When Chip Kelly wisely switched course from his I-coached-great-they-played-bad theme last week, everyone was a little shocked. He stopped talking about execution and spread around the blame for the team's poor start to include himself and the coaching staff, and that represented a true departure. It also demonstrated what a tight spot the Eagles had gotten themselves into. If Kelly is willing to set aside his stubbornness for a while, things must really be dire. And dire they were. If the Eagles lost to New Orleans on Sunday, it wouldn't have mattered anymore if Kelly praised the team, belittled the team, or took it to the beach and bought ice cream cones. The season would have been gone,...
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