With training camp set to open next week, the Eagles are continuing to shape their roster.

The team has agreed to terms with Stony Brook offensive tackle Michael Bamiro.

Bamiro (6-8, 344) worked out for 15 to 20 teams last week, per Rob Rang of CBSSports.com. In addition to his height, Bamiro has mammoth arms (36 1/8 inches).

After a lengthy sit-down with Chip Kelly, here are five thoughts on Michael Vick, Nick Foles and the Eagles’ quarterback situation.

Will the new scheme free up Mychal Kendricks? How will Trent Cole and Brandon Graham fit? Our training camp preview series rolls on.

According to Forbes, the Eagles are the 15th-most valuable franchise in the world at $1.26 billion.

When Chip Kelly decided to make the leap to the NFL, he considered what it would take to get a new group of players to buy into his program.

On one hand, he might have guessed he’d have no problem connecting with the younger players. After all, they were similar in age to the athletes he coached at Oregon. They hadn’t been around the NFL game long enough to be too set in their ways. And they would likely be hungry to make names for themselves in whatever way possible.

But what about the veterans? Guys like DeMeco Ryans, who’s on his third head coach in three years. And Trent Cole, a two-time Pro Bowler who had played 124 games for Andy Reid. How would they respond to a college coach coming in and making wholesale changes?

“That’s a great thing about this is our older guys have really set the tone,” Kelly said. “If you watch how [Jason] Kelce, [Brent] Celek, DeMeco Ryans and guys like that have approached things, you can’t help but say, ‘Oh.’ They do such a great job of showing the young guys how to be professional. That’s what, to me, [has] made the transition really easy because that core group of older guys here – there’s not a ton of them. Trent [Cole] is like that. Trent’s always working hard. There’s not a lot of older guys on this team, but the group of older guys that are on this team – Michael [Vick] – those guys work.”

Rookies report for training camp a week from today. In our first preview, we look at the Eagles’ defensive line. Is Vinny Curry a lock to make the roster? Could Fletcher Cox be in store for a Pro Bowl season? Answers to those questions and more.

Love for Nick Foles and a “rude awakening” for Jason Peters. We’ve got it all covered in our latest roundup of what the national media are saying about the Eagles.

How much hitting will there be? Where will players stay? Chip Kelly offers up details on what to expect from his first training camp as an NFL coach.

Chip Kelly is uncomfortable with labels.

He’s hesitant to call his defense a 3-4, a 4-3 under or anything in between. On offense, he might prefer a mobile quarterback. He might not. Kelly will concede only that he’s an equal opportunity scorer.

And even though Jeffrey Lurie called his new coach an innovator when he hired him, Kelly doesn’t seem to want any part of that title either.

“We’re not revolutionizing anything,” Kelly said. “All we’re trying to do is make sure we’re kind of crystal clear on our plan of what we’re doing, and we understand what we’re doing.”

The changes at the NovaCare Complex have been dramatic. The food in the cafeteria is different. The locker room setup has been tweaked. Practices are run at a fast pace with music blaring. And there’s a new scheme and new personnel on both sides of the ball.

But Kelly has tried to make it clear from the get-go that the last thing he’s looking to do is re-invent the game.

(Last month, a group of reporters had the opportunity to sit down with head coach Chip Kelly for an hour-long session. The contents of that conversation have been embargoed until now. We’ll pull from that interview over the next several days as we begin our training camp previews.)

We have received this question more than perhaps any other since Chip Kelly decided to bring  Michael Vick back on a one-year deal: If this is a long-term project, why invest a year in a veteran quarterback who might not be part of future plans?

Chances are Vick won’t be here much longer. Meanwhile, there are two young quarterbacks on the roster that will be relegated to the sidelines if Vick wins the job. How can you evaluate what you have in Nick Foles and/or Matt Barkley if they don’t play?

Kelly’s response to this question speaks to both his mentality and the challenge he faces during his transition from college to the pros.

Who has the best shot at the Pro Bowl under Chip Kelly? Can we expect the special teams to improve in 2013? That and more in the latest Twitter Mailbag.

While on vacation, I was able to comb back over The Essential Smart Football by Chris B. Brown.

Many of you are familiar with Brown from his Web site and his work on Grantland. If you haven’t checked out the book yet, I highly recommend doing so in the next couple months leading up to the season.

Brown has written extensively on Chip Kelly in the past, so it should come as no surprise that many of the concepts he tackles in his book apply to the 2013 Eagles. Below are some thoughts on four specific concepts that stood out to me.

When Jeffrey Lurie introduced Chip Kelly back in January, he described the new coach as a program builder.

The implication was clear. After a two-year run in which the franchise went 12-20, it was time to get back to long-term thinking and make wholesale changes at the NovaCare Complex. Coming up with a quick fix was no longer an option.

But the NFL is different than other leagues like the NBA. It’s relatively common for teams to rebound quickly after disastrous seasons.

Bill Barnwell of Grantland points out that better than one in four teams that finish 6-10 or worse come back to make the postseason the following year.

The question that’s relevant to the audience here is: Can the Eagles be one of those teams?

Hang around enough NFL coaches and players in the offseason, and you’re sure to hear about the second-year leap.

The theory goes like this: Rookies need time to adjust to several different factors. The structure and rules associated with a college program are gone. They are on their own, away from friends and family. And they are earning (legal) paychecks.

Add in the speed and talent associated with the pro game, and it’s clear life in the NFL requires an adjustment period.

That’s why the offseason from Year 1 to Year 2 is considered crucial. Initial questions have been answered, and expectations have been set. Second-year players can focus more on just on-field improvement.

“It’s already easier,” said linebacker Mychal Kendricks during mini-camps. “It’s crazy, knowing the formations and knowing the count without even having to look.

“Everything slows down the second year. It’s crazy, I can’t explain it.”

We’ve spent plenty of time talking about the Eagles’ new additions, and Tim covered the rookies a couple days ago. But below is a look at the second-year players and where they stand going into camp.

Less than two weeks before training camp, and Lane Johnson — the No. 4 overall pick and projected starting right tackle — is still without a contract.

So just how long could this drag on?