Do recent comments from a couple of the veterans suggest the team is not on board? When will a starting quarterback be named? We address those questions and more in the latest Twitter Mailbag.
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Twitter Mailbag: Is There A Lack Of Unity Under Chip Kelly?
Tagged with: Chip Kelly, DeSean Jackson, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Twitter Mailbag
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Three Things We Learned About the Eagles’ Offense
From two tight end sets to the state of the offensive line to the quarterback competition, here are three things we learned about the Eagles’ offense this spring.
Tagged with: Brent Celek, Chip Kelly, James Casey, Jason Kelce, Jason Peters, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Sheil Kapadia, Zach Ertz
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Projected Depth Chart: Eagles’ Offense
We went over the defense yesterday.
Here is the projected depth chart for the Eagles’ offense, based on what we saw during spring practices. Explanations below.
Tagged with: Arrelious Benn, Brent Celek, Bryce Brown, Chip Kelly, Chris Polk, Damaris Johnson, Danny Watkins, Dennis Kelly, DeSean Jackson, Evan Mathis, Felix Jones, James Casey, Jason Avant, Jason Kelce, Jason Peters, Jeremy Maclin, Lane Johnson, LeSean McCoy, Matt Barkley, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Riley Cooper, Russell Shepard, Sheil Kapadia, Todd Herremans, Zach Ertz
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Eagles Wake-Up Call: QB Controversy Inevitable With Vick
Chip Kelly will spend part of his first training camp dealing with a quarterback controversy. It’s inevitable when a player like Michael Vick ends up in a position like this.
Eagles Wake-Up Call: Kelly On the Read Option
During Chip Kelly’s final media session last week, a reporter posed the following question:
There’s always been talk about whether the option will work in the NFL. You seem to be running quite a bit of it. Is that a fallacy…?
Kelly interrupted. “Is it a fallacy that we run quite a bit of it?” he said. “Yes.”
Michael Vick On Splitting Reps: ‘It’s Tough’
The Eagles’ three-day minicamp is over, the offseason program is a wrap, and the quarterback picture remains out of focus.
The first-team reps have been split pretty evenly between Michael Vick and Nick Foles since OTAs kicked off a few weeks back, and by the looks of it, the QB competition will continue through training camp.
ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio asked Vick as he was coming off the field Thursday: “Are you cool sharing time with the first team offense?”
“I mean it’s tough,” said Vick, per Paolantonio. “I feel like I have to be a professional and put my commitments and emotions to the side, and just continue to work better. But it’s hard. I would be lying if I said it wasn’t, but that’s just what I have to deal with.”
Eagles Wake-Up Call: Timeline For QB Competition
By my unofficial count, the Eagles had five periods during Tuesday’s practice where the offense went up against the defense.
During three of them, Michael Vick was the starting quarterback, and Nick Foles ran with the second team. During the other two, roles were reversed, and Foles was the starter.
The QB competition – and yes, it is a competition – is in full swing, but Chip Kelly and his staff are nowhere close to choosing a winner. In fact, they don’t even have a leader in the clubhouse just yet.
Foles Gets Bulk Of Reps With First Team
Before Chip Kelly‘s frenetic practices take off, the quarterbacks are given a general idea of what team they will be running with and how often. But they won’t know for sure until quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor calls out their name over the music during the live sessions.
On Monday, it was Foles who had his number called the most to run with the ones.
By Sheil’s count, there were five “team” periods at practice, as OTAs continued at the NovaCare Complex. Foles manned the first team for three of them, and Michael Vick the other two. Last week when the media was able to watch, Vick appeared to get a little more of the workload.
Kelly promised a quarterback competition, and so far this has the looks of one.
How the Eagles Are Calling Plays Under Chip Kelly
The second the previous play was blown dead, Chip Kelly’s assistant was already going through his routine.
Standing on the sideline in a grey hoodie, grey sweats and an Eagles visor, he quickly looked down at his cheat sheet on the grass before running through the motions.
An NFL-version of charades. One second, he was adjusting an imaginary telescope. The next, flapping his wings like a bird.
Tagged with: Chip Kelly, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Pat Shurmur, Sheil Kapadia
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Follow @SheilKapadia Email SheilSheil Kapadia has been writing about the Eagles since 2008. His previous Philly.com blog, Moving the Chains, was named one of the best in the state by the Associated Press. Sheil's main joys in life are family, football and finding good parking spots.
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