Eagles All-In on Chip Kelly; Pressure Now at All-Time High for Head Coach

January 3, 2015   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

The underlying message of the Philadelphia Eagles changes to their front office structure seems relatively clear: the team is all-in on Chip Kelly, giving him total control over player personnel.
Howie Roseman remained with the organization, earning a promotion in title (from General Manager to Executive Vice President of Football Operations) but demotion in responsibility, which on the surface seems to be contract negotiations and salary cap management.
The restructuring appears to be a continuation of a front office power struggle, as the firing of Tom Gamble, former Vice President of Player Personnel, earlier this week apparently was not well received by Kelly, according Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com.
Moreover, there was rampant speculation that Kelly would leave the Eagles “sooner rather than later” as a result, wrote Shorr-Parks. Kelly and Gamble were described as good friends in multiple media reports, and whether Kelly was using the firing as leverage fo...

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