OK, Explain this Chip Kelly move.... let's Maclin go to the Chiefs.

[revo]

Aaaaandddd.....it appears Mathews is still heading to Philly after all. Bizarre

Good for the Eagles (I think), bad for everyone's fantasy values.....

[chancellor]

Soooo...for roughly the cap cost of LeSean McCoy, the Eagles get both Murray AND Mathews.

Looks like they kinda know what they're doing here.

[Papa Deuce]

Soooo...for roughly the cap cost of LeSean McCoy, the Eagles get both Murray AND Mathews.

Looks like they kinda know what they're doing here.

Well.... as long as Bradford doesn't suck.... and as long as they find at least 1 good WR in the draft.

[willthethrill]

Soooo...for roughly the cap cost of LeSean McCoy, the Eagles get both Murray AND Mathews.

Looks like they kinda know what they're doing here.

Heard a quote on the way home...Top two RB's in YPC out of the shotgun last year...Matthews and Murray, in that order.

Not sure if I like this or not, but I'm grasping that there is a method to this madness.

[Pogues]

Well.... as long as Bradford doesn't suck.... and as long as they find at least 1 good WR in the draft.

There's still some WR free agent possibilities out there: Harvin, Crabtree, Britt, Shorts...so maybe they don't need to go high on WR in the draft, just get one of these guys.

[onejayhawk]

D Bowe cut. With Maclin in house, Bowe's contract was unsupportable.

J

[Papa Deuce]

There's still some WR free agent possibilities out there: Harvin, Crabtree, Britt, Shorts...so maybe they don't need to go high on WR in the draft, just get one of these guys.

Well, I hope not Harvin or Britt.... And I doubt Kelly would take either one, as he keeps talking about how important the "culture" of a team is.

[Erik]

Good for the Eagles (I think), bad for everyone's fantasy values.....

Until one of Murray or Mathews gets hurt, which is quite possible, especially for the latter.

[revo]

C'mon, is this a joke? Tebow will be 28 by the time the season begins. For a guy who supposedly got no chances, he's getting far more chances than any QB with a career 47% completion rate has ever got.


NBC Washington's Dianna Marie Russini reports there's an "80 percent chance" the Eagles will sign free agent Tim Tebow if they can trade Matt Barkley.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported the Eagles are trying to trade Barkley for a "late" pick, something Russini confirms. If football czar Chip Kelly has serious eyes for Tebow, it's unclear why he wouldn't just release Barkley and his $592,500 salary. He must genuinely believe there's a market for Barkley's services. We find it rather hard to believe. There will undoubtedly be more Tebow updates as the week rolls on.
Source: Dianna Marie Russini on Twitter Mar 17 - 6:50 PM

[Papa Deuce]

from BleedingGreenNation.com

Sound the alarms. It's time once again for a Marcus Mariota rumor involving Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles.

This time around it's Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report with the inside information. Here's what he had to say:

"Eagles Still in Play for Mariota?

I continue to hear it. Not rumors. People who would know are saying Chip Kelly is still in the mix to try to get Marcus Mariota.

I still cannot find anyone in the NFL who believes Kelly is satisfied with Sam Bradford. I still cannot find anyone in the NFL who believes Kelly when he says he will not make a play for Mariota. Not a single person. I'm sure there are people who do believe Kelly. I just can't find them."

[Erik]

Nobody knows anything right now, especially not people from Bleacher Report.

[Papa Deuce]

Nobody knows anything right now, especially not people from Bleacher Report.

Well, neither of us know that for sure... and I still think he does want Mariota.

[Erik]

Nobody saw the McCoy trade coming. Nobody saw the Bradford trade coming. Nobody saw the Mathews signing coming. There was buzz about Murray, but mainly because it was known that we were one of the few teams that had a need and could meet his asking price. There was buzz about Maxwell, but we were linked to every halfway decent DB on the market because of how bad our secondary was last year.

Not once has the media, whether mainstream or "new media," had any special insight into what Kelly might do before he does it.

[revo]

C'mon, is this a joke? Tebow will be 28 by the time the season begins. For a guy who supposedly got no chances, he's getting far more chances than any QB with a career 47% completion rate has ever got.


NBC Washington's Dianna Marie Russini reports there's an "80 percent chance" the Eagles will sign free agent Tim Tebow if they can trade Matt Barkley.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported the Eagles are trying to trade Barkley for a "late" pick, something Russini confirms. If football czar Chip Kelly has serious eyes for Tebow, it's unclear why he wouldn't just release Barkley and his $592,500 salary. He must genuinely believe there's a market for Barkley's services. We find it rather hard to believe. There will undoubtedly be more Tebow updates as the week rolls on.
Source: Dianna Marie Russini on Twitter Mar 17 - 6:50 PM

Welcome to Philly, Tim!

[madducks]

Welcome to Philly, Tim!

He should provide a boost for the Eagle's new jersey sales. And also their New Jersey sales.