Bacon, Eggs and Eagles – It’s All About Culture!

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has made his fair share of dramatic and questionable moves this offseason. Most recently, Kelly released the team’s best guard Evan Mathis after his agent apparently demanded a release on multiple occasions. But there’s a method to Kelly’s madness, according to his players. All of them seem to echo the same sentiment, hinting that the culture and team first mentality of the franchise has fueled Kelly’s moves. All that and more in this morning’s serving of Bacon, Eggs and Eagles!

Eagles players say Mathis’ release is about the culture – Kevin Patra of NFL.com

"The Eagles’ release of guard Evan Mathis last week led to a stir as Philly opened mandatory minicamp on Tuesday.Following Chip Kelly’s statement that Mathis requested his release multiple times, players addressed the removal of the veteran.Their responses overwhelmingly underscored one main point: It’s about the culture."

Eagles minicamp practice notes, June 16, 2015: Sam Bradford‘s gun – Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com

"Today the action at practice was on the field farthest away from the steps, where the media can typically get a bird’s eye view of practice. And so, we were at field level trying to peer through a man-made wall of Eagles players. As a result, my observations are a little more spotty today, but here’s what I was able to see:• We’ve already noted this, but Sam Bradford has a gun. Remember when Donovan McNabb would fire passes as hard as he could at receivers standing 5-10 yards away from him? We’re not talking about his worm-burners. We’re talking about his close-range missiles that would bounce off receivers’ hands. Well, Bradford did that today to Miles Austin, who couldn’t handle Bradford’s heat. Bradford also had a nice sideline throw with zip to Riley Cooper. Bradford still isn’t participating in 11-on-11 drills, but Chip Kelly seemed sure that he would when training camp begins."

Adding Meat to the DeMarco Murray ‘Meat on the Bone’ Debate – Mike Tanier of BleacherReport.com

"He’s the reigning NFL rushing champion and Offensive Player of the Year. He’s completely healthy and behaving like a leading citizen for his new team. And yet DeMarco Murray cannot seem to avoid controversy.First, there was all the LeSean McCoy race chatter, which only tangentially involved Murray, McCoy’s replacement in Philly. Then there was the insinuation by Joseph Randle, Murray’s 2014 backup and likely 2015 replacement, that Murray left available yardage on the field.“There was a lot of meat left on the bone,” Randle said, per Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News."

Power Ranking NFL Offensive Line Depth Charts – Russell S. Baxter of BleacherReport.com

"We are going to take some time to give the men up front their just due.More specifically, we are about to give you the do’s and don’ts when it comes to the 32 offensive fronts in the NFL.Not only will we rank these units based on performance and depth, we will try to give you the latest info regarding each club’s version of their five-man electrical band. And we will base our evaluations with a large assist from the fine folks at Pro Football Focus. While we have included our projected starters on the line, take some of those predictions with a grain of salt depending on injuries and how much competition there is in training camp."

‘Nerd’ DeMarco Murray takes lead in Eagles’ new-look backfield – Nate Davis of USAToday.com

"PHILADELPHIA — Invoke the name DeMarco Murray, and familiar terms probably leap to mind.Pro Bowler. Workhorse. NFL rushing champion. (And probably a colorful range of adjectives if you support the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys.)But “nerd?”Believe it or not, that last one is actually self-descriptive."

It’s always great to see players get extra reps in after practice but when it’s two projected starters that are showing they want to get even better, that’s special. Both second-year wide receivers Josh Huff and Jordan Matthews practiced catching while sitting down in front of a JUGS machine with Matthews making a pretty sick one-handed grab.

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