Back in 1990 the owner hated the HC. He ended up replacing that hated coach with his Offensive Coordinator.
The roles are similar but if you change the names from Braman, Ryan and Kotite to Lurie, Kelly and Shurmur it makes a lot of sense.
Not saying that Shurmur will be as bad a coach as Kotite, just saying that if the owner believes enough in the talent level of the team he isnt as likely to make a change as significant as going out of house for Kelly's replacement.
At this point I think they are bringing in undewhelming options like Gase and Austin in order to claim that due diligence was adhered to while, in reality, the card was drawn prior to the end of the season. After all, they got a look at Shurmer last week. Hell, they even had Mike Quick float Doug Pedersons name as a candidate on Sunday morning just to scare the fan base into acceptance of this decision.
This looks like a done deal. Shurmur to HC, Duce to OC, a new DC (God willing) and a lucrative long term term deal for the QB.
With this type of mediocrity in place, given how badly Lurie was burned by Kelly last time around, does anyone really expect any rocking of what everyone from Roseman to Lurie believe to be a mildly sinking ship?
Besides, the Eagles dont even need to be a good team to have a shot at hoisting a division title banner in 2016.
The roles are similar but if you change the names from Braman, Ryan and Kotite to Lurie, Kelly and Shurmur it makes a lot of sense.
Not saying that Shurmur will be as bad a coach as Kotite, just saying that if the owner believes enough in the talent level of the team he isnt as likely to make a change as significant as going out of house for Kelly's replacement.
At this point I think they are bringing in undewhelming options like Gase and Austin in order to claim that due diligence was adhered to while, in reality, the card was drawn prior to the end of the season. After all, they got a look at Shurmer last week. Hell, they even had Mike Quick float Doug Pedersons name as a candidate on Sunday morning just to scare the fan base into acceptance of this decision.
This looks like a done deal. Shurmur to HC, Duce to OC, a new DC (God willing) and a lucrative long term term deal for the QB.
With this type of mediocrity in place, given how badly Lurie was burned by Kelly last time around, does anyone really expect any rocking of what everyone from Roseman to Lurie believe to be a mildly sinking ship?
Besides, the Eagles dont even need to be a good team to have a shot at hoisting a division title banner in 2016.
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