Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Breaking News: Michael Vick named Starter
Well it is official, Two seconds ago Chip Kelly has named Michael Vick the starting Quarterback for the Eagles, he said both he and Foles had upped their games but Vick is ahead. This is not much of a surprise more as a performance decision. It is clearly shown in both games that Vick was the better player. More updates to come after Kelly's press conference.
Eagles Release O-Lineman Ed Wang
The Eagles have parted ways with Lineman Ed Wang, the Line has great depth and needs to save spots for other positions in my opinion.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Jamar Chaney on roster bubble
Linebacker Jamar Chaney has been a Eagle for a couple years now with a good amount of playing time starting for the past couple seasons, but as of late he is falling off the grid and really has a serious chance at getting cut. For the past two preseason games Chaney has struggled incredibly, missing tackles, getting beat in coverage, and just not knowing his assignments. With young backers like Jake Knott and Emmanuel Acho emerging, Chaney better step up in games 3 and 4 of the preseason or Chip Kelly and Billy Davis will not hesitate to cut him. I have been a fan of Chaney since he won the MLB job in 2011 but with only 4 or 5 inside linebackers being kept, there isn't much room. I predicted in my depth chart predictions that he will make it but with Ryans, Kendricks, Acho, Matthews on the team, there is room for one more. I really like the new way in Philadelphia under Chip Kelly, either play well or your out.
Eagles Offense is tiring out defenses
The Eagles offense is fast....really fast. Chip Kelly wasn't lying when he said this was going to be a hurry up quick paced offense when he was hired as coach, and if you didn't know how it would actually turn out well now you know after two preseason games. Watching Vick and Foles so far has shown that no matter who is at QB, the offense is going to go no huddle, get the ball out quickly and score on quick drives. Just ask Panther's head coach Ron Rivera who said that his defense was "Winded" and couldn't get formations right or make substitutions. This just shows to me that this offense that Kelly is putting in is going to work well early and often. One question you could ask is which QB runs the fast paced better but what Kelly says is no matter who is at QB it doesn't matter because of how it is run.
Read Option is no mobile QB system
The title of this article is true but at the same time not true. It is not true in a sense that the best QB's that run the read option are mobile QBs (Kaepernick, RG3, Wilson, Newton, etc) but it is untrue with who exactly is running the system in preseason so far, and very well might I add. Nick Foles and Matt Bakley have been put into the read option system this preseason and have run it extremely well, Foles has used it to get receivers open and deliver PA Option passes, but at the same time he has pulled and run for some good plays. Now the question is does your QB have to be able to run in order to do the option? The answer as of right now is undecided but from what Barkley and Foles have done with it, it isn't just a run or pull and run system. You can do a boat load of things with it for example when Foles pulled the option from Polk, he rolled left but instead of running, he pitched it behind him to Avant for the 4 yard gain. This system as of right now is still a dominant one and it is being used by all kinds of quarterbacks including the guys in Philadelphia which could show that if Chip Kelly does choose Foles or Barkley as the starting QB, the read option will not be going away from the playbook.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Training Camp Update: Vick gets majority of first team snaps, Jon Dorenbos back of practice
Long Snapper Jon Dorenbos returned to practice after a head injury suffered against the Patriots last week. Another step in the QB battle today as Michael Vick took a total of 23 first team snaps to Nick Foles 8 First Team snaps, which again shows that Chip Kelly is leaning towards the veteran. Rookie Corner Jordan Poyer had a great practice today in 3 on 2's absolutely dominating on fade routes. He has looked very aggressive and physical when in coverage which is something that Chip Kelly really likes about him and the secondary.
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