Eagles Owner Says Giving Chip Kelly Overwhelming Power Was One of His Biggest Regrets Ever
By James.r
Super Bowl LII washed away almost all of Eagles fans' memories of the brutal Chip Kelly era, but team owner Jeffrey Lurie admitted in an interview with The Athletic that he made one notable mistake when bringing the former Philly head coach aboard.
After two decent seasons as head coach, the Eagles gave Kelly full control of the 53-man roster in 2015, relegating GM Howie Roseman to mostly scouting duties. At the end of the 2015 season, Kelly was fired, having done significant damage to the team's roster.
Jeffrey Lurie says giving Chip Kelly personnel control is one of his biggest regrets in 25 years of owning the Eagles https://t.co/Uyqu0KzvRC
— BleedingGreenNation (@BleedingGreen) May 30, 2019
In just a short period of time with control of the roster, Kelly gave up Nick Foles, a second-rounder and a fourth-rounder for SAM BRADFORD, released DeSean Jackson, traded LeSean McCoy, and let Jeremy Maclin leave in free agency. It was a truly remarkable display of ineptitude.
His coaching was not impressive that year, either. Maybe personnel duties added too much responsibility for him to focus on coaching, or maybe he simply wasn't a fit for the NFL. Either way, the Chip Kelly experiment was a failed one.
Eagles defense time on field:
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 20, 2019
2013 - 32nd
2014 - 32nd
2015 - 32nd
<Chip Kelly fired>
<Doug Pederson hired>
2016 - 1st
2017 - 1st
2018 - 4th
Luckily, a Super Bowl victory can heal just about any football-related regrets. With Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson, the Eagles believe they have found their GM-coach tandem for a long time, and the Chip Kelly era feels like a lifetime ago.