Let's think about just how the running back position has gone for the Philadelphia Eagles this month.
They had former All-Pro LeSean McCoy. They traded McCoy to the Buffalo Bills. They agreed to sign Frank Gore, the 49ers' all-time leading rusher. Gore backed out and went to Indianapolis. The Eagles agreed to a deal with Ryan Mathews. Then the Eagles backed out because they were on the verge of signing reigning NFL offensive player of the year DeMarco Murray.
From McCoy to Gore to Mathews to Murray all in just a few days. And that's just one position.
Does Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who runs the personnel department now too, have a master plan? I don't know, but it's sure a lot of fun to watch whatever Kelly is doing.
Murray's expected signing was a shock (and just think of how Gore backing out of the Eagles deal has changed the offseasons of the Colts, Eagles, Cowboys and whoever might have signed Murray if Gore was in Philly). The story goes that Murray called Kelly expressing his interest in the Eagles, and that got the ball really rolling. If you're cynical, you can wonder if Kelly's ego was sufficiently stroked by a player asking to come play for him, and a deal got done. But the Eagles' expected deal to Murray for $42 million over five years with up to $21 million guaranteed was because he's a great fit in their zone scheme. Assuming Murray doesn't immediately hit the wall after a 392-carry season in Dallas, he should have a very good year.
Kelly, who is synonymous with running an up-tempo offense, is treating the offseason the same way. He won't stop. The man who traded Nick Foles for Sam Bradford at quarterback, traded McCoy for linebacker Kiko Alonso and made a big splash signing by adding cornerback Byron Maxwell when free agency started is apparently trying to trade guard Evan Mathis, who has made the Pro Bowl each of the last two years. That news was reported by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. And the entertaining Mathis had a funny line on Twitter a few minutes after that news broke:
Kelly has a plan, of course. We just don't know what it is, and it seems to change constantly ("Chip just wants to let his system take care of the offense" sure changed when Murray wanted to sign). But we do know this: Kelly is more than willing to shake things up.
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