It's official: Chip Kelly fired
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Agreed, Bailey is one of the few guys where I think it's going in every time. Guy is money.
As a Giants fan, I should have a stake in this, but I'm desperately rooting for all four teams to go 6-10 (3-3).
Now it's official. BB2N me all you want but this is where we should discuss this and not in that ******, clean waves thread.
He asked to be let go so he could interview with colleges. Proof is being let go with 1 game left. If Eagles were really firing him, they would do it next Monday.
We will probably never know the real reason but I would bet everything I own that Lurie went to him and said no more GM and Davis is gone. To me, that is the only explanation for the timing.
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so are Eagles fans ready to admit that Andy Reid is a really good football coach?
most I know still deny this.
most I know still deny this.
He also lied in his press conference by saying he was not in charge of picking personnel. That probably pissed off Lurie, who gave him full control in the off season.
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This has shaken me to the core. If I can't trust Amaro-ness or culture, can I not trust THE process either?
He is but like anything he wore himself out. He had 13 years. The last few were mired in 8-8 mediocrity and flat out misery. I don't think Eagles would have been better off keeping him.
By the way, the word I used in my post begins with a F and rhymes with maggot. Nice to see that Rivals has employed some bullshit politically correct censoring program to limit my micro aggressions and help me check my privledge, bruh.
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I haven't heard Stephen A Smith's scorching hot take yet but I'm going to assume he's happy because the racist was finally fired.
As someone who never liked Reid, I won't go so far as to say he was great, but he was really good.
I wonder how much that had to do with the situation. Was it the straw that broke the camels back? Was Lurie ready to give Chip a chance to turn it around, but then he says he's not in charge of personnel, which is a bald faced lie, and Lurie gives him the hook?
There are conflicting stories out there right now, but I'd like to know the real story of what went down.
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They should bring in a defensive coach as I think defense has the chance to be the strongest quality of this team if they switch back to a 4-3.
Sean McDermott?
Sean McDermott?
Tack on another 3-5 years of the Eagles being mediocre. Morons. Slowly turning into the Jets of the NFC
That is my worry. Jeffrey Lurie has not been running a stable organization the past 4-5 years or so. Way too many power struggles, changes etc. Never good for an owner to be making this many rash decisions.
Here's my take...
Lurie asked Kelly to lose the GM title. Chip said no. Lurie said bye bye. Reading tea leaves (horrible cliche) -Chip knew he made a mess here and wanted out and was sick of getting his ass ridden daily by the media. Now he is hoping to pick and choose his next job in Tennessee or Indianapolis or something with Mariota or Luck. There he would be willing to not be GM because he wouldnt feel the need to be because he would have his franchise QB in place. No one is gonna hire him as a GM now anyway so he'll have no choice. My guess is he tries to force his way to one of those 2 destinations and if he cant, may go back to college. I'd love to see him try to go to another place like Cleveland with a worse QB situation than what he left behind. The bottom line here is Lurie met with alot of players privately and the overwhelming consensus was the players didnt like the guy - as a coach or person. Combine that with all the personnel moves that exploded in his face and Lurie decided to cut his losses.
Lurie asked Kelly to lose the GM title. Chip said no. Lurie said bye bye. Reading tea leaves (horrible cliche) -Chip knew he made a mess here and wanted out and was sick of getting his ass ridden daily by the media. Now he is hoping to pick and choose his next job in Tennessee or Indianapolis or something with Mariota or Luck. There he would be willing to not be GM because he wouldnt feel the need to be because he would have his franchise QB in place. No one is gonna hire him as a GM now anyway so he'll have no choice. My guess is he tries to force his way to one of those 2 destinations and if he cant, may go back to college. I'd love to see him try to go to another place like Cleveland with a worse QB situation than what he left behind. The bottom line here is Lurie met with alot of players privately and the overwhelming consensus was the players didnt like the guy - as a coach or person. Combine that with all the personnel moves that exploded in his face and Lurie decided to cut his losses.
NickleDimer
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Players and Lurie had some pretty scary things to say about his shitty personality. Seems like a jerk that everyone hates and they only put up with until it was clear he couldn't deliver gr8 results.