In depth 2013: Philadelphia Eagles
Few teams are going through the changes the Philadelphia Eagles are heading into the 2013 season. Gone is Andy Reid, who patrolled the sidelines in Philly for 14 years, taking the team to five NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl during that span.
Owner Jeffrey Lurie replaced Reid with Chip Kelly, who will try to adapt to the professional game after building a dominant team at the University of Oregon through a potent spread offense and some occasionally unpredictable coaching decisions. How his style works in the NFL is one of the most interesting open questions out there as the 2013 season gets underway.
Eliot Shorr-Parks, a long-time Eagles reporter and an editor at Bleeding Green Nation, acknowledges that it’s too early to say what the answers will be to some of the questions. Quarterback position? At this point, who knows who calls the signals for Philadelphia in 2013. The new 3-4 defense? The look of that alignment is still up in the air, as well.
Shorr-Parks joined us to share his early observations on what is sure to be an interesting 2013 for the Eagles.
Zoneblitz: Was moving on from Andy Reid the obvious move at the end of 2012 and what are your reflections on his years running the Eagles? (more…)
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agreed mostly likley Jones will wait at least 3-4 years like you said Brian
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agreed 100% Paul im of the same thinking that either smith or wayne fails to make the final 15 based…
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