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BREAKING: Eagles fire head coach Chip Kelly. Kelly led Philadelphia to 26-21 record, 6-9 this year.
Twitter ^ | December 29, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 12/29/2015 4:28:27 PM PST by C19fan

BREAKING: Eagles fire head coach Chip Kelly. Kelly led Philadelphia to 26-21 record, 6-9 this year.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: chipkelly; eagles; football; nfl; pennsylvania; philadelphia; philadelphiaeagles
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To: needmorePaine
Preseason means absolutely nothing.

Yes, that is why the entire NFL uses it to evaluate what their team composure will be.

21 posted on 12/29/2015 5:31:33 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

The Eagles looked great in the preseason. The offense looked polished and was hitting on all cylinders. They stunk up the real games. Point is that decent preseason performance does not equal decent regular season performance. Tebow played against third stringers, undrafted free agents, and other guys who got cut. He didn’t make the grade. A couple of ok quarters don’t make an NFL QB.


22 posted on 12/29/2015 5:36:44 PM PST by needmorePaine
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To: dfwgator

No, not with his contract.


23 posted on 12/29/2015 5:41:22 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: needmorePaine
Whatever you say. I was arguing his case from the Christian standpoint. I really don't care anymore about the sports arguments. When I flip channels, i see these men who are totally lost, arguing like 3 year olds that if only someone would listen to their sports wisdom, all would be right in the world. Then they argue on the radio......saying the same thing. I wish these men had the same passion for their own families.
24 posted on 12/29/2015 6:09:09 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

A few changes and you are describing message boards. Lol.


25 posted on 12/29/2015 6:19:44 PM PST by needmorePaine
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To: SkyPilot

He had poor throwing mechanics and footwork, couldn’t read defenses very well, and tended to run rather than staying in the pocket and finding an open receiver. QB’s with a 47% career completion rate are not exactly a sought after commodity in the NFL.


26 posted on 12/29/2015 6:28:53 PM PST by Coronal
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To: dfwgator

Not unless they’re trading for him. No way the Eagles release Murray. With Kelly gone, they may actually use him the right way.


27 posted on 12/29/2015 7:29:44 PM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: tflabo

Another article pointed out that the firing happened after a meeting between Kelly and owner Jeffrey Lurie. 6-9 wouldn’t necessarily have gotten him fired. Saying the wrong things to the owner is what got him canned.


28 posted on 12/30/2015 3:09:05 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: SunkenCiv

What a great tune!

This was only a matter of time. The simple fact is that all the offensive “innovation” he got away with at Oregon won’t play in the NFL. Simple as that.


29 posted on 12/30/2015 5:06:23 AM PST by day10 (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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