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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Chip Just ‘One Of the Guys’

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

“With Andy — especially with me coming in later in his career after he had built up such a reputation in Philly among the players in the locker room — there was an aura around him where you never wanted to be yourself around him. You always had to have this front up,” Jason Kelce told 97.5 The Fanatic Tuesday. “You always had to be, ‘Yes sir.’ You had to be on your P’s and Q’s. He was a hard man to kind of talk to and be loose around.

“It was always an uptight conversation whenever I had one with him. Whereas Chip is a lot more — at least at this point — one of the guys. He’s still the head coach and you still have great respect for him, but he converses with everybody, he strikes up conversations. He’s much more of a loose guy to be around than Andy was, that’s for sure.”

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Chip Kelly
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Clearing Up the Reid-Barkley-Eagles Controversy

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

When the Eagles moved up in the fourth round to take Matt Barkley with the No. 98 pick, some wondered whether they were trying to jump ahead of Andy Reid and the Chiefs.

The Eagles originally had the 101st pick, while Kansas City had No. 99.

Reid was asked about the Chiefs potentially targeting Barkley and seemed to take a little jab at his former team.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Howie Roseman, Matt Barkley, Sheil Kapadia
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What’s Left From the McNabb And Kolb Trades?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

As recently as last offseason, it looked like the assets acquired in the Donovan McNabb and Kevin Kolb trades would play a major role in re-shaping the Eagles’ defense.

But looking ahead to 2013, that probably won’t end up being the case.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Brandon Boykin, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans, Donovan McNabb, Howie Roseman, Kevin Kolb, Nate Allen, Vinny Curry
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Reid: Geno Smith In Play For No. 1 Pick

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

PHOENIX — When the Chiefs traded for Alex Smith, the conversation about Geno Smith being taken with the No. 1 pick in this April’s draft was shut down.

Andy Reid opened it back up on Tuesday at the AFC coaches breakfast.

“That doesn’t mean Geno is out of the water,” said Reid, surrounded by a group of Philadelphia reporters during the second day of the owners meetings. “I’m going to keep my eyes open on everybody. I think Geno is a good quarterback. We’ll just see how it all goes, get this workout thing going.”

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Geno Smith
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Report: Chiefs, Eagles Talk Foles Trade

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

The Chiefs and Eagles discussed a potential Nick Foles trade earlier this week at the NFL Combine, according to Mike Garafolo of USA Today.

Per the report, the Eagles told Kansas City what they’ve said publicly: That Foles is going to compete with Michael Vick for the starting job, and that he is not currently on the market.

The report is notable though because it reiterates the idea that Andy Reid is definitely interested in acquiring his former quarterback.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Nick Foles, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in What They're Saying

Key Questions Surround Potential Foles Trade

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

While the NFL Combine is technically a draft event, it’s also another meeting of the different arms of the league: coaches, GMs, scouts, reporters and agents.

So you can expect to hear some some non-draft related buzz in the coming days. And that buzz could very well include Nick Foles‘ future.

We last talked about Foles when a USA Today report suggested that Andy Reid and the Chiefs would be interested in acquiring him. Soon thereafter, reports surfaced that the Eagles had no plans to trade Foles.

Ahh, the games teams play in February.

To get a firmer grasp on the potential of Foles being dealt, let’s answer some key questions.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Chip Kelly, Howie Roseman, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Sheil Kapadia
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Eagles Wake-Up Call: The Importance Of the Billy Davis Hire

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

The void Jim Johnson left when he passed away back in July of 2009 has not yet been filled. The Eagles went through three defensive coordinators in the last four seasons, and they all fell short. It is one of the biggest reasons why Andy Reid is now coaching the Chiefs.

The importance of assistant coaches can be lost to a degree when so much focus is on the head man. Chip Kelly is the story, he is the draw. He is also nothing if his staff can’t pull its weight.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Billy Davis, Chip Kelly, Eagles Wake-Up Call
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How Gruden, Reid Helped the Eagles Land Kelly

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

Chip Kelly had been speaking for fewer than three minutes when he brought up a familiar, albeit surprising, name: Andy Reid.

“One person that I really want to thank in terms of advice with this whole thing was Andy Reid,” Kelly said, sitting next to Jeffrey Lurie in the Novacare auditorium Thursday afternoon. “And the fact that Andy reached out to me and told me about his experience here just told me what this organization is all about. There’s not a classier guy. When Andy texted me yesterday when I accepted the job, I told him I had really, really, really big shoes to fill, and in typical Andy fashion, he said, ‘Just be yourself and you’ll be fine.’ So I want to just publicly thank Andy, because that really right there spoke to me about what this organization is all about.”

But Reid wasn’t the only person who Kelly talked to during the last couple weeks.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Chip Kelly, Jeffrey Lurie, Sheil Kapadia
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What They’re Saying About the Eagles

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

From draft buzz to what Andy Reid learned in Philly, here’s the roundup of what the national media are saying about the Eagles this week.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Sheil Kapadia
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Ten Observations: An Eagles Slant To the Playoffs

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

Like many of you, I spent 12-plus hours in front of the TV this weekend, watching what turned out to be a great divisional round.

Here are 10 observations from the four games, many of which have an Eagles slant.

Tagged with: Andy Reid, Brian Billick, DeSean Jackson, Marty Mornhinweg, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in Featured