The bombshells just keep on falling.
On the same day that Cary Williams and Trent Cole were released, the Eagles had one more big move up their sleeves.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Eagles have a deal in place that will send running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso.
Alonso, a former Oregon Duck, missed all of last season with a torn ACL.
Wow!! Chip wants Oregon in Philly. Straight up for Kiko just doesnt make sense. The Eagles could have restructured his contract. This isnt good..
In Chip we trust! Now that he has his ILB Ryan’s is next, we’re talking about having over 60 million in cap space, the writing is on the wall fellas, he’s going all in for Mariota and is getting all his other needs in FA, we can all see his blueprint, it’s something totally different, I love it!!!!!
Damn
FUCK CHIP KELLY FUCK THIS DUMB FUCK
TRENT RICHARDSON FUCKING BLEW AND BROWNS GOT A 1ST ROUNDER FOR HIM AND WE GET A LB COMING OFF A MAJOR INJURY FOR ARGUABLY THE BEST RB IN THE GAME
WE ARE FUCKED FELLAS
THIS DUMB SHIT CHIP IS NO GM AND HE WILL BURY US. TRADING LESEAN MCCOY FOR A FUCKING OREGON PLAYER OF COURSE. DUDES DUMB FUCK YOU CHIP
im shocked anyone gave anything for McCoy. he is making $11 million this year, and his production would have to exceed $11 million in value for him to have any trade value whatsoever.
this is a great trade, because it frees up so much more cap space, and RBs are very easy to find for cheap.
Trent Richardson got a 1st round pick because he was on a cheap rookie contract, and was 1 year removed from being the 3rd overall pick. and in hindsight, it was a flat out awful trade for the Colts.
Eagles have been pretty good at selecting RB’s. I also feel that this draft is very deep at the RB position. It’s possible we strike out in the RB department, but it’s also possible we select someone that can step in right away. RB is one of the few positions that can help a team immediately through the draft.
What this really does? Makes the eagles have literally about 45 million under the cap this year, basically we have more cap space than almost any other team. IF the eagles don’t make a splash in FA, than this trade is a waste.
IM HEARING RUMORS REX REACHED OUT TO HOWIE AND SAID I WANT SHADY. ROSEMAN RESPONDED COOL ILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET HIM AND EMBARASS THE SHIT OUT OF THIS SMUG ANKLE GRABBER CHIP KELLY. JUST OFFER HIM ANY OREGON DUCK YOU HAVE ON YOUR TEAM FOR HIM AND HE WILL SAY YES
DUMB FUCK
Funny stuff henski well at least we got the sixers
LOL…. Best Wr last year..one of best RB’s in NFL this year… Has a coach with only 2 years of experience ever done this and actually still had their job?
LOLOLOLOL FANTASTIC
Ankle grabber? Lmao
CJ Spiller, welcome to the Nest! I have no problem taking him and that ILB, with the extra 7 million left from Shadys money after paying both, now Ryan’s goes which puts another 6 million towards the cap, guys, this is looking good, by next week we’ll have our linebackers set, the secondary set, about 30 million left to add some depth, after that it’s on to the draft for our franchise QB and were looking good for Chips first offseason in charge.
Holy Shit. Holy F’n SHIT !!
Make sure that your seatbelts are on, the roller coaster is about to start…the Chip-n-ator is speeding towards the first loop.
Holy shit.
Man we eat our young in philly, that’s all I am going to say. Good luck in buffalo shady.
BUT FUCKING RILEY COOPER IS STILL HERE, JUST A GOOD OLE BOY!!
Seriously we keep buttfucking riley cooper and trade shady goddamn….spiller here we come maybe forsett
Bills come to Philly this season…
HOPEFULLY ITS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON SO SHADY CAN DO THE HAWAIIN DANCE TO THE FIRE KELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY CHANTS
Guys, this kid Alonso isn’t no joke! He passes his physical and is 100% were gonna be real happy, this kid came in second for ROY, watching highlights of him has me excited
Guess culture has been trumped by new ducks on the pond.Ill sit back and watch the proceedings unfold..it’s been reported Adam Schaefer has pulled back his tweet ..was it a negotiating ploy to get shadys attention?
ACL injuries are nothing nowadays. They are a dime a dozen now.So Im not worried about his injury. L Tomlinson was just on NFL Network and said he spoke with Shady a few weeks ago and he said Shady knew he wouldn’t be back this year.
Kelly Wants no parts of the this type of athlete he shipped djax out with a cut
with shady. Way worse
he exiled him to Siberia.
Chip’ s players fit a profile. Vick Gone
Djax Gone. Now Shady
Jeff McClane is reporting at the combine that when Chip talked to RBs strong lower body was a must.
Now let me explain this as I sorta had a feeling this was coming.
2009 – McCoy 2nd round. Note: RB class was deep that year.
2010 – Nate Allen 2nd round. Note: S class was deep that year.
2011 – bust year.
2012 – Mychal Kendricks 2nd round. Note: LB class was deep that year.
2013 – Zack Ertz – 2nd Round. tight End class was deep that year.
2014 – Jordan Matthews – WR class was deep that year.
What does all of this tell you? Is that the Eagles always target the deepest part of the draft in the second round and every single season it has worked out for them, except for Nate Allen.
So here i am thinking: HOw the heck are the eagles going to draft a RB in the second round when we have 3 RB’s? I figured somoene had to move: Polk – no one wants him, and Chip loves a bruiser. Sproles – Eagles were going to keep him and I figured he had the most likely chance to be moved for like a 3rd or 4th round pick.
I didn’t exactly expect it to be McCoy but the return we are getting for him is basically gold. Alonso is an animal.
If my prediction is correct, Eagles like always will target a position of Need in the first round: Safety or CB & in the second round we will go Runningback in a class that is extremely deep.
I also believes this puts to rest the move for Mariota. You can’t draft a RB if you go after Mariota.
Bro..bomb ass post.
Fuck that mccoy should have stayed
I just sorta pissed myself off. I wrote a nice logical post and now all I can think about is my god damn Jersey.
My father bought me an Eagles jersey this year for Christmas. Basically my first Jersey since I was 10 years old.. Now 33. I loved that fukin jersey! It’s obviously a McCoy jersey and I was only able to wear it 1 time before he was traded.
I’ll obviously have to continue wearing the jersey forever since McCoy has been the greatest RB to ever put on an Eagles uniform.. But it does sorta get under my skin that they would trade the 1 player everyone in this town loved.
I don’t know I could see it both ways…trade away high paid vets cause you are gonna go all in for MM and it will take three years so get young or We signing Foles long term and gonna draft weapons for him to keep cost down
Problem is you have to spend 90% of your cap this season. Eagles are basically lining themselves up to make a few big splashes in a win now approach. You don’t go after a few free agents if you want to win 3 years from now.
We won’t know until draft day, but I believe this all but sets it up to put money into a few key players & win now.
I would agree with you if this was not such a deep RB class. A good back will be able to be had in the 3rd round easily, like jay Ajai from Boise State.
On point EHL.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.
Is Sam Hinkie running this ship? What the fuck is going on in South Philly? It would be one thing if all this talent is being replaced by something, but that has yet to be seen. Trent Cole was a pretty damn productive player last year. The DE, while slow and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Shady is Shady. Sure, last year was subpar compared to his previous breakout seasons, but he’s still pound for pound the best RB in Eagles history and is only 26.
I don’t know. Maybe it’s the shock of it all. Trent Cole and Todd Herramens were the two longest tenured Eagles BY FAR and they’re now gone. LeSean was arguably the face of the franchise and made one hell of a fucking t-shirt that we’ll now have to ship over to Africa (Packaged with those fresh, midnight green “Sanchize”‘s). BUT, RB’s are a dime a dozen now. I’m comfortable with a healthy (if that’s even possible) Darren Sproles and letting Polk run angry. Kiko Alonso is young (24), very good (when healthy as he missed last season with a torn ACL) and should be a staple in our D for years to come. Of course he’s a fucking Oregon boy which is REALLY starting to piss me off, but in the end this might be a great move. Again, I don’t know. Hopefully we got a draft pick or 8 to go along with it because straight up that trade looks preposterous, even if Buffalo is taking on that bloated contract.
Still, there’s a lot of cap space being freed with not that much mega talent hitting the market. Obviously Maclin is going to get paid by the Birds and they’ll try to keep Brandon Graham and go after Byron Maxwell, but who else? They just gonna buy a whole new secondary? Drop $30 million and Nick Foles to some greedy bastard holding a Top 5 pick? My head hurts just thinking about everything.
If this whole “Culture Wins Football” stuff doesn’t actually win anything soon then somebody put a gun in Chip Kelly’s mouth and make sure I’m standing right behind him.
Great spelling with your venting, when I go off my words are a mess. I’m trying to digest this, and coming to the conclusion that anything we think won’t happen is wrong for us to try and say it won’t
Until free agency and the draft is done, I’m not going to even “hint” at any notion of a rebuild.
I’m listening to Chip on channel 580 (FIOS), check it out, not sure what channel it is on Comcast..
Omg funniest post henski good shit bruh……im upset cuz i love mccoy but i think it works out for us at the end
copied and pasted from barstool fellas
Eagles,Sixers,Phillies=fucked up
Cj spiller wants to get out of buffalo
To be factual shelter sticks by his tweet but rosenhaus mccoys agent denies deal is done ,however according to multiple nfl sources
ONLY WAY THIS WILL BE GOOD IS IF WE NOW SIGN SUH, WORILDS, REVIS, BALL, A SAFETY, FRANKLIN AND MACLIN THEN JUST GIVE TENNY THE WORLD FOR MARRIOTA…. SAD THING IS IF I WERE A VET ID WANT NO PART OF PHILLY
Dion Jordan edge rusher ..duck in wait ..
Could Chip have an eye on demarco Murray.
great move to unload 12 mil from cap for a rb. The way the league is you pay lineman and QB but replace skill positions after rookie deals expire.
I think Maclin is gone too boys
I agree Regal,,,
Quack,quack,quack……lol
All I am surprised about is why they waited till year 3. Figured Kelly could have cleaned house right away.
Guess he had to wait till the Dead $$ cleared from their contracts.
Yup…and no mm costs a ton. Do this last year and we have a much higher pick ….unless chip is building round Foles which I doubt and hate.
now
Didnt have control until this year, maybe Howie was against some of these moves
Maybe, but Lurie said getting a franchise QB was priority 1. If Foles was not gonna be the guy surely chip said he had the guy,mm
I actually think maclin is back… Offense will be some RB, ertz, celek, Foles, Mac, cooper, huff, Matthews …defense totally revamped…
Everyone everyday talks about RB being devalued… Does anyone think Murray is getting 12$? No way….
First round pick will be a DB or ol….second will be the other. One big time FA and two mid range, Jenkins types on defense….
Its being reported that it is quite the opposite. That this shows CK doesn’t care and he definetly is trying to get Mariotta. Logic would be he wouldn’t trade up now but Chip goes against logic.
Can;t replace 7 starters through FA.
agree
Dude, you’re not giving up all of the draft picks in this draft…lol…they would still have picks 3-7.
Eagles aren’t looking to win SB this year. They will get 5 starters in FA. They all wont be studs but at 50 million under the cap they sure will fill the roster with FA, UFA and the remaining draft picks. Then add more next year.
By the time the Eagles pick at 20, there will be no 1st round talent at defensive back on the board that suits Kelly as he won’t draft Marcus Peter’s. Either they trade up for the d back or nada..how is that 10th win looking now as the draft approaches. It meant nothing.
no now Maclin knows you have all the $ you need and you can not claim work with us for cap reasons
I agree. Trust me I agree. But Im hearing from reports that CK and the Eagles are definetly trying to get up to get Mariotta. It also has been reported that the price is not going to be what people think. That’s what they are saying. Nobody will know until draft day.
Reports are that the Eagles have cleared all this space to replenish in FA with a few higher priced players then sign some cheaper players because they are going to move up and lose draft picks. This is all part of the plan.
Just think about it. If they were going to keep Foles then they NEVER would of got rid of Shady. There was no need to. They needed the extra cap space to fill the holes through FA because of the draft picks they will get rid of to move up for Mariotta.
The opposite is true…Kelly has found his version of Brady. He will get all the players around him
He had a player around him. His name was Shady. lol
Doesn’t seem that way.. Foles team… Book it
Hac u got a feeling that kelly will build around foles because he has found his tom brady……i hope so after shipping mccoy we need players in draft not just free agency
Agree but I think chip is in man love with mm
We all have our assumptions moving forward most of you see this as a play for MM… I say chip is against the grain and is in for Foles
I just can’t see Foles standing back there like a statue with average to good offensive weapons around him. Chip is dragging in all of these Oregon Ducks and you don’t think he wants the filet mignon (Mariota) on the table…he is getting the family back together. Chip’s words, not mines.
LMAO…his version of Brady….tooooo funny! Even though you’re serious..stil toooo funny
haveablunt-take a break off of that crap your smoking….Foles is outta here by the draft
We all have an opinion… Mine just happens to be correct
by rule an opinion can’t be correct, but we shall find out who’s belief is correct in about 57 days.
Lol shit foles might be traded tomm then we will know ehl
Sal Palantonio was on with Mike Miss today. He said he spoke with Mariota’s agent and he knows Chip is interested in pursuing Mariota with several other teams that he mentioned spoke with him at the combine. It’s no secret.
Sal pal also said we could trade cary williams……so sal is a dumb fuck
He did say that too, but this reportedly came from Mariota’s agent, not Sal’s reasoning ability.
What exactly would MM agent say? ‘Nah chip doesn’t want him” right
Go pull the podcast, I am tired of typing what was said in an interview.
Yeah, exactly right..that’s what he would say, just like Chip said he has his Tom Brady in Nick..lol! Where can I read that?
Chip has no reason to say it… MM agent has millions of reasons to say his part…
MM agent has no reason to say anything about the Eagles as they pick # 20..lol what are you talking about, he would only have to mention teams in the top 10. Get real, at 20 the eagles are a non factor. No need for him to mention the Eagles at all as far as $ is concerned….lol.
EHL, I heard Sal Palantonio too today and he made a very strong point about getting nothing for your starting cornerback…not even a very low draft pick…this sounds like a salary dump and just getting rid one of the best running backs in the league for an injured linebacker?
This only makes sense if the Eagles go hard and heavy in free agency and then sell the house to get Mariota and get rid of Foles.
I sure hope Chip knows what he is doing?????
Kool, that is all it is, even Stevie Wonder can see that now. Only those who have an emotional attachment to Foles can’t or don’t want to see what is so plain, the writing is on the wall, or in HAC’s case in the tea leaves (mint julep) lol!
I dont care about foles much just dont wanna give up picks i hate that
Chip will give up the entire draft and first and second round picks next year to get Mariota…
Book it!
Foles is trade bait…
Chip is just waiting for someone to bite!!
I see this as a sign that Kelly will very likely go up the draft to pick Mariota. I would not be surprised if the Eagles do not re-sign Maclin either.
I think Chip is going to draft Mariota and build a team of players who will mature with him.
It makes no sense to keep guys around who will be past their prime when Mariota is ready to win.
I don’t believe Chip is looking to ‘win now’. He is looking to ‘build now’, and win as quickly as his young team can gel…
If that’s his plan, then I have more respect for him than I did yesterday.
yeah I think that is likely the case. but then I am more pissed that we did not start this last year allowing for us to keep the draft picks needed for this plan
There was no guarantee Mariota was coming out this year. He still had another year of eligibility left.
please Stowe that noise. If chip had 1st overall he woul call and tell mm to come out early.
Tampering, he would really be in trouble..along with the Eagles organization.
he is a college coach.tampering is second nature. Plus Prove It
I don’t have to, it did not happen.
So now you see it..the plan is pretty clear….
Where there is smoke there is fire.
And interestingly this plan couldn’t have been enacted without Howies cap skills…
If I was Niick Foles why the hell would I want to stay in Philly. No RB and no WR lol. If I was Foles I say to myself 2 years ago I had Shady,and Djax, now I have Polk and Matthews. Talk about a position to fail.
Exact opposite… Foles is in
Foles is out…Chip is going to sell everything to get Mariota…he’s dumping salary, he is getting rid of the connections to the Reid regime and bring in his guys…Foles will be gone soon
Nick is his Tom Brady…lol…best one so far today…fuck it the week..by far!
Nick “friggin” Brady..lmao!
I am ok with Deal though I wish they got a 2nd or 3rd Rd Pick along with Alonso
Bills have no 1st Round this Draft as it went to Browns to move up to get Sammi Watkins last year and the Eagles already have the Bills 4th Rd pick
In the RB Bryce Brown deal last year …
Either way, I believe I have stated many times that the Philadelphia Eagles would truly not be Chip Kely’s Team until the “Big 3” were gone and they were
Mike Vick, D-Jax and LeSean McCoy.. Well now it’s done and Chip will mold this Roster in his likeness… As I stated all this a Off-Season
Out with the Old, In with the New…
Chip sensed that he got all he could from the AR Holdover Players, and that it was time to move on… I was just hoping that it wouldn’t be with a Roster Full of Oregon Ducks
Crazy shit, shady is awesome, but I think with a solid line any decent rb will get yards. Shady doesn’t have much left in the tank with the workload he has had over the last 4 years. He came in young but I believe he will be broken down within 2 years tops. If the lb we are getting recovers 100% we will be better for this trade
The plan is clear.
Its exactly the plan I said would happen 2 years ago (and which everyone derided of course).
You must all hate it when I am always so right.
BTW – Mariotta is not in the plan….because his acquisition would render the last two years irrelevant.
Let me explain.
It takes years for offences to be developed. It takes years for QBs to develop.
Year 1 and I said offence would be featured in the draft. I was chided. I explined why. It takes years for young QBs to develop. What did CHip do? Chip added a new tackle and then Ertz. You may all remember I predicted Ertz while just about everyone was calling for a D player. I knew they were going to take Ertz for 2 reasons. Firstly, a TE is a young Qbs best friend. Secondly, it takes years for QBs to gain familiarity and efficiency with the weapons around them. Chip is a student of the game, and he’s one of these analytics guys. He was, as I said, thinking well into the future…to Foles Qbing prime (27-31).
Year 2 and I again said offence would be featured regardless of our pathetically ranked D. I said over and over that D would not be featured till year 3. Again, this was chided even though this is EXACTLY what is happening.
Year 2 and Matthews and Huff and SProles are added. The WRs are important to add in year 2, because again, it takes years for them to develop familiarity in the NFL.
Now Kelly has a QB, TE, and 2 wrs that have been playing, practicing, and watching film together for 2/3 years.
YOu think he’s just going to hit the reset button and start that all over again with Mariotta?? That’d be a pretty counter-productive move. Don;t think its going to happen.
Because its year 3. Defense time. You are seeing a predictable overhaul of the D in year 3. Doesn;t take as long to acclimate the D to the new systems. Add 5 new players (through FA AND the draft) this year and they’ll begin jelling mid-season. Should be playing well together by the end of the year.
2016 and Eagles will have a completely revamped O who have been playing together for 3 years, and a D heading into their 2nd year together.
Exactly as I told you it would happen.
I cannot believe Kelly is going to throw away the last 2 years of growth on O and start that process all over again.
Now that makes sense vinnie i agree with.that
You know I want you to be right..I still think it could be either way
Your plan is flawed, Vinniedaloser…
Chip wants his people…and he is doing all that he can to get them
Look at all of the Oregon Ducks on this roster
He’s clearing capspace…setting up to make the big move for the biggest and best Duck he has ever coached.
The guy who he compares to Peyton Manning
The guy that he calls the best player he has ever coached
He is going to do whatever it takes to get Mariota and Foles will be another causality…
Book It!!
Mariota to Manning. We are doomed to fail if anyone compares him to Manning favorably, especially Chip. There is concern that his skill set will not translate to the NFL well. They’ll sink or swim together! Should be interesting to watch. This is the same man who drafted Marcus Smith, got nothing for Jackson, and just traded a top three RB for a another Duck with two ACL tears(I admit that this one could still turn out good). We’ll have to wait and see
Almost forgot about Chip keeping and starting Copper. I’m not buying into Chip the talent evaluator just yet!
Unfortunately the o and the QB regressed in 2014, and now we are not as talented at RB or WR as Maclin has not been re-signed.
VInnie for “World Emperor” …
I recall you posting many of these things since the Chip Kelly Hiring..
Wow
Kiko Alonso will become the NINTH Oregon Duck on the Eagles roster. All 9 played under Chip Kelly at some point during his time at Oregon
THIS GUY IS A FUCKING JOKE BOYS
WE ARE FUCKED
Setting it up for the big Duck…
Mariota…
Write down…Book it
Its a new day…
Mariotta is a smoke screen
What would Mariota be a smoke screen for, especially since you say there is absolutely nothing pointing in the direction that the Eagles are interested in him? Who would the Eagles be using Mariota as a smoke screen for to get?
Dude, it’s like you are running around trying to put out fires..lol!
Going into the draft as a wold card is strength
Great point HAC.
Kiko Alonso is legit I have to say. The affinity for ducks is becoming a national joke around the league though.
I disagree 100% on Kiko Alonso Mhenksi
The Guy plays with his Hair on Fire kind of like Troy Palomula used to in his Younger Days bit at the LB position… Kiko Alonso will be a Fan Favorite out of the Gate and he and Kendricks form a nice ILB Tandem for the next 3-5 Years
I agree, most of the Oregon Players on the Eagles Roster I am not very High on, but Kiko Alonso is an exception to this
I wonder if anyone has the Time to Pull out some of My Archive Mock Drafts from 2013 for they will find I had Alonso Listed many Times as a Mid-Round Pick that Year…
Damn its been awhile since I been on GCOBB but if I came back on you know something huge has had to happen. The good thing about Fantasy Football is you follow your players every game. I owned Kiko Alonso (IDP) and watched every game he played in his rookie season.
Extremely high motor. All over the field. Does not miss a tackle. He always does something that WOW’s you like how the (bleep) did he just do that? You now have 3 legit playmakers on defense and im almost certain that number will increase. Kendricks, Kiko and Fletcher Cox.
Hey ES. Been a while.
Are all of you Mariotta dregs ever gonna stop? Chip just traded probably his only chip to get up that high in the draft. So now you think he’s gonna build this team of experienced seasoned free agents and turn the ball over to a completely unproven rookie AFTER trading the next 3 years of draft picks away??? Oh ok I got it. It’s the drugs. Whew. I was worried for a minute.
Fuck it i have no idea what chip is doing……this is annoying as shit
Lol, none of us do, I just like busting balls as I know some people on here get upset about any talk of possibly replacing Foles. It just makes me laugh! I could care less to be honest as there is not a damn thing I can do about any of it. Some people appear to take some of this stuff personally as if family is involved…lmao!
Not to me Z this is AWESOME
I dont like change izell this dramatic…..but it is kinda exciting
Regardless of everything else in a salary cap league this was a alpha dog deal.
Knew shady was gone when they extended sproles. sproles is 3rd down shady. power Back for 1st and 2nd ala marshawn beat you up skittles style.
Vinnie ..I’m not disagreeing ,however I’d like play devils advocate ..we can interpret that MM is not in the plan because as you stated the norm ,is it takes years to develop a system qb..what if chip is delusional and truly believes his qb runs and fits and maximizes his system with no learning curve needed? That is a distinct possibility..
It’s alright guys…This is Chip’s team and I trust has a plan to put his players in place.
This is not about the linebacker acquired, it’s the money saved to fix the defense through free agency along with the linebacker acquired.
I don’t think it’s over…..Foles is next so he Eagles can get close enough to get Mariota.
Goddamn songs and koolbreeze was right this whole time……good job guys
No they are not… That hasn’t happened
But idk anymore what ck is doing he is too damn random……mariota would put this place in crazy town
None of us KNOW, but we all have our beliefs based off of reading our tea leaves..(I use mint personally).
I prefer chamomile myself ehl
lol, that is pretty good too!
Lol, you always feed into it… We know it hasn’t happened as it is all speculation and opinion. Like a moth drawn to a flame!
I’ve been scouring ducks in the nfl …dion Jordan would replace graham and Trent cole ..what would Miami want to get him ? Before Mariotta he’d have been the highest drafted duck ..you know chip has webbed feet disease ..he’s next
Songs we must admit the norm is passé …anything is possible under CK …taj Boyd could be next
Let’s take a look at what our starting linebacker core could look like this season
Worilds-Barwin on the outsides
Kendricks- Alonso on the inside
Tell me that’s not a total upgrade? The only cost is what we pay Worilds which is around 7 million per year, taking that from the 60 million we will have once we dump Ryans is chump change, secondary is next. I’m loving this guys!
Thats a top 3 linebacking core in nfl
Nail on the head Andrew. I hope that they go balls to the wall for Worilds.
I like the trade. Alonzo is a physical, very athletic 24 yr old LB. I don’t want to minimalize what Mccoy accomplished either, he was a great player at times. I thought last year though that he looked out of breath, tentative and danced may too much behind the line of scrimmage. He was almost worthless inside the 5. He looked like he may be hitting the proverbial RB wall. IDK. I just think Chip feels like he can employ a more physical N/S runner for far less than 12 million per year. I’m not sold on Chip or his offense, but you can’t say the guy doesn’t have balls.
Below is what Andrew Brandt posted, looks like people in the know are respecting what Chip is doing
The brand new coach/general manager Kelly has chosen the ascending long-term player over the better immediate return. Very GM-like. Andrew Brandt
Watch songs implode when foles is under center still laughing how dumb you guys are
This is a long-term reset that started 2 years ago. Everything he’s done has been about setting up a period of long terms success. And while I am still not a big fan of the constant hurry-up, I see how he’s thinking long term vis-a-vis the roster.
He’s not going to suddenly:
A) blow up the long term plan by trading away the top picks in the next several drafts.
B) Render irrelevant the last 2/3 years his young QB has had developing with his young WRs/Tes and start that multi-year process again with a new QB
C) D the opposite of his buddy Belichick. Everything is exactly like Belichick. Honestly….don;t you all see Belichick in these moves? Today was vintage Belichick. (Richard Seymour, Welker, Moss)
When in doubt go cheaper and younger, never spend $$ on skill players and never, ever, trade away your draft for 1 guy….in fact always do the opposite.
Chip knows….successful franchises trade down. Stupid franchise trade up.
I so agree.
Dude i hope you are right i love more picks less than little to no picks…..and good comparison to moss….seymour…..shit even logan mankins
Ya Mankins too. Anyone aging or expensive. Sliced mercilessly.
Agreed
Yeah, they traded down last year, that worked out perfectly. seriously it only works if you can draft, but hopefully, whoever they choose it will be a valuable and productive player.
As far as NE is concerned, their drafts has been average to good. W/O Brady, they are a middle of the road team based on their drafts . That is the truth, check out the production of their draft picks, not earth shattering.
Yea they do terrible when it comes to receivers but good at defense and olinemen
YOu think he’s just going to hit the reset button and start that all over again with Mariotta?? That’d be a pretty counter-productive move. Don;t think its going to happen.
This is a long-term reset that started 2 years ago. Everything he’s done has been about setting up a period of long terms success
If it is a long term reset as you have stated, then yes he will go get his QB because it is a long term reset. Kelly clearly is cleaning house and bringing in his players, we know Chip values the QB position more than any other and will not settle on that position, even if it means taking a step back to move forward. Clearly Chip does not care about moving players on, Foles is no different.
Dude the exact opposite… He has this measured out 10-6 with Williams at CB… Do you think he is going to spend 40$ million with a rook at qb? Really?
Chip is unconventional…who knows. He is going to have to spend $ who said it will all be with high priced free agents. There will be some talent filler…middle of the road guys. Other guys will be brought in from rounds 3-7. What is so difficult to understand. You guys act as if the Eagles must go after top tier free agents at every position and no draft picks will be left after a trade. Oh no the sky is falling. So to answer your question with my scenario…yes…really. You think he would not pursue a qb he would want over draft picks…really? Oh that is right…he has Nick Brady..lol.
.
You think he would not pursue a qb he would want because of that…erea
Keep putting those fires out Nick Brady! lmao.
Yes because he knows this rookie will be ahead of the learning curve, I told all you guys he believes in his system with his players he was fortunate the Alonso was coming off that acl or 2 years in a row he would have released pro bowl players with nothing in return. Shit Rex and his boys are laughing their asses off right now and guess what Chip doesn’t care because he’s running Oregon East and he needs Mariota to complete his vision.
I stated its a long term reset that began 2 years ago. Not beginning now. Offense first. Defense second. Logical.
If you hadn’t noticed, we’re on to defense right now.
Really on to defense by trading your best offensive weapon? Rationalize all you want Foles is gone.
Lol..that makes no sense..trade your best offensive player away..ok now we are good on offense with a statue at qb lets focus on defense now…ok. what world is this? lol.
Vinnie’s world, where Foles is king and will one day rule the football world.
Lol…I guess.
I told you years ago the off season is just as exciting if not more than the season itself with alkl the speculation it brings every year. This is by far the craziest since Reggie left.
Like I said if you hire Chip Kelly allow him to shape the roster the way he sees fit. I don’t like this dude a little bit but I have zero issues with this move. Foles is a goner, don’t be surprised if picks are a part of this deal coming the Eagles way.
Like us receiving a pick and mccoy