Cabache's Corner

Hello! And welcome to my corner. In early January Jeffrey Lurie announced that Chip Kelly would oversee the player personnel department, giving him a lot more power over his roster. And boy has he used it.   The first move he made was shipping All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy to the Bills for Kiko Alonso. At first, this trade seemed ridiculous. To get rid of such a key player so abruptly, with no clear alternate, for a player who's only played 1 year and is coming of an ACL tear that kept him out for the entirety of the 2014 season was certainly bold and left the majority of Philly crying for answers. However, I think that it's ultimately a good move for the Eagles. Kelly believes he can plug any running back into his system and they'll be successful. They also get an excellent linebacker who, should he come back from a torn ACL, can become one of the premier linebackers in the league. Kelly has also worked with Alonso before, they were at Oregon together, so he...

Hello! And welcome to my corner. Free Agency opened yesterday and what an absolutely crazy day. In less than an hour there had already been multiple blockbuster trades and signings reported, unlike anything in recent memory. Prior to free agency, news broke of the Eagles trading LeSean McCoy to the Bills for Kiko Alonso. I believe, given the reasons we have heard since the trade, that both teams won this trade. The Bills get a top 5 running back and get rid of a guy who won't fit their scheme and the Eagles get one of the best young linebackers in the game and get rid of a player costing them a huge amount of cap space who was apparently not on the same page as Chip Kelly. With the cap space freed by shipping McCoy, Trent Cole and Cary Williams, the Eagles have been able to sign Byron Maxwell, Walter Thurmond, Brad Jones and Brandon Graham. In perhaps the biggest deal of the day, the Saints traded All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham and a 4th round pick to Seattle for Pro-Bowl...