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1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl

By Andrew Garda

Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; A member of the New England Patriots hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; A member of the New England Patriots hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 22, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly in attendance during the NFL Veteran Combine at the Arizona Cardinals training facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 22, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly in attendance during the NFL Veteran Combine at the Arizona Cardinals training facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has made some bold moves this offseason, and his boldest didn’t even pan out. However, while he missed out on Marcus Mariota, Kelly still left his mark on the team this offseason.

Gone are LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, Trent Cole, Nate Allen and Casey Williams (among others). Newly signed or drafted are guys like DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews, Walter Thurmond, Nelson Agholor and Eric Rowe. He also traded for oft-injured Sam Bradford, while getting rid of Nick Foles.

Kelly has bet big on himself this offseason. While nobody is talking ‘Dream Team’ like in 2011, this is a very good collection of players. Kelly has invested heavily in players he believes fit—and will buy into—his system. Guys like McCoy didn’t buy in, while guys like Folk didn’t quite fit in.

Meanwhile, the players he brought in are supposed to.

There is a lot of risk here. Bradford has been off the field due to injury almost as much as he has been on it. DeMarco Murray’s tremendous 2014 was also the first year he has carried the load and stayed healthy. Mathews is almost never not on the trainer’s table. And aside from Jordan Matthews, the receiving corps is a bunch of role players and a rookie.

If Kelly is right and his moves pan out, this team is a contender. But if he’s wrong—if he moved the wrong players, bet on guys who cannot stay healthy or any of his other personnel decisions blow up in his face—Eagles fans will not be happy.

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