Battle In Philly

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Today things just got a little more interesting in Philly. Dennis Dixon has been signed to the Eagles, and there will be a real battle for the starting QB position.

Dennis Dixon has agreed to a two year deal with the Eagles, which is one more then counter part Vick. Everyone is saying the Dixon won't make it as a starter in the NFL, but I think they are all wrong.

Dixon is very comfortable running the offense that Chip Kelly runs, because he's ran it before and knows it, whereas Vick doesn't. I think that Dixon won't be named the starter off the bat, but after the preseason, he will be named the starter. Vick is too injury prone, and I think he has lost a step since he's played last.

Vick may have the numbers, but Dixon has the knowledge of Chip Kelly and his offense. The two go back until his college days and it won't be long until Dixon is taking point in Philly.

Vick Is Still An Eagle

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The Eagles head coach, Chip Kelly, has agreed to a one year deal with QB Michael Vick worth $10 million. Now this is a little but of a pay cut from the $15 million he would have gotten in 2013, but seeing how Vick didn't produce last year, I don't see any problem with this deal.

Vick can be a 1000 yard rusher under Kelly's offense, but he will need to stay healthy, which is a problem for running QB's. To make matters worse, Kelly has told Vick that he's not even guaranteed to be the starter. He's going to have to win the position from backup Nick Folks, who came in late last season to replace the injured Vick, and won the starting job under Andy Reid.

I personally don't think that the Eagles should have kept Vick to run Kelly's offense, but that's just me. I think the Eagles should have cut Vick and pursued other options like Dennis Dixon. Dixon has played for and ran Chip Kelly's offense at Oregon. I don't see the problem with signing him to the team instead of Vick. Dixon is taller, already knows the offense, and in my opinion has a better arm than Vick.

I liked Dixon when he was backing up Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh, and know he is more than capable to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. You get him with the right coach, like Kelly, and he can be a very dangerous QB.

I am not saying that Vick is a bad QB, I'm just saying he's not right for Chip Kelly's offense. Vick is a good football player, he's just not the guy who should be taking the rains for Chip Kelly. Dennis Dixon on the other hand, is very comparable to Michael Vick, but better.

Vick is a 56.3% passer, averaging 7.02 yards, with 123 touchdowns and 82 interceptions, and has 20,274 over his career. Running on the other hand, Vick averages 7 yards per carry, pretty good, but he's ran the ball 791 times, and as a quarterback your body can't take that kind of beating.

Dixon, although he hasn't started but 4 games, is a 59.3% passer, averages 6.81 yards, has 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, and has 402 yards over his career. When Dixon is on the run he averages 5.6 yards per carry, that's not bad for a QB.

Vick has played in 121 games, and I'm not sure how much longer his body will hold up. I'm interested to see how this "one year try out" goes for Vick. I don't think he will last long in the high power, high flying, high speed offense of Chip Kelly. He's too injury prone and I don't think he will be the starter long.

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Kelly to The Eagles

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As I'm sure you all know, Chip Kelly has made his announcement to join the NFL, with the Eagles. This is stunning news that has been trending, but I know we all have seen his offense.

Non of this should come as a shock to anyone. Take a look at the six coaches that were hired in the NFL. What we have seen for the up and coming year is that one thing has become clear: Teams are looking for coaches who are the guy who can boost their offensive production. This can't come as a shock to anyone as the league has turned into a offense-is-most-important league for the past several years.

If you take a look at the group of coaches that were hired they all have a clear-cut offensive background, and that's part of the direction that the NFL is heading. The main coach in this group of coaches, in my opinion, is Chip Kelly.

Kelly was one of, if not the, most coveted coaches in college football. All the credit for this has to be given to his dynamic offensive principles, which dominated the college football world for the past couple of years now. Kelly took his Oregon Ducks to four consecutive BCS bowls during his tenure there.

I think that if Kelly gets the right team around him, he can turn things around in Philly. The problem is, trying to keep Mike Vick around to have a mobile quarterback that can run Kelly's style of offense. There was too much talk of Vick leaving Philly to move on to a new team, that it may be hard to convince him to stick around to see if Kelly can build the proper team around him.

We all know that Kelly is a winner, hell that's all the man did while at Oregon, but he's in good company. The team that hired these offensive "gurus" are: the Bears, Browns, Chargers, Chiefs, Bills and of course the Eagles. But these teams all have one major thing in common, they sucked last year. The numbers don't lie people: Chicago was 16th in points scored per game in 2012 and 24th in Football Outsiders weighted offensive rank, despite the talented core of Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Matt Forte. Cleveland (24th, 27th) had a lot of young talent on offense in 2012 and it showed. San Diego (20th, 23rd) was once a superpower on the offensive side of the ball, and looked like a broken engine for most of the 2012 season. Kansas City (32nd, 31st) were practically dead last, and looked like a total train wreck in 2012. The Bills (21st, 18th) couldn't capitalize on the skills of guys like C.J. Spiller and Stevie Johnson despite Chan Gailey's genius. and last but not least the Eagles (29th, 22nd) were arguably the biggest disappointment in the NFL.

There are still two teams that haven't hired a coach yet, and they were on the lower part of the rankings in the NFL. The two teams still looking to hire a coach are the Jaguars (30th in points per game, and 28th at FO) were a disaster, and the Cardinals (31st, 31st) were even worse.

Now that you have the facts of the teams that were looking for new coaches, and the teams who found a new coach, I challenge you to tell me otherwise that these offensive minded coaches wont turn them around. Facts are facts, these teams have no where to go but up from here. If they can keep their QB off their backs, and put together a solid offense, which we know they can do because of their track records. Then these teams should improve and bring new life to some great programs.

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