Eagles fans weigh in on Chip Kelly’s replacement

With 13 years of experience coaching in Philly and being a part of the highs of a Super Bowl run and the lows of 2014, Shurmur has run the gamut of expectations and experiences and knows the fan base better than any other candidate.

“I told the players (Saturday) night that I’ve probably learned more in the last three years than any stretch in my coaching career”.

“I think we constantly refine ourselves and we become a better version of ourselves every single day”. Doug Marrone is getting plenty of traction one year removed from a two-season stint as Bills head coach. Free, though, to take charge Sunday, Shurmur projected honesty and joy, sharing enough football information to make his postgame obligation informative and friendly. “If I’m being honest, I think that we have massages, we have all these things put in place – we have smoothies”. After playing six seasons for the Eagles, Staley was hired as a coach on Andy Reid’s staff before being retained by Kelly and promoted to running backs coach.

That’s partly why Matthews endorsed Shurmur, who worked with Bradford as a rookie in 2010 with St. Louis before doing so again this season.

Days before the game versus the Giants which is Philadelphia’s season closer, Chip Kelly, who was the head coach of the team since 2013, was sacked following a Week 16 defeat to the Washington Redskins that crushed their playoff chances.

“I don’t think it has to be a ton of overhaul”, Ryans said. I love the kid. “If he is a candidate, I hope that he gets serious consideration”. Another former Eagle added, “I know there were reports that Chip lost the locker room this season”.

The 49ers are expected to explore the potential of hiring coach Sean Payton if the New Orleans Saints make him available, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Schefter. “It definitely depends on who they hire and what kind of offensive system he wants to run”. Owner Jeff Lurie had given Kelly full control over personnel in the offseason, and the failed experiment led to a 6-10 finish in the NFC East, one of the worst divisions in football.

Instead, Murray has been anything but a premier back under Kelly’s scheme, averaging a mediocre 3.5 yards per carry and totaling 633 total rushing yards with one game left to play this season, 1,2o0 yards less than his total a year ago (1,845 yards). Some called him distant and unapproachable, though others had good rapport with him.

In a report on Monday, Cole said he spoke with two anonymous owners who were not impressed with Kelly and felt that Kelly’s statement after being let go by the Eagles was an sign that he had to beg for a job.

But the Chip Kelly project never took flight as the Eagles intended and has instead fallen out of favor with ownership and most importantly, Eagles players after just three years.