Written by Jalil Phillips at Total Sports Live
With the Eagles coming off the worst losses of the Chip Kelly era, the talent on the roster has been under even more fire than usual. Being blown out by Tampa Bay and their rookie quarterback was more surprising than the Broncos dropping a 50-burger on the team in Kelly’s first season as an NFL coach.
The team was just learning the nuances of a 3-4 defense after being a “Wide-9″ 4-3 team under Andy Reid so everyone expected THAT team to experience defensive growing pains and that is exactly what happened. Being blown out by the Lions was even more surprising, especially considering the Lions were 3-7 heading into the Turkey Day matchup.
So keeping all the context of the current season in mind, including the inconsistency on offense and the seeming lack of talent throughout the roster, the question that pops into everyone’s mind is actually quite clear.
Kelly has been outspoken since his arrival on the NFL scene about the kind of locker room he wants to cultivate. He made very clear, through his roster moves, that he wanted the ‘Jordan Matthews’ and ‘Riley Coopers’ of the world but what do they bring that other players don’t?
He then topped those roster moves by shipping outspoken talents such as Desean Jackson, Lesean McCoy, and Evan Mathis out the front door. What didn’t they bring to the table that he wanted? The ultimate question is simple.
When given a team that does not necessarily fit the locker room culture you desire, do you build a culture that fits your current locker room and recruit talent that fits this culture or do you create a new culture you are comfortable with and change the roster to fit that culture?
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