The aftermath of the team's decision to fire Tom Gamble has not been pretty, and it could soon get a lot worse.
According to a report from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, "something big" could soon be going down with the Eagles.
It is important to note that "something big" could mean anything, and the report itself is vague. It certainly opens the door to speculation.
It does not take a rocket scientist, however, to figure out what that "something big" might be.
The line of power in the Eagles' organization was clearly drawn this past week when the team fired head coach Chip Kelly's hand picked front-office ally in Gamble. Kelly brought Gamble over from San Francisco when he was hired, and the two became very close during their two seasons in Philadelphia.
Tom Gamble is highly regarded in the league as a personnel guy. Before Philly, he helped build the Niners. And Kelly liked/likes him.
Howie Roseman...he likes..not so much. Roseman is kind of the Eagles version of Brandon, with a more grating personality. Kelly referred to him as a good salary cap guy...and Gamble as a heck of a football guy.
But, through a decade or more of butt kissing, Roseman has the ear of the Eagle's owner. There appears to be a feud between the football guys in the Eagles organization and the nonfootball guys.
With the release of Gamble, the non football guys are winning.
So...
in this saga...does Kelly asked to be released?
and if so...do I need to ask?
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