Archive for January 4th, 2016

Eagles line up interviews for Head Coaching job

January 4th, 2016 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Eagles line up interviews for Head Coaching job | Filed in Eagles, NFL

The Eagles ended their disappointing 2015-16 season yesterday with a 35-30 win over the New York Giants to finish the season at 7-9. The win came after the firing of Chip Kelly, and also had some impact on the Eagles draft position come April. Had the Eagles lost the game yesterday, they would have picked 10th in the NFL Draft, however, they will now pick 13th.

With the regular season over the fun is about to begin. The offseason for the Eagles is officially here and that means free agency, the draft, trades, and a new coach. There are many enticing names that have been reported as potential candidates, including Sean McDermott, Adam Gase, Josh McDaniels, and even Sean Payton.

So far it has been reported that the Eagles have already interviewed former player and current running backs coach Duce Staley.

The Eagles will also interview Pat Shurmur, who filled in as interim head coach yesterday, and Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase in the next two days, according to a report by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

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Philadelphia Eagles: 2016 Offseason Outlook

January 4th, 2016 by Ryan Waterman | Comments Off on Philadelphia Eagles: 2016 Offseason Outlook | Filed in Eagles, Football, General, NFL, TalkSportsPhilly

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A New Year is now upon us, and I would like to wish everyone a Happy 2016 on behalf of the staff here at TalkSportsPhilly.

Now that we’ve got that out-of-the-way, a once interesting off-season now seems all the more interesting.

In a bombshell announcement on Tuesday night, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have fired head coach Chip Kelly.  Kelly led the team to a 26-21 record in his almost three full seasons as head coach. Only one of those seasons saw a NFC East championship come back to the City of Brotherly Love.

There’s no secret when it comes to Chip Kelly.  He took the NFL by storm in his first season, winning the NFC East.  The following year, he led the team to a 10-6 season, but faltered down the stretch. Having faltered, the Eagles lost their grip on the NFC East and resulted in missing the playoffs.  For some reason, Chip was then given the keys to the ship. Jeffrey Lurie believed that it as a good idea to make Chip “the guy” and give him complete control. Well, the absolute power went to Kelly’s head.  He tore this team to shreds. As a result of the outgoing talent and influx of new players, this team has wound up at 6-9.

It took 16 weeks, but the Eagles are finally eliminated from the NFC East race. Having lost five of their last seven games, the Eagles have no-one to blame, but themselves for ending their own season. The team has dropped games this season, that they’ve had absolutely no business dropping.  As the season started, it was the offense that cost us games. Defensively, this team stood on its’ damn head to keep us afloat. Holding the Cowboys to a single offensive touchdown in their week 2 loss should’ve been enough for a win. Hell, holding the Falcons to 26 points during the opening game should’ve resulted in a win. But, the Eagles offense failed to live up to their potential, resulting in a pair of heart-breaking losses. As the season has advance, the offense has continued to struggle mightily, and as a result- the defense has seen frequent exhaustion. With the defense constantly on the field, they started burning out easily resulting in an increase in points allowed per game. To just get straight to my point, the Eagles have severely underachieved. Whatever the reason for the Eagles struggles is, it’s glaringly obvious that something has to change in the offseason.

That my dear readers, is why I am here. Through this article, I will layout the offseason that our Eagles face ahead.  Additionally, I will take a look at potential replacements for Chip Kelly, following his shocking departure.

So without further delay, let’s get right down to it.

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