“I tried to call him after, and I talked to his agent after we traded him”, Kelly said. “I really enjoyed coaching him, and I’ve got great respect for him”. It’s nothing like that. McCoy later added, “We ain’t like best friends or that, but we’re no enemies”.
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Upon stepping in front of cameras on the red carpet Wednesday evening, Thomas jokingly began his interview with “Chip can’t shake… nevermind”, a reference to McCoy’s comment – “Chip can’t shake s–” – earlier in the day. McCoy spent six seasons with the Eagles, scoring 44 touchdowns and compiling 6,792 yards before being traded to the Bills last offseason. “I’m with the Bills, he’s with the Eagles”, said McCoy. I have nothing negative to say about him.
Chip Kelly isn’t going to be drawn into the drama that is LeSean McCoy.
“I’m sure there are people you don’t hate or have an issue with that you don’t speak to”, he said. He can’t say s– to me. I have my own reasons to feel how I felt.
“I’m not going to make it a racist thing, a black or white thing”. The Eagles have already lost to teams less formidable than the Bills, and LeSean McCoy will be looking for a bit of a statement game in his return to The Linc. Most running backs are frustrated from that aspect.
“I’m a team player first”, he said following the team’s Wednesday practice. You see how fast he got rid of all the good players.
Kelly’s relationship with running backs hasn’t gone well so far in his National Football League career. “That’s the main concern and so I have to do a good job of controlling that”. I don’t want to play that game. Taylor is now 6-0 as a starter when he throws fewer than 30 passes in a game, and he’s 0-4 when he attempts more than 30 passes.
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On defense, the Bills will have to be sharp in their substitution packages because of the speed at which the Eagles operate their offense. The Bills are in the hunt for an AFC wild-card spot while the Eagles are in a three-way tie for the NFC East, but trail Washington due to a tiebreaker. “He’s going to bring his A game”. Expect Rex Ryan to blitz Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford to take advantage of his immobility and penchant for bad decisions (10 interceptions to date). McCoy has made it no secret that he can’t wait to play against his former team, and he arrives back in Philadelphia at a time when he’s at the top of his game.
