That’s because Jeff Lurie had the intelligence to realize he had made a mistake that was hurting his franchise badly.
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And Kelly’s final meeting with Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, reported by ESPN, puts the former Eagles coach in an unflattering light, which could be a red flags to other owners with coaching vacancies.
Lurie had been taken in by Kelly’s P.T. Barnum routine.
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Thurmond’s 83-yard interception return in the third quarter gave the Eagles the lead and they didn’t give it up.
Mariota told the Nashville Tennessean this week that Kelly is a proven victor based on his first two seasons in the NFL. Whoever the coach is, most fans agree on one thing. The Eagles crumbled late this season, which ironically knocked the Giants out of playoff contention when they lost to the Redskins in Week 16. Instead of trying to make a move around Trumaine McBride, Agholor lowered his head, got stopped and left the game to be tested for a concussion. “But when you slow it down and you get the right play call, we’ve got a better chance of picking up positive yards”.
“I don’t think it will impact them on the defensive side of the ball”, McAdoo said. Three. Then Lurie hired Kelly, and his starting quarterbacks were Vick, Foles, Mark Sanchez, and Sam Bradford. He may have some good offensive concepts, but when it comes to putting together a cohesive game plan, he just doesn’t get it.
“I think we constantly refine ourselves and we become a better version of ourselves every single day”. He has five games this season with a QBR over 85, and he’s got five games with a QBR under 35.
When it came to talent assessment, Kelly’s record is simply poor.
Kelly is supposed to be a quarterback guru, but he traded away Nick Foles, and he was the only quarterback who had consistent success for the Eagles during his tenure. He won a Super Bowl championship with the Steelers in 2005. Bradford certainly flashed his talent during his run in St. Louis in between his many injuries, but he has been the model of inconsistency with the Eagles this season.
Kelly may not be without a job for long as several teams, including the Browns, Titans, 49ers, and Dolphins, are all reportedly expected to ask about him.
On top of that, he rubbed almost everybody he worked with the wrong way. Likewise, Shanahan would instantly improve the team by just being the head coach given his past National Football League coaching experience. Kelly did not inspire that belief from the players in the locker room. The Giants have a disgusting defense, which makes playcalling against them considerably easier, and numerous problems that have plagued Philadelphia all season – particularly dropped passes and an inconsistent running game – still were very much in evidence.
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But this game is different. Expect a loose, pressure-free Eagles team to emerge this week.
