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LeSean McCoy talks about Chip Kelly’s super secret offense

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Philadelphia Eagles, Quoting on May 08, 2013

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Chip Kelly’s offense is the great lost treasure of this NFL offseason. At this point, curiosity has drifted so wayward that the new Eagles head coach and former Oregon offensive whizz kid will presumably be the first to regularly use an eight wide receiver set on one play and just don’t even bother with an offensive line, and then put all three quarterbacks on the field for the next play.

The offense will also somehow incorporate Buzz Lightyear, and a monkey riding a goat. Records will be set, innovation will be stretched to its logical extreme, and no one will think any of this is weird.

Thankfully, we now have a report from the Kelly base camp. It comes to us from one of his many minions, and the fantasy footballing possibilities are both awesome, and interesting.

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Tavon Austin to…the Eagles?

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under 2013 NFL draft, Philadelphia Eagles on Apr 11, 2013

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I know, I blinked about eight times too. But then I sat and stared blankly some more, sinking into my default look, and I thought to myself: maybe Tavon Austin to the Eagles isn’t so crazy? Or maybe it’s just crazy enough to be Chip Kelly crazy.

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Will DeSean Jackson be used as a running back?

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Philadelphia Eagles, Ponderings on Mar 26, 2013

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Chip Kelly’s offense and how it will transition to the NFL is one of the great questions of our time. How much will he use spread formations? And will his offense use at least five donkeys? We’ll have answers soon enough. Patience, friends.

But one question involving DeSean Jackson surfaced through, um, DeSean Jackson earlier this offseason: will he become De’Anthony Thomas?

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Connor Barwin has signed a six-year deal with the Eagles

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Philadelphia Eagles on Mar 14, 2013

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The Eagles are continuing to do more than just revamp their defense during free agency. They’re pretty much creating a whole new defense, and preferably one that isn’t horrendous and gashed in every way imaginable.

It started with the signings of Kenny Phillips and Cary Williams earlier this afternoon, and they now join a shiny new defensive backfield alongside fellow signees Patrick Chang and Bradley Fletcher. This is what an implosion and immediate rebuild looks like, and it’s why in the NFL, bad teams usually aren’t bad for long. Unless, of course, they’re named the Jaguars.

The latest signing is Connor Barwin, the defensive end who leaves the Texans to bring a pass rushing presence to an Eagles front four that brought the quarterback down only 30 times in 2012. But the cost to bring him in is…woah.

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Eagles sign Isaac Sopoaga and three others

Posted by Devang Desai under Philadelphia Eagles on Mar 12, 2013

St. Louis Rams v San Francisco 49ersThe Philadelphia Eagles have made a statement on day one of NFL free agency.

The Eagles signed CB Bradley Fletcher, S Patrick Chung, LB Jason Phillips and DL Isaac Sopoaga, according to multiple reports.

Sopoaga was a role player on the 49ers defensive line last year, recording 27 total tackles and one sack. The Eagles will pay the 31-year-old $12 million over three years with $5 million guaranteed.

Chung is a former Patriots second round pick. He made 44 total tackles and had two interceptions last season. Fletcher spent last season with the Rams, playing a physical press-man coverage according to rotoworld. The presence of Janoris Jenkins and Courtland Finnegan limited his playing time last year.

Jason Phillips was drafted in the 5th round of the 2009 draft by Baltimore Ravens. Phillips was claimed on waivers by the Carolina Panthers on September 19th, 2011.

Details of the deals given to Fletcher, Chung and Phillips were not disclosed.

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Eagles to release Nnamdi Asomugha today

Posted by Jake Goldsbie under Nnamdi Asomugha, Philadelphia Eagles on Mar 12, 2013

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UPDATE: The Eagles have officially released Asomugha.

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According to Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles will release Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha today. Asomugha signed a five-year, $60 million deal in 2011 with the Eagles and was part of the revamp of the Eagles roster that has yet to pay dividends.

 

 

Asomugha made the Pro Bowl each year from 2008 to 2010 and is a four time All Pro player. Last season, he started all 16 games for the Eagles and put up 47 solo tackles as well as one interception.

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The Eagles are connected to Amendola, and maybe Revis

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Danny Amendola, Philadelphia Eagles, Rumors on Mar 11, 2013

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First off, welcome to the best NFL week that doesn’t have a very important football game at the end of it, a game in which the lights may or may not stay on. There will be so very many signings starting tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET, most of which will happen at about 4:01 thanks to the legal tampering/negotiation period over the past three days. Teams have surely reached agreements in principle with some of the hottest commodities on the open market, but since Roger Goodell thoroughly applied the duct tape late Friday night, your friends here in the media haven’t heard about them.

Sorry about that. Blame the Rodge, but now throughout the next week we’ll go about the business of documenting the gluttony and many wasted dollars, while getting little sleep. It’ll be great.

Anywho, on with the matter at hand. That headline is only a mild exaggeration, as on the eve of free agency it’s beginning to feel like the Eagles are indeed connected to every available player. I suppose that’s what happens when a team has $29 million in cap space, and a burning desire to repeat the summer of 2011 properly rebuild for new head coach Chip Kelly.

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