The Philadelphia Eagles are currently in store for a massive rebuilding project that could take a couple of seasons to take hold. Without Chip Kelly the vision that this franchise had for their team is now lost forcing the next head coach to come in and clean up.
Schematically all of these players are there for Kelly not for whoever comes in to replace him. This means major releases could happen all over again I mean will the next coach really feel as if it is necessary to pay so much money for two running backs when the NFL has another draft loaded with running backs around the corner?
I highly doubt it, Kelly built that team to win now, even though they didn't so really he was never thinking about the franchise's future just what they could do in the short term. With Kelly gone it will be up to Jeffery Laurie and the new head coach to figure out exactly where to go from here.
The Eagles need a quarterback in the worst way and with Sam Bradford hitting free agency it would be hard to see them not focusing on that at some point in the draft or in free agency. In free agency there are a few options so the Eagles can be somewhat selective of who is there signal caller. With names like Kirk Cousins, Brock Osweiler, and Ryan Fitzpatrick all set to be free agents they could potentially find a home in Philadelphia.
The Eagles would like to draft a quarterback at some point so they can groom him for the future or depending on whom it is, start them right away. In the draft Connor Cook or Paxton Lynch could fall to the Eagles at 13 which could lead to them finally drafting a franchise quarterback.
The Eagles will also be hard pressed to fix their offensive line as they need to protect whoever becomes their quarterback. The Eagles will likely have less than $20 million in cap space so some moves will need to be made if they want to land a big name free agent.
The Eagles should be in range to take one of the top offensive linemen in the draft such as Shon Coleman or Jack Conklin. With the Eagles addressing so many of their defensive needs in the offseason last year it would be a surprise to see them take a defensive player with their pick.
