Chip Kelly Has Saved His Job, but Now He Must Change His ‘Culture’

December 17, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

It has been a quiet week at Eagles headquarters. No disgruntled running back dramas. No insider reports that Chip Kelly is staying or leaving. No hangups on conference calls or threats to drop the mic during a press conference.
Kelly needs quiet as much, if not more, than he needs wins. The Eagles' upset victory over the Patriots on Dec. 6, followed by an upsetting week of intrigue, caused Kelly's regime as much harm as good. If star players like DeMarco Murray weren't with the program just hours after the biggest win of the season, when would they be with the program?
"I think what you've got to look at is we won a football game the other night against a really fine opponent. … There should be some joy in that at least for a few hours until we get back to Philly," offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur put it last week, after a barrage of questions about Murray's complaints about his role in the offense to owner Jeffrey Lurie on the flight back from Foxborough.
A...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com