LeSean McCoy is gone. If you didn't already know that, the news that he has reached a deal with the Bills on a new $40 million contract is proof that he is being jettisoned by Chip Kelly, who will make that deal official later this week.
Kelly had an interesting weekend.
It looks like the Birds will move on from Jeremy Maclin at wide receiver. The Eagles' best wideout is ready to sign a deal to be reunited with Andy Reid in Kansas City.
But it wasn't all exits.
Kelly has a replacement lined up for McCoy. That would be sturdy San Francisco running back Frank Gore.
And a familiar face will return at quarterback. No, not necessarily Nick Foles. Kelly instead is re-signing Mark Sanchez.
Now holding all the power over personnel moves, Kelly also moved to fill the void in his defensive secondary, agreeing to a deal with Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell.
The moves have a lot of people shaking their heads this morning, wondering exactly what Kelly's plan is, and if the new coach is actually in over his head.
Of course, Kelly does not deign to actually speak to anyone about his moves.
Bob Grotz reviews the weekend here.
The Maclin move seems curious, leaving the Eagles without a legitimate No. 1 receiver. And it was clear he wanted to stay in Philly.
Then there is the entire Marcus Mariota spectacle. The talk now is that Kelly will look to package Foles and a boatload of picks in an attempt to move up in the draft and get the Oregon QB that Kelly clearly covets. Sanchez would make the perfect tutor, much more in the mold of the kind of QB Kelly wants to run his system.
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