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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Pressure Is On Now

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

The Eagles’ game plan heading into this coaching search now seems pretty obvious.

They were going to swing and swing hard at some of the big name college coaches early, and see if they couldn’t land a Kelly or an O’Brien or any collegiate coach with an Irish last name and some sizzle. There was an inherent risk in this strategy: such a pursuit will draw headlines, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to lure these guys out of some of the top programs in the country. Come up empty, and your quest will look like a failure.

Tagged with: Brian Kelly, Bruce Arians, Coaching buzz, Jeffrey Lurie
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One Week In, New Names For Eagles To Consider

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Sheil Kapadia — No Comments ↓

The Eagles are one week into their coaching search, and the landscape has changed considerably.

Chip Kelly and Bill O’Brien are staying at Oregon and Penn State, respectively. Dirk Koetter will remain offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons. And Doug Marrone signed on with the Bills.

All four were on the Eagles’ radar at one time or another during the last seven days.

So where do Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman and Don Smolenski go from here? The interviews will continue this week. Below is a list of candidates to keep an eye on.

Tagged with: Ben McAdoo, Bruce Arians, Greg Roman, Gus Bradley, Jay Gruden, Mike McCoy, Mike Nolan, Sheil Kapadia
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The Latest On Bruce Arians

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

Bruce Arians is expected to be released from the hospital “any moment” after being treated for an inner-ear infection, according to his agent, Mike Brown.

Arians, who stepped in for Chuck Pagano and guided the Colts to an 11-5 record this season, got sick this week and was forced to miss Sunday’s 24-9 playoff loss to the Ravens.

The Eagles have requested permission to interview the Colts offensive coordinator but had yet to reach out to the Arians camp to set up an interview time as of late Monday morning, according to Brown. Arians is expected to be back in Indianapolis by this evening and will likely sit down on Tuesday and go over the list of interested teams to formulate a plan. The anticipation is that the interview process will be “in full swing” by Thursday.

Tagged with: Bruce Arians, Coaching buzz
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Eagles To Interview Bruce Arians, Gus Bradley

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

The Eagles requested and have been granted permission to speak with Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.

Tagged with: Bruce Arians, Gus Bradley
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Coaching Buzz: Would Chip Kelly Refuse Foles?

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

Would the hiring of Chip Kelly in Philadelphia take Nick Foles out of the quarterback equation?

Ron Jaworksi seems to think so.

“Nick Foles will not run a Chip Kelly offense if he decided to come here, rest assured of that,” Jaws told Jon Marks and Sean Brace on 97.5 The Fanatic. “If a coach like Chip Kelly…that runs this up-tempo, spread, speed-style option, these guys come here, there might be a future for Michael Vick. I know he’s [32], I know he’s been beat up, but I’ll tell you, some of the things I’m seeing, Michael Vick can do the same things these guys are doing in the spread option.”

Tagged with: Bruce Arians, Chiup Kelly, Coaching buzz, Nick Foles, Nick Saban
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