“USC WR Nelson Agholor hauls in a 17-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against Nebraska, Saturday, December 27, 2014, in the Holiday Bowl. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) “
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I remember being frustrated with watching the USC offense a year ago because it seemed like they threw the ball to Nelson Agholor every play. If he was in the slot they threw the ball to him. If he was at one of the outside wide receiver positions they threw him the ball. If he was lined up in the backfield the threw him the football.
I thought it was ridiculous but after listening to Agholor talk about the game of football yesterday, I could see that this youngster has a mindset of pursuing excellence to the point that you would make him a big part of the offense.
He is already very mature for his age and he has bought into every bit of Chip Kelly’s culture.
Everything is about “WINNING THE DAY”. Get a little bit better each and everyday. Both Agholor and second round draft pick Eric Rowe talked about how they both got better yesterday from the work they put in. This is the Chip Kelly mindset and it’s the way he believes he can make this team a Super Bowl Champion.
“My mentality is to progress,” Agholor said. “I want to be a better player today. I want to be a better player tomorrow. Not worried about saying that ‘I’m the guy.’ I’m about getting better every day, and let the chips fall where they may from there.”
Checkout the humility. When asked if he was going to the number one receiver, he took the conversation back to what he can control right now in this rookie camp, that started yesterday and will go today and tomorrow.
“That’s not the conversation right now”, Agholor shot back when asked about being the number one receiver. “The conversation is about me getting better. Today was a great day. I got out there, kind of understood a little bit more the NFL speed. Put some things on film to learn from.”
“When Week 1 comes, I think that’ll be an easier conversation for us to have, but right now, it’s all about me trying to find myself.”
There’s a reason he looked like a polished NFL wide receiver in his final year at Southern Cal. The Trojan’s head coach Steve Sarkisian ran a Pro Style offense and Agholor knows every position backwards and forwards.
He talked about his knowledge of the game and started explaining why it’s so important that he know all the details and concepts involved in each play. He’s very bright and he has a clear focus on mastering the mental aspect of the game.
You can see why they drafted Agholor. He’s ready to play right now and don’t be surprised if you see him lined up all over the place. Kelly is all about getting the right matchup
Rookie of the Year!!!!!!!
Aglohor, Matthews & Huff with some of these other young WR’s ( Davis, Bailey or Harris) could very well make a very good foundation of an excellent WR Corps for years to come
Huff stinks….
Wow Andrew p that’s a statement right there with peg leg Bradford as our qb and Mr.i can’t throw over 15yds as his backup
I agree with you Andrew p. Nelson Agholor has the potential to have that type of year under Kelly’s O. And true gloomy, in order for Agholor to have a rookie of the year type season Bradford must stay healthy. And who’s to say he won’t stay healthy? This is a new team with new coaches and players, so it’s a clean slate for Bradford. I say Bradford will flourish in Kelly’s O
History shows he can’t stay healthy ijs did you see the last time he got hurt he was barley touched….
I do remember that actually. And if I’m not mistaken that was the same knee that was torn before. Im sure the Eagles did their due diligence on Bradford. They never would have made that move if they felt Bradford was finished
Bradford was on grabbed as trade bait once that didn’t happen chip was stuck with what he had…
That is a ridiculous statement! First, Chip stated publicly he wouldn’t mortgage the future on one guy. You like many got caught up in the rumor mill so you couldn’t believe Chip even if he told you the truth. He stated afterward that they contacted Titans but the price was way to exorbitant. He was NOT stuck with Bradford because going into it the probabilities were far too low that even ANY team could get that #2 pick.
Whether you like his methods or not, Kelly is pretty much a straight shooter… a man of few words and that bugs the heck out of many folks.
Good post Iggles until you typed Kelly is a straight shooter. Lost it right about there.
You mean E0S Biggy……more of his multiple profiles
Excellent point Iggles…I’m confused as to what people want from Chip Kelly? No coach in the NFL can be completely and totally honest about every move made…but Chip Kelly gives us waaaay more insight than Andy Reid did and for the most part his moves are good ones.
Does this mean that he is above reproach….of course not…I still contend his major mistake was getting rid of DJax. He got nothing in return and the one who suffered the most was Nick Foles!
Again…its easy to bash his moves but Kelly is pursuing a sound strategy based on some calculated risks that may or may not work
There is a very good article in SB Nation about Chip’s gamble with getting injured players and how he is really banking on Shaun Huls the strength and rehab coach who helped Maclin, Kelce, and Jason Peters come back from major injuries….
Why contact the titans or the bucs at all if you don’t really want mariota makes no sense he got Bradford to flip him for mariota but since that didn’t work he’s now stuck with him.
If Bradford is who chip claims he is there’s no need to even contact the bucs or titans that’s like the colts calling one of those teams up when they already have Andrew luck cause chip talks about Bradford likes he’s luck face it chip got played
Gloomy… It’s called due diligence ..every team checks in with every other team during the weeks leading up to the draft. These guys work 100 hours a week, eat, sleep and breathe football. He got Bradford knowing he wouldn’t be able to get MM. I guarantee he doesn’t feel ‘stuck’ with sam…
How do you know who the colts called?
My main point is there is nothing that chip can say to make me believe that Bradford is a better qb than foles nothing to date shows me that I mean some players are good college players and some are good pro players the only thing the eagles keep talking about with him is what he did in college not what he did in the pro’s in the pro’s he’s ducked to date plus you gave up a 2nd Rd pick + 13million yeah chip got suckered…… in a sense I wish chip was never hired had they hired gus Bradley foles shady maclin and maybe DeSean woukd be here and the defense would be top 10 chip came in like the genius that he is took a bunch of that fit the 4-3 to a tee and made them 3-4 players and now wants to get rid of guys who aren’t tall enough or weigh enough cox would be the best dt in the league if he was in a 4-3 now he will just be good or ok hell Vinny curry can’t see the field cause they play a 3-4 brandon graham playing out of position as well as Cole when he was here. ..
Have you checked Gus Bradley’s record?
Hey cigar gus didn’t have the talent on offense that we had so you can’t say look at his record he had no qb,rb or wr here he would’ve had djack,shady foles Mackin and ertz with a good oline abd he would’ve fixed the defense……Andrew p please don’t tell me about captain check down sanchez who can’t throw over 15yds and makes the wr’s work harder than they should have to get extra yds he can’t read a defense and his pocket presence is the worst that’s why he took more sacks with the real line than foles took with the backups
that ‘talent’ was 4-12 the previous year…. and before you say it was AR’s fault, the next year he took a 2-14 team to the playoffs…. chip doesn’t like ‘me’ guys…
Hey cigar the talent was a 4-12 season cause
1… the qb was very overrated I’m talking about vick
2….. your best oline man was out for the yr as well as kelce and others
3.cbs who stunk
4-12 is 4-12…vick was the starter in chips first season
Jackson this ultra talented guy , what was washingtons record last year?
we will know pretty early on if chips great experiment will or won’t work….
U got Gloomy trying to throw gasoline on this talking about Bradford again in the negative, here goes what u need to know, 4600 yards n 27 TDs, that’s what Chip got from Regressed Foles n Sanchez combined last year, if he can get that from that combo he will get at least that from Bradford n Sanchez, this rookie WR is gonna put up number around what Watkins from buffalo n Odell with the Giants did n before people say that’s crazy remember this, he’s going into this system with the same amount of experience as Maclin had in it last year, NONE!
Gloomy djax, shady, foles, and maclin were on a 4-12 team just a couple years ago. Gus hasn’t even come close to doing what chip has done as a head coach thus far. Chip has won 10 games each season while battling injury after injury at major positions, going from a 4-3 to 3-4 and pretty much no secondary in both seasons. Seriously how can anybody not believe in this guy by now?
215, if he makes the playoffs with these QB’s and the holes that I still see on this roster count me as a believer, still won’t like him but a believer in his system. If this fails it will be due to lack of an eye for NFL talent and his stupid culture nonsense and his gigantic ego.
This team had talent…enough to win games…20 of them over his first two season but big game tough talent to win in the playoffs? No. At no point was this team a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
That is as fair of a comment that I’ve seen on this site regarding this discussion.
BigL I want to see the philosophy change this year. I want to see smash mouth big people beat little people mentality. I want to see 3rd and short and 4th and 1 conversions. I want see 4 shots from the goalline straight ahead smash.
I want to see everyone in the stadium no DeMarco Murray isgetting the ball on 3rd and 2 and they run it up the gut and he churns it out.
As far as wins….he didnt come in here with a viable option at QB and I still dont think we have one. So playoffs etc will be a stretch until it shows otherwise.
Defensively I dont want to see breakdowns with CBs on islands getting roasted. If i see that and dont see a pink slip given to Billy Davis we have problem.
IJ..I don’t know if you are going to see old fashioned smash mouth… 3 yards and a cloud of dust type of thing… I think you will see a power running game that still emphasizes the lineman getting to the second level– this should end up being very interesting…we need murray and Matthews in the 2000 yard total area is my hope
I agree HAC,
I can envision where Kelly will Run 55%-60% of the time which would come out to about 40-45 Rushes a Game to approx 30 Pass Plays…
Murray with 18-24 Carries a game Matthews with 12-18 and Sproles with a Few Carriers
On a Side note, with the Patriots QB T Brady most likely facing at least a 2 Game Suspension and possibly a 4 Game Suspension, wonder if Belicheck will want to bring in a Veteran QB in case back-up Jimmy Garrapollo has a set-back this Summer Camp..
HAC I wasnt envisioning old Pittsburgh Steelers 3 yds and a cloud of dust. Just more of a pure power running game that yielded more short yardage situations that we convert.
agree 100%
They had enough talent on offense, they needed upgrades in the secondary, he blew up the offense, he’s got three qbs that can’t play at a high level, this will b a disaster
***NFL News****
Patriots sign Troubled TE Fred Davis formerly of the Redskins who was suspended all of the 2014 Season
Patriots also Release CB Kyle Arrington
Texans Release Safety DJ Swearinger
Denver Broncos 3rd Round Pick TE Heuerman (from Ohio State) tore an ACL in Mini-Camp and is out for the 2015 Season
Bengals Sign Free-Agent QB Terrelle Pryor to compete as a Back-up QB
Paulman I like that Fred Davis pick up alot. Low risk high reward and dude could get open and catch the rock. Hes a knucklehead though.
Pats are now stacked at TE with Gronk, Tim Wright, Hoolumeani and signed
Scott Chandler from Buffalo earlier in Free-Agency who is 6-7 260lbs and an under the radar TE, who playing with Brady may have some big numbers and now add Fred Davis..
Fred Davis was RG3s primary weapon in D.C. during the unveiling of their R.O offense. He can thrive in NEs fast pace offense.
Think we should go after swearinger? I know he’s more of a hitter than cover guy but he’s a true ss and I think this team needs a hitter. We don’t have anyone that will make em pay for coming across the middle
Swearinger is a better version of Kurt Coleman…..and thats not saying much.
I am not much of a DJ Swearinger Fan for he simply is too much of a Liability in the Passing game and with the WR’s the Eagles Face in the NFC East (Cowboys,Giants and Redskins) No Thanks to be Honest…
Hahaha, Swearinger couldn’t cover his shadow on a sunny day. Dude can hit though.
Brandon Merriweather 2.0 just doesnt have Bill Belichek to hide his flaws in his scheme.
Izell i’m glad you moved on from that cliff situation…..it’s a waste of your time…..just let him spout his nonsense….I like the idea of smash mouth football but I think our guards need to be bigger for that….I like off tackle runs because our tackles are awesome….but we will see….I’m excited for Devante Davis you guys will love this dude
If you’re still commenting on it, trying to save face, pretending your not the same individual, you obviously haven’t moved on…….
that’s including any other comments from your multiple profiles you’re really pathetic.
Keep my name out of your mouth, TALK SPORTS and take the L…..
i bet
BF I like swearinger but he does miss a lot of tackles due to trying to lay a hit…..I don’t chip wants hitters back there…..just wrap up and cover guys
kurt coleman who trucked him I remember someone trucking him
Trent Richardson
D.J. swearinnger will make you pay if you come across the middle. I watched a lot of Houston games this year (my GF is a Houston Texans fan) I like his style of play. But I still want to see what Watkins or Rowe can do at S. But I wouldn’t mind if they can get D.J. on the cheap
Brady suspended n Pats fined, kinda funny both times the Pats got caught cheating they won the SB
Now that the roster has been reshaped ,Chip and the coaches are completely empowered to do things there way..its a reasonable assumption if he felt he couldn’t win with me-type guys of the AR era,and guys that didn’t fit his mode of play ,then he should be able to raise the bar on 10 wins.His means to an end ,has left him with still holes to fill,some he created ,others he was outmaneuvered as the neophyte GM .If he overcomes all these obstacles,some self inflicted ,then and only then will he be considered as good organizationally ,in an executive capacity as he is a field general..in my estimation it’s all on Sam I am …if he can’t take snaps from day one ..he’s miscalculated as an executive …and the coach will suffer those consequences..He spent almost all his executive capital on fixing the back end and the spotlight will shine brightest on Bill Davis…I like the fact that we not have to have any guesswork..I just hope we don’t need to..
***Paulman Rumors*****
Eagles Trade QB Sam Bradford to the New England Patriots for their 2016
1st Round Pick as well as their 4th Round Pick ….
Now that’s funny chimp…
Thnx DE, I thought it was one of my better ones lately…
Later news …on Bradford trade ..and a $million dollars and deflated balls hand signed by the Super Bowl champions..chips beside himself ..
Sam I am ,a Native American Indian ,vs the Cowboys ,and Redskins …mmm
I’m still pissed about that Collins signing. Hate to say it, but the Cowboys line are going to destroy people this season. How the f**k did this happen? You mean to tell me not 1 team would take this guy in the 7th round? Sometimes you have to gamble a bit. And Jerry Jones is definitely a gambler. It might all blow up in his face (which I hope it does) but he’s thinking football and wants to win. That’s what it’s all about
Dman..everybody’s so into this culture bs..I agree with you ..hell he should have had howie drive him to the nova care complex
This was a 1st round talent that was gotten for chump change ..where’s the risk? He was involved with a girl who was killed,but he had zero involvement ..where’s the red flag..?
And BTW we had a hole on the O line
Exactly deserteagle. I think NFL owners get freaked out not knowing if that certain player will be suspended, convicted, etc etc, which I completely understand, but Collins was never convicted which is what bothers me. How many 7th round picks really pan out? The Eagles could have and should have taken that chance. Considering the fact that we have a glaring hole at the G position. Now he goes to a team that the Eagles are trying to pass. Just made it a little bit harder..
You guys are missing the point… at the time of the draft there had to be an agreement– official or unofficial that no one would draft him. The NFL didn’t want to ‘welcome in a guy’ only to have him arrested a few days later. Its unfortunate for Collins-
Come on Cigar, you really buy that? So what were they going to do fine the Eagles for drafting him in the 7th round? Shane Ray was drafted in round 1 three days after being arrested. Draft the kid, bring him in, if he was involved even slightly then get rid of him.
lion I think there was major collusion on the part of the NFL–I think Collins may have some grounds on which to sue… how in the hell can a guy be a first round talent, projection etc and go undrafted…its not just the eagles its 31 other teams… I believe and I said it at the time… they saw two possible headlines “nfl player Collins of the ___________ indicted for murder’ or ‘former LSU player indicted for murder’…dude got a RAW deal!
I don’t think there was any major Collusion going on .. The NFL Just said “hands off” until they know more… The News broke so closely to the Draft that No Team or the NFL Office was able to get any confirmation one way or another about the Story… The Eagles were not in Play for La’el Collins either way, so I can’t understand all the Drama on here on why the Eagles couldn’t get him.. If there was no Story, then Collin’s is Drafted in the Top 12-15
Once he became an UDFA, he was going to select a Team closer to his home area of Louisiana and a Team where he could Start at OT from Day which was not the Eagles… Fans need to move on from La’el Collins and forget about the Coulda,Woulda,Shoulda’s for he was not coming to Philadelphia either way….
paul that is the definition of collusion …. as a league it was hands off…if it wasn’t a hands off policy then somebody would have drafted him somewhere! draft him last and make him mr. insignificant
No Collusion HAC, for it was no secret and I even stated Publicly Stated on here before the Draft Started that La’el Collins was a no go to every Team in the NFL and off every Teams Draft Boards.. It’s just good business sense when not knowing the circumstance with the Aaron Hernandez Case just settled a month ago… There was no Surprise Here that he went Undrafted…
If the NFL had come out publicly and stated ‘we are respecting the investigation in LA, therefore we will allow the legal process to play out’ then i’d agree– when the guy mysterously disappears from draft boards with no comment? — that would be a secret agreement– definition–
paulman because you publicly stated it means nothing… you are not a member of any nfl team or league office… the nfll didn’t publicly state it…hence collusion!
The NFL Doesn’t Publicly have to say anything, their actions were enough to know that Just about everyone covering the Draft knew that no Team was Touching La’El Collins in the Draft.. No Collusion when it’s Public Knowledge..
of course they don’t have to say anything…
and of course no one was taking him in hte draft and everyone knew it… because they knew the nfl was colluding to keep him out until he was fully cleared.. otherwise someone would have said you know what..”we can draft this kid out of bumfuck state in the 7th who won’t make the team, or we can draft this guy who if innocent is our starting tackle or guard for 10 years..”
I have to agree with hac here…..its crazy a 1st rd talent doesnt get drafted…..the nfl told them not to…..please believe somebody would have given up a 6 or 7 rd pick…..it has to be collusion
Look at pman putting his foot down…..you are right fuck the coulda woulda shoulda shit
There is no question there was collusion Pman..there was an implied wink,wink that while the allegations were swirling ,he was hands off.As I recall his agent asked that he be allowed an opportunity in the next years draft which was denied.He then was a first rounder falling through the cracks to go undrafted ..deflate gate and now a draft with nothing but hot air blowing..the things that irks me and other Eagle fans is he landed with Gregory and gave Dallas who made the playoffs an immediate impact with 3 potential 1st rounders..I’ll agree that if it implodes all over jerry world ,I’ll be the first to celebrate its occurrence,but the alternative is ,they got a leg up …
All this protecting the shield b.s has diluted the talent pool…jerry jones is fishing and trolling for keepers while others boats,avoid the infested waters as if they’re going to be self consumed..It will play out ,that’s a given ..its reminiscent of when we passed on a warren sapp ,because he was alleged to have smoked weed ..Tampa beat us in the vet ,and with our tails between our legs we watched sapp takes victory lap around the vet,holding a banner “Tampa” headline..that’s indelible as the worst loss I ever experienced ..I’m tired of a coach and GM playing it safe..I want to win so bad ,that selling out to the devil ,seems like an option ..
Pman the Eagles had Collins in for a visit before the draft took place, so I’m calling BS. They were interested in him no matter what you think. What the NFL should have done was had Collins re enter the draft in 2016. That would have made it fair for the rest of the NFL teams. It was handled wrong
He should have gone in this years supplemental draft…but maybe they felt since the dude was innocent and they colluded to keep him out of the draft they would let him sign that UFA contract wherever he wanted.
Also, DMAN to your point — after the draft D. Gunn asked LLCB if collins was on their board, he said “no’ — a reasonable follow up would have been ‘was he on your board 2 weeks ago!”
Why was it handled wrong DMAN, You can’t deny a Man (Collins) of Earning a Living, once he was cleared by Authorities and after Teams had a Chance to do their own investigations, Once he was clear to go he was open to all 32 Teams where he could choose where to play which is not a bad thing in retrospect.. Unfortunately the timing was terrible for him as the entire Story broke about 24-48 Hours before the Draft so he didn’t get the lofty 1st Round Status or Contract, but instead he got to choose what Organization and City to Play for which isn’t a bad thing, and will be a Day 1 Starter at OT which is what he wanted instead of having to get moved inside if he were Drafted by the Eagles which is not what he wanted..
Hes starting at RG with the Boys I believe. They cant cut Free I think his money is guaranteed.
Plus taxes on a UDFA deal are BIG.
Not to mention Jerry will set this kid up with so many promotional opportunities in Dallas he will make a grip of money.
They re-did Doug Free’s Deal last year and it’s not big $$$
RG is Zack Martin, who is not moving anywhere
They will look to Trade RT D Free once Summer Camps open and La’el Collins will be the Starting RT from Day 1.. With as cheap as Collins is costing them, they can still afford to keep Free as insurance against injury to any OL
Cowboys are stacked at OL and have 7 NFL Ready OL plus Collins and 3rd Round Draft Pick OT Chaz Green from U of Florida that everyone is forgetting about..
My guess is that Doug Free will be traded for a Player on Defense ( A LB would be my guess)
I think what pisses me off the most is that Collins went to the Cowboys. Oh well
This guy not to be crude had the most $$ expensive “piece of tail” ever ..Its with no disrespect towards th young woman ,who lost her life.This knee jerk reaction ,cost this young mans family his immediate financial future.