remarks may be out of order, but don’t come down on the fans like the losers did last year, this is what losing does to a devout fan base, notice you do not see much of this rancor on phillies, flyers , so we are to get excited now all of a sudden because chip loves every qb under the sun, yes you will see the worst until we see some wins
Jake, really? this is nothing out of the norm, for any coach…How many coaches (other than former coaches now analysts) when asked about a player, any player, will say that player sucks?…or give a critique about a player in a negative way? None…A coach will not openly express their dislike of a player…especially during off season, when they use anything possible as leverage…such as stating they like some rookie players, players that other teams are interesting in. The same shit happens every single season not just hear, but across the NFL! Grown men don’t throw temper tantrums and hissy fits because they don’t get their way….
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Jake, you can make excuses and justify why you are attacking a mans sexuality and an owners racial favortism but it has no ground. Its simpleminded, lazy and uncalled for.
I would have believed that alot of this fan “frustration” would have been relieved when they removed the head coach after years and years of the same old act. I shared that same frustration, and have a renewed excitment towards what we are going to see at the Linc this year.
Kelly is not “your same old recycled coach”, he has new (for the NFL) way of running a team and I want to give him the benefit of a doubt before he actually puts a team on the field.
I continue to have reservations about Roseman, but with the addition of Gamble to the FO, I have a better feeling given his 24 years of NFL experience with 3 different teams. Roseman does well with the contracts that he negotiates,and if Gamble is doing the evaluations, I think it makes a good team in the FO.
I choose to be pleased as a fan that the Birds have finally made a split from Reid and will look forward to the season to come. I have spent too many seasons frustrated with this team making the same old mistakes over and over, that at least I will be looking for “new” mistakes to get frustrated over!!
I have played up on the man’s apparent femininity, but I have not attacked his sexuality in fact I don’t know what the hell is sexuality is, for all I know he may see more female ass than my toilet seat, but relax here, some of this is entertainment, looking behind the bs the eagles put out there
If I am correct that Lurie directed Reid to draft Mcnabb, play Vick, now draft Smith, assume for a moment I could prove this. I had taped conversations where Lurie said, “Andy I know you said Kolb was the starter, but we are going with Vick, so go have anoter press conference tomorrow and tell everyone you changed your mind”, you don’t think that would be a huge story
Get out stevo, you are in lala land
Jeff Lurie never told andy what to do with his personnel ever. jerry jones may be the only owner who actually does do this
Are you really using Kolb/Vick as an example…but even better bring McNabb into the equation…The best Eagles QB in history?…Considering where Kolb is now, are you serious? Drafting McNabb and Vick/Kolb, if Lurie had anything to do with those decisions, it was the right one, thank him!…So are you upset that Lurie made the right decision? or are you that biased that you only see color as the tipping point?
Now if you are upset about the spending of the owner…and the personnel decisions (keeping Reid for so long, GM’s he has hired) then so be it…but upset about things that worked out in the Eagles favor? for a devout fan, it really doesn’t make sense…
Jeff Lurie clearly wants to be seen as an innovator. And a progressive innovator at that.
Ray Rhodes, hired by Lurie, was only the 3rd AA HC in the history of the NFL (and caused a bit of a stir when hired)
Lurie was first on the pink “ribbon” marketing campaign with Eagles wearing pink before the other teams.
He is extremely proud of his “green” energy initiatives.
Under his watch, the Eagles completely revolutionized the way contracts were done in the NFL.
On a local level he changed the unis, the cheeleaders, etc etc
He contatntly promotes that he’s on “the cutting edge”
If you do not think that Lurie wants to go down as the NFL’s next great innovator, you’re crazy. He’s gunning for a bronze bust as a “builder”. The guy who changed the current face of the NFL. You can bet he thinks it should be the “Luirie Rule” and not the Rooney rule.
And does his desire to be seen as the next great progressive innovator carry over to personel decisions? I think probably. When the Eagles’ were rolling through 2002-2005, you can bet he was thinking that his would be the first franchise to win the whole thing with an african american QB. (For a whole season).
I definetly think its part of his makeup. When you look at his complete body of work, from women’s awareness, to environmentalism, to his actions regarding minority hires and QBs, you can see a pattern.
I am not going to pass judgement on wheter this is the right course of action or not….only that its clearly there.
I think if Coach Kelly fails as HC within 3 Years, he will be terminated
and Owner Jeff Lurie will hire his former wife to become the first Female HC in the National Football League to remain on the cutting edge and hire Hispanic & Mediterannean Male Cheerleaders … I really don’t have any proof of this, but it’s just something that I sense coming down the pike..
I could see it!
Vin, you covered alot of territory there, not sure that I would agree with your conclusion, but I can see where you are coming from.
On a related note, your comment about the “Green Initiatives”, you are certainly right. I rode past the Linc the other day on I-95 and there are all of these elongated wind turbines stacked on the outside. They took down the huge poster of McNabb and have these spinning turbines. From the looks of these, they will probably generate enough power to cool the owners superbox during the pre-season games.
I wasn’t able to get down to a game in 2011, but was there this past year. Bit of a suprise when I saw the parking lots. Walking to the tailgate spot under all the massive solar panels.
Didn’t like it. Whatever.
But I think this is one of the areas that Lurie doesn;’ quite get. And why he’s seen as aloof. (and I don’t think he understands why he’s seen in this light). Regular Joe fan does not give a shit about these initiatives. Social, environmental, or whatever. They wan’t to see the team win Sunday, talk about that Mon-Wed, before talking about the next game Thurs-Sat. When Lurie goes to the podium all excited about his latest idea, I honestly think he’s confused why his ideas haven’t been adopted with the same enthusiasm by the general public.
Too bad for Lurie, the only thing the NFL cares about is winning SBs. I don’t think he’ll move toward his dream of a bronze bust untill the Eagles put a few Lombardi’s in the case….regardless how progressive he is.
I know that you can’t keep living in the past, but even though the Vet was pretty much a sh*thole, it was OUR sh*thole, and teams that had to come into it did not look forward to it. While the Linc may have alot of great attributes, it still lacks the character of the Vet, and it shows in how the current fans react at games. We may still have a pretty bad rep, but generally the crowds are pretty tame in that building, at least in my experience in comparison to the Vet. “Progress” has to happen, and don’t get me wrong, I am glad that people aren’t pissing in the sink anymore, but you couldn’t beat that old atmosphere at the Vet.
@real, I could debate whether to bring Vick in was wise, whether McNabb was the best qb in history, that was not the point behind my original post on the matter. that being that Lurie has agenda other than putting best team, players, unifroms, stadium. etc. , you say it worked out, so who cares, and I was wrong about Kolb, touche, but I don’t think I am wrong aabout Foles, andI don’t think Foles will ever start here
It will be Geno Smith
I’d bet you anything the eagles won’t draft Geno smith. Any bet you name it, financial, fun, sign off saying anything. The eagles will not draft this guy under any circumstances
Excellent article G. It’s refreshing to finally get real answers to questions instead of absurd nonsensical soundbites. The former coach provided the latter type of answers from day one. Rarely did the local media or our so-called hard-nosed fan base call him out for it. Those of us who saw things as football, i.e wins and loses and only such, been peeped this. Lurie is guilty if anything of appeasing this annoying Vince Papale fan base by keeping Reid’s ass too long.
And wow what a surprise. Jake disparaging the new coach with gay references. And what a bigger surprise that the other ass clown Vinnie gets to play the same card by pretending to know Lurie’s true motivation for hiring Ray Rhodes; or what it would mean to his legacy if Mcnabb won a sb and being BLACK. GASP!! If any of you mofos ever question someone mentioning racism as playing some phuccing card again while remaining conspicuously quiet now; I’ll make it my number one duty to tear each of you a new one.
This Kelly hatred by jack-asses like Jake and Vinnie is all about him retaining the services of that “uppity” you know who. I mean the man can’t even allow for open competition so that there anointed one Foles (or any non black qb) can earn his spot.
E0S I will say it again, you have some serious issues dude.
You keep stating the Birds record from last year, 4-12. Why do you associate that with a new coach? That should follow Big Red to KC, this is a new regiem. They have rid themselves of Nhamdi, DRC, Jenkins, and pretty much the rest of that putrid “Dream Team” cast.
I can understand being cautious, but the level of negativity, in MARCH, is a sure sign of mental illness. There must be some real trouble in your life to be such a negative person for absolutely no reason. If you actually have ever actually expressed actual football knowledge I might try and understand where you are coming from, but all you do is whine and complain about the coach and FO and point to the old coaches record last year. You have issues.
the Baltimore Ravens are the reigning Super Bowl Champion until they are eliminated from contention. It would be ridiculous for anyone ( like Greenfan and Realtalk to name a “couple”) to suggest they are not the best team in the NFL because they lost a Cary Williams. Just as ridiculous for a “couple” to suggest the Eagles are no longer the worst team in the NFC because of a few superficial changes since the season ended.
So I will treat the Ravens as the best with much respect;
and the Eagles as the worst team in the NFC until they PROVE ON THE FIELD differently.
?? OooooKK…that is some pretty convoluted logic there E0S.
Do you take your mind out of last season and recognize that the Ravens have lost 6 of 11 defensive players off of last years championship team? I doubt that you would find many experts that would agree with your statement that the Ravens are the best team in the NFL right now because they won the Superbowl a couple months ago, but you can believe whatever makes you feel better E0S.
Do you really think that the Birds have not made significant changes to the organization and team since last year? Do you live under a rock and only look at the results of the previous season and do not recognize the moves that have occurred in this offseason?
they are the worst team in the NFC.
I won’t clap or cheer any of their moves so far— I am 3 months into rotten tomato, chicken egg throwing mode. I’ll stop when they post a record above .500 and will continue if it dips below .500. Obviously if they make a trade and hire a winner like JJ Watts or Adrian Peterson then I’ll cheer something like.
Yes, because Adrian Peterson’s teams and JJ Watts teams have WON so much.
A few “superficial” changes??? You would call a new head coach, entire new coaching staff, a new VP of Player Personnel, Nhamdi, DRC, Jenkins all cut loose, a number of new veteran FA’s, and the draft is coming up with the Eagles holding the #4 pick…….superficial changes?? Come on, even you cannot be serious with that one.
if they hired Gamble before the head coach search tour — Chip wouldn’t be here right now.
E0S…simply put, you are a dumb ass. You do not possess the ability to process a logical thought…you jump all over the place…I never said a word about Raven being the best team or Eagles being the worst…
If you ask me I would agree with the Ravens being the best team and Eagles being the worst team in the NFC East…
But see how little sense you make…you say “until the prove on the field differently”…that’s exactly what I’m saying…they have a new coach, some new players, new scheme, philosophy…let them play their first game before you start bitching and complaining about things that had nothing to do with 4-12 season.
2013 NFC East predictions
1st Redskins
2nd Giants
3rd Cowboys
Last again Philadelphia —> nothing has changed since the end of the season, the Eagles still have no QB and no defensive coordinator
The Ravens will not make the Playoffs in 2013..
Pittsburgh got beat up in free agency also, Browns still have no QB — Division is a 2 team race and it is hard to bet against the potent Raven offense. Bengals should make a Wild Card again.
If record was based off of roster talent the Eagles would not be where they are……no one knows what team may have some struggles next season…no one knows who will be in the SB next year…injuries and tough breaks happen in football, nothing is guaranteed! Games still have to be played, period!
If you are going to write the word period, you really shouldn’t use an exclamation point. You look foolish!
Real Talk, you post nothing interesting. You agree with every positive Eagle post, criticize every negative post and end every post with wait and see.Yawn Zzzzzzzzz
@ToiletBowl – Glad to know I dont have the approval of a dumb ass…your name says it all as if you wish 0 SB’s will remain in the Eagles future…you are one of the most negative fans on this site (can you even be called a fan?). I only criticize the negative posts that I dont agree with…Unfortunately, for you I dont agree with you and I’ll put your dumb ass on blast every time. First you started out calling the coach a homo….the coach that hasn’t coached a single game and had nothing to do with 4-12..
Talking about homosexuality, you acted like a bitch scorned, coming at me, because I simply wrote “Great Post, I agree” in response to Greenfan’s comment…. also why are you following me so closely…I mean you following all of my posts? worried about who I agree with…
BTW, I hate to admit it, but I’ve agreed with some of your posts in the past….now you’ve become one of those posters, that I will make it my business to check on a daily basis. Have a great weekend, bitch!
Realtalk you are slipping.
You’ve only called 2 people know nothing idiots today. You should get back up to your regular 3 to 4 “dumb ass/idiots” a day average. Step your game up.
Chip Kelly is a homosexual and I referred to him as a coward for hiding it. If you want to be on team political correctness, I’d drop the “b-i-t-c-h” word because women have a bigger problem with that than the LGBT community does with the use of homosexual. Hypercritical real talk from a dingbat.
There is a distinct danger in arguing with an idiot. I believe that now is a good time to stop.
Crying shame. But you’re right; it’s pointless debating someone who uses that kind of logic.
Crying shame, what would produce solemn tears? I don’t think you understand what the word logic means. Both sentences makes no sense.
everyone that questions your logic must be wrong…toilet bowl is always right……this ain’t Burger King, you can’t have it your way. People are judged by the company they keep at times and the fact that Songs and Jake are the only ones that share your logic, makes your arguments so much less potent.
another misuse of the word logic, it’s contagious
snide comments withdrawn – peace Realtalk
I can’t suss out a thing from Chip Kelly’s public statements so far.
Can you imagine having a Howie Roseman sticking his nose in everything you are doing if you were a coach?…I think this has been the case so far with Kelly.
I liked the FA signings, but my feeling is that coach Davis was behind these, because defense is not ‘glamorous’, and Howie seems to be a glamor boy.
But how do you know if Roseman is as involved as much as you’re saying. As unimpressed as I was with him (and still am to a degree) there has been no evidence that he has wielded some strange influence over Kelly. None!! If so, please provide some evidence other than your gut.
Hey coldbrewski, that was a legitimate post to defend your point, but I disagree with it completely, I never attacked the mans sexual preference, he just appears to be feminine
If there is an open competition at qb, which I hope still there will be, nick foles will beat out any qb currently on this roster, and if geno smith is drafted he will bet him out too for the starting position, but …
It doesn’t work that way in eagle land , it will be geno smith
And it’s comments like this that openly display your bigotry and ignorance. ButIi can’t say I’m surprised. You have a bunch of enablers on this site. You play the same race card that many black posters have been accused of playing. Geno Smith hasn’t even been drafted and you already have him worst than Foles. Open competition hasn’t even begun yet; you already have resigned this to play out as some affirmative action ploy at the expense of the oppressed white qb Foles. But you aren’t my issue. Somehow I believe you revel in the role of racial agitator. I’m ok with that. It’s the vast majority of the other posters who waste no opportunity to attack an assumed black poster for posting about racial wrong/disparity who piss me off. Bunch of hypocritical lil bitches.
But understand something loud and clear You little weasel
If mcnabb showed the heart and determination of Terrell Owens the eagles would have won a super bowl, so take your racist agenda and shove it up your hero mcnabbs ass, another loser
lmao…Now McNabb’s my hero. And the guy who consistently introduces race into threads is accuses the guy who POINTS this out as having the agenda..lmao
Boy that WHITE PRIVILEGE must be a wonderful thing.
If Recent History of the NFL Over recent Seasons gas taught us anything, it’s this, what happens from one Season to the next Season is a while new ballgane and especially wgen there are bew Coaches/Schenes and 20 New Players. no e of us know how the Eagkes will look come Sumner and especially once the Season starts.. after 14 Years of the bery predictable Andy Reid and many of the same Staff and sane Ststem and tendancues nade it oretty easy to predict on hiw a game was going to be called. This Season is exciting for I don’t what to expect from Coach Zkelly & Staff, but we have seen many teams go from bad to good pretty quickly (Colts, Seahawks from lat Season as an example) we also have seen good Teams go pretty bad in a hurry like the Eagles, Jets, Chargers & Saints so bottom line to me is that everything is wide open and there for the taken with Good Ciaching and obviously having Takent that works hard and plays together as a Team and in this, I at least have hope and excitement back for the Eagles as opposed to the last few Seasons with
AR , MM, Castillo & Company, so lets see how it plays out
When the Eagles traded McNabb on Easter to Washington – the Michael Irvin and Jamie Dukes sort of attacked Eagle fans. They said that Eagle fans would rue the day the Eagle traded McNabb. I laughed knowing that feets McNabb was done. But in hindsight life without McNabb stinks.We need a Donovan McNabb in the worst way. If I was smart enough to understand what Irvin and Dukes meant I would of understood Donovan McNabb was irreplaceable.
Just remember eos that mcnabb is part of the reason you have your name
Mcnabb was a good, very good qb stat wise, but not clutch, not big game qb
It’s really tough to cheer for a coach who gets his ass pounded by dudes…..
I mean…
How will the locker room respect a known pillow biter?
These Sodom and Gommorah fudge packers are a threat to family and all called wholesome.
This has been a public service announcement from the lunatic fringe!
What do care FRAUDSONG, you are a Redskins fan.
Can’t wait to see this Eagles team and coach destroy your Deadskins team next year and listen to you whine like the little bitch that you are.
Go away loser….you turned in your Eagles Fan card a long time ago…leave and go play with some idiot wearing a pigs nose, we are a much better fanbase without the likes of you.
Go back under your bridge troll.
Songs,
How will the locker room respect a known pillow biter?
That sounds like you are speaking from experience… Did you enjoy your time at summer camp?
This has gotten way beyond ridiculous fellas
Is Anyone going to talk about some damn Football around here anymore
Good Grief…
Paulman, sorry I been poking irascible GCobb posters while watching the NCAA tournament for entertainment.
Sorry Greenfan, RealTalk, Coldbrewski – I was wrong.
Paulman is correct.
Enjoy March Madness Eagles fans, there have been some real cinderellas!!
Lmao@eos
You remind of the lil punk that never learns when to shut his mouth. He usually only stops when he realizes there’s no one standing behind him to save that ass. I also strongly encourage you to stop giving grammar advice. You’re so wrong and look just plain stupid.
I questioned your vocabulary choices not your grammar.
snarky posts withdrawn; peace
Yo fellas paulman is right keep this to football talk this is getting ridiculous.
Hey songs, per dcar I owe you one, and he’s probably correct, I was wrong to call you out like I did, I have no idea of your motives other than to see the eagles win, I do believe that you, contrary to many who post here, are a real a real fan, call out bad players as you see them, I will give you the benefit of the doubt
Peace reverend songs
Same to you coldbrewski, peace, you are an eagles fan, that’s what binds us all
Anybody remember that guy in high school that harassed and bullied the weaker kids? The one that liked to give wedgies and start fights in locker room/shower situations? The one that called every smart kid nerd and every quiet kid homo? The guy who was so much in denial and whose self hatred was so strong that he was compelled by fear to overcompensate for those feelings by torturing everyone else?
Well he’s back……. And he brought friends to gcobb.com
I must admit. Chip Kelly does look like a Catholic Priest. He must remind some of you of a bad time in your lives..
Grow the F up.
We come here to talk football not be an outlet for your bigotry and ignorance.
No CM, I think he looks like Chris Farley….can’t you see him doing the “Fat guy in a little jacket” routine? I say Chris Farley
strife extinguished,
peace
Nice post brother.
The post above was for Concrete
Thanks Bugsy. Peace to all my eagle brothers.
What were we talking about…Oh yeah, QB’s…..
I hope we find our future QB in this draft, because we will be picking from the middle of the pack in next years draft. Mick Vick is good enough to get us to 8-8. That will get us the 17th pick next year. Can we get our franchise QB with the 17th pick next year?
Mike Vick being an Eagle has been the single most negative thing to happen to this organization since Reggie White went to Green Bay. He continues to be a negative factor even during the draft. If he was released a month ago there would be no doubt what position Kelly would be drafting.
And I would feel the same way if it was Kevin Kolb that we were talking about, so don’t call me a hater… It’s just a fact.
Thnx Guys, we all love to bust balls, myself included, and can get off on Tangents on ocassion, but what I like about gcobb site is that we have a lot of passionate Eagle Fans who know a lot about Football which enhance the coversation a and topics, so let’s focus on our Team, it’s players, the draft and upcoming mini-camp and see how this Team can come together and build a solid Team moving forward.. To be honest, I am more excited about this Off-Season and upcoming Draft, Camps and 2013 Team with the changes and the end of the AR Era, so lets not ruin it over childish attacks on unrelated topics
Let’s go Eagles
Concerning the NCAA Tourney, I have 30 Winners out of the first 36 Games
(Including the 4 Play-in Games) On my Office Pool,Woo hoo.. Enjoy..
understood and accepted-
Did you see that USA/ Costa Rica Soccer world cup qualifier in Denver being played in a Blizzard? ( USA 1 Costa Rica 0)
I did watch about the last 20 Minutes or so, crazy wether to be playing Soccer in, it was hard to even see the ball, now that was some Football weather.. Ha