Write 'em off...

Kelly says Eagles won’t tackle in camp
Posted by Darin Gantt on July 30, 2013, 4:28 PM EDT
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The Eagles have lost two players for the season in camp already, and they’re trying to fix a bad defense.
While the two problems aren’t necessarily related, new Eagles coach Chip Kelly is trying to solve both at once.
The Eagles aren’t tackling to the ground during practice, and Kelly said they won’t hit until they play an exhibition game.
“[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.],” Kelly said, via Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com. “They’re hitting pretty good when they get an opportunity.”
Kelly believes that when players start leaving their feet, it’s easier to get caught in traffic and injured.
“When you get guys on the ground, it is not really the two guys that get tackled, it’s what’s chasing it,” he said. “Most of the time it’s not the tackle or the tackler, it’s the rest of the guys coming through.
“You have a lot of big bodies moving. There’s a fine line [in] what we have to get done from a work standpoint. We also know we have to get our guys to the game, too. It’s a dance everybody’s got to dance, but you want to make sure you get enough physicality in practice.”
Players are all for it, as you might imagine.
“It actually could be a better thing because you don’t have guys flying around, leaving their feet to make tackles and have guys rolling up on each other,” safety [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] said. “You’re practicing the fundamentals of tackling — bringing your feet, wrapping up and staying up — instead of bringing guys down and having guys blow out knees and all that stuff.”
The need to beat the tar out of each other in practice is often overstated, and when camp bodies trying to get noticed get too aggressive, it can lead to problems for players the team actually wants to keep.
Kelly’s approach might not have kept wide receiver [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and linebacker [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] well — you can’t out-think bad luck — but it could pay dividends for the Eagles in the long run.

Poor decision.  The very best practice the way they play.  You don't want any *hold back* programmed in as an option for these players under any circumstances.  The mind is a very powerful tool in finding a way to pull back when faced with the limits of physical performance--if it can rationalize it's allowance.  Lace 'em up and let the chips fall where they may...  You do shit like this and you send the message to your team that you are afraid--of even fate...  Winners don't accommodate fear.  Mike Sherman never understood this.

When you play not to lose--that's usually what you end up doing... Besides that--when was the last time you ever met someone named *Chip* who wasn't an asshat?  LOL.    

milani wrote:Mike Sherman never understood this.

Sure he did. That's why he never let Favre sit out a down unless he could not stand up. Even let him throw a TD with a concussion.

 Ding, ding, ding.  A rare take down by Milani!

duck wrote:

milani wrote:Mike Sherman never understood this.

Sure he did. That's why he never let Favre sit out a down unless he could not stand up. Even let him throw a TD with a concussion.

 Ding, ding, ding.  A rare take down by Milani!

 Ding Ding Ding........Ding Ding Ding !!!!

RingoCStarrQB wrote:

duck wrote:

milani wrote:Mike Sherman never understood this.

Sure he did. That's why he never let Favre sit out a down unless he could not stand up. Even let him throw a TD with a concussion.

 Ding, ding, ding.  A rare take down by Milani!

 Ding Ding Ding........Ding Ding Ding !!!!

 God almighty...Call the IQ life support team in pronto.  We've got three people packed in here sharing clues like Mexicans packed in illegal basement apartments in El Paso share their fucking bathrooms...

Chip Kelly: See Spurrier, Steve.