Ah, a little offseason intrigue. Could a mere Philadelphia Eagles fan, who attended the team’s Academy for Men last weekend, have
Who will be number 1 on the Eagles’ depth chart? Unfortunately, at this stage we know not.
uncovered perhaps THE biggest bit of information about what Chip Kelly currently thinks about this team and its players abilities?
Very probably not. There has been a lot of buzz about pictures taken and posted on SB Nation’s Bleeding Green Nation site that featured what appeared to be an unofficial depth chart.
And why wouldn’t we be interested? There is not even an attempt at an updated chart on PhiladelphiaEagles.com, with names of players no longer on the team featured. So what, oh what, are writers and fans supposed to focus on these days?
Anything, really, and if it’s the unlikely scenario that a fan has captured the deepest, darkest secrets of the NovaCare, then so be it.
The biggest non-story from the non-depth chart? That Nick Foles is listed as the starting quarterback. GASP! He’s been taking reps with the first team in OTAs this week – clearly this means a decision on the starting quarterback has been made…Right?
Kurt Coleman and Colt Anderson are listed as the team’s starting safeties. I know we have over three months to go until the regular season gets underway, but that seems very unlikely, regardless of what transpires during the rest of OTAs and training camp.
Also? The chart would indicate that all of the Eagles’ 3-4 moves on defense were for naught, as the faux-depth chart indicates the 4-3 scheme of old.
According to Les Bowen of The Daily News, the Birds have stated that the chart was developed for the Academy by the Marketing department. Talented as they are, the team’s marketing brains won’t have a role in creating who we see on the field this season. Phew.
So, truly, the story is a bunch of hoopla about nothing, but it was fun for the few seconds it seemed that maybe a great mystery had been uncovered in the offseason.
Back to reality!
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