After thinking about it, I agree with the troll. We should have just signed Carson Palmer.
(Yes, I'm being sarcastic. I'm just trying to make some sense out of his pointless blabbering)
I never anything about Philly signing Palmer. I said don't compare Palmer to Bradford. Bradford has never shown at anytime he could put of the numbers Palmer did in his time in Cincinnati. You lucky Bradford didn't sign that deal.
No one said they're comparable. It was mentioned that there were no stud QBs available via free agency and our draft position dictated that we weren't getting a blue chipper. So Chip decided to take a flyer on a guy who was
extremely gifted (No. 1 overall pick out of college) and who has battled injuries as a pro, and hope to strike gold like the Cards did with Palmer. I suppose the words "like the Cards did with Palmer" are unnecessary and the statement holds up without it. Would that leave you less rattled?
Nothing he has shown on the NFL level says gifted.I would have loved if Bradford would have been smart enough to sign that extension. How would you be feeling about that "flyer" then?
I'm glad he didn't sign yet. I still need to see more to determine if he might be the guy to run this offense. I haven't seen it yet. I loved the move by Kelly. Foles had already shown he was an average to below average quarterback. They could have just let him compete with Sanchez for the starting job and been content to be like last year. Decent, but out of the playoffs. He rolled the dice. because he wants to be more than decent. He felt Bradford had more potential than Sanchez and Foles. His durability has always been the question. And still is, apparently. He has slowly improved as the year went on. His best game was against Dallas three weeks ago. Then he got hurt the next week against Miami. As I said, I still am not convinced Bradford is the guy.
But I liked that Kelly took a shot, even if it doesn't end up paying off. We've been average for too long. I'm tired of it and I'm glad our coach isn't settling for it.
Agreed. I'm glad he took the shot, you have to try to get a QB that can be a 'franchise' QB. While I don't think the shot was a high probability shot, I do think it had better odds of succeeding than standing pat. Here's a long snippet from an interesting Eagles-centric article re: needing a good/great QB:
"Consider this: prior to getting Tom Brady, Bill Belichick had just
one winning season in
six seasons as head coach of the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, with a combined record of 41-55 (.427 win percentage). In the
15 years since he teamed up with Brady, Belichick does not have a
single losing season, and has a combined 165-54 record (.687 win percentage).
Pete Carroll’s combined record at the Patriots, Jets and Seahawks before drafting Russell Wilson? 47-49. Since Russell Wilson became his starting quarterback? 40-17. (With the obvious caveat that the defense has as much, if not more, to do with that winning record as Wilson).
Belichick and Carroll are considered two of the best coaches in the game today, but were largely ineffective until they were able to secure a top level quarterback.
Now look at this chart:
Coach Win %
Bruce Arians .690
Bill Belichick .670
Mike Tomlin .638
John Harbaugh .615
Sean Payton .609
Andy Reid .585
Ron Rivera .574
Chip Kelly .571
Pete Carroll .571
John Fox .564
Marvin Lewis .540
Jason Garrett .537
Tom Coughlin .538
Jeff Fischer .520
Rex Ryan .481
Bill Belichick without Brady .427
Bruce Arians has Carson Palmer. Bill Belichick has Tom Brady. Mike Tomlin has Big Ben. John Harbaugh has Joe Flacco (and arguably the best GM in football). Sean Payton has Drew Brees. Andy Reid’s high win percentage is largely due to his time spent with Donovan McNabb. And the same can be said about Ron Rivera and Cam Newton.
The fact that Kelly has been able to go 24-18 with a cast of Foles, Sanchez, Vick, Barkley and Bradford as his starting quarterbacks is somewhat remarkable. His .571 winning percentage puts him at a tie with Pete Carroll and ahead of good NFL coaches like Tom Coughlin, Marvin Lewis, and John Fox.
In fact, the one time that Kelly was given above average quarterback play — that would be during the second half of 2013, when Nick Foles went absolutely bonkers — the Eagles went 7-1. The remaining time when Kelly got below average production from the quarterback position? The Eagles are 17-17.
Would a franchise quarterback have cured all that ails this Eagles team? Of course not.
But did anyone else notice that the Cowboys, losers of seven in a row without Tony Romo, looked suddenly competent again last week in their win over the Dolphins?
Or did anyone notice how the Colts went from 10 wins with Peyton Manning in 2010, to two wins with Curtis Painter in 2011, to 11 wins with Andrew Luck in 2012?
Does anyone else remember how quickly Andy Reid’s regime fell apart when he was unable to replace Donovan McNabb (save for the one year of competent play from Michael Vick in 2010)?
A quarterback has a funny way of changing a teams fortunes and masking its flaws. That’s why it is considered one of, if not
the most important position in all of sports."
http://eaglesrewind.com/2015/11/24/chip-kelly-the-learning-curve-and-the-quarterback/
Happy Thanksgiving Eagles fans. 27-23 Philadelphia.
I don't like Bradford but I respect your opinion.
