Eagles Fired Tom Gamble

[SD]

I'll translate:

Chip bitch slapped them because they're soft and he got his way

Howie lost his GM job but was given a contract extension and 'promotion'

[SD]

you really have to give Howie a ton of credit here for falling on his sword and the one thing you cant ever question is his love of the philadelphia eagles

I cant ever remember a situation like this where both parties stayed....it always ends in one person leaving the organization

They did something like this before with Heckert/Banner/Reid if I remember. One got promoted to president or some shtein.

[JackStraw]

FO version of a "one-year deal". gives everybody an out wrapped up complete with corporate earnings-call "re-org" speak...

Tho probably best outcome for all to step away from the ledge given the alternative was MAD nuke exchange...

[JackStraw]

burning question was it all orchestrated, or did howie overplay his hand gambling?

[SD]

https://twitter.com/boopstats/status/550895637601189889

Uncalled for. That's going to drive a stake further. An egomaniac like Chip can't handle that

How dumb does this DN cover look now?

[Rome]

Howie got fired upstairs and Chip will be the de facto GM until he finds a toady who'll do whatever the farg he wants.

Again, this is Modrak getting shtein-canned and Andy taking the reigns all over again.  And I will bet you any amount of money that Chip said something to this effect:  "either I get the power to pick the players, and this bookworm motherfarger goes away or I will."

Either way, Chip solidified and consolidated his power and Howie goes back to the money cage where he belongs.

[SD]

Howie got fired upstairs and Chip will be the de facto GM until he finds a toady who'll do whatever the farg he wants.

Again, this is Modrak getting shtein-canned and Andy taking the reigns all over again.  And I will bet you any amount of money that Chip said something to this effect:  "either I get the power to pick the players, and this bookworm motherfarger goes away or I will."

Either way, Chip solidified and consolidated his power and Howie goes back to the money cage where he belongs.

Chip's smart enough to get a guy who knows football and he can trust. Howie wasn't that guy. There's no doubt Howie knows the cap but they need an NFL type who can pick players.

[ice grillin you]

you really have to give Howie a ton of credit here for falling on his sword and the one thing you cant ever question is his love of the philadelphia eagles

I cant ever remember a situation like this where both parties stayed....it always ends in one person leaving the organization

They did something like this before with Heckert/Banner/Reid if I remember. One got promoted to president or some shtein.

but no one there got stripped of duties that was more about titles...howie got fired as GM and not only did he lose that title he got removed entirely from all PP matters...it would be like if heckert became the salary cap guy

[JackStraw]

with howie in a corner as lifer company man he doesn't have realistic options elsewhere in NFL. CK has many. checkmate.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So Marcus Smith = Howie pick

No doubt in my mind.

If he was Chip's pick then he wouldn't have been blasting him in the media and he would've played him.

[SD]

with howie in a corner as lifer company man he doesn't have realistic options elsewhere in NFL. CK has many. checkmate.

Supposedly the Jets wanted him. I'm sure he could get a job in a similar role to what he has now. Nobody is letting him pick the groceries though.

you really have to give Howie a ton of credit here for falling on his sword and the one thing you cant ever question is his love of the philadelphia eagles

I cant ever remember a situation like this where both parties stayed....it always ends in one person leaving the organization

They did something like this before with Heckert/Banner/Reid if I remember. One got promoted to president or some shtein.

but no one there got stripped of duties that was more about titles...howie got fired as GM and not only did he lose that title he got removed entirely from all PP matters...it would be like if heckert became the salary cap guy

Maybe it was what Rome said with Reid/Modrak. I just remember something like this happening 15 years ago.

[Rome]

I'm telling you... Kelly could have quit and found a high profile college job in 10 minutes.  If it weren't for his NFL contract he could have had his pick of NFL jobs too.    He had all the leverage, and honestly, I'm thrilled by what's transpired. 

[SD]

So Marcus Smith = Howie pick

No doubt in my mind.

If he was Chip's pick then he wouldn't have been blasting him in the media and he would've played him.

After the draft he was on one of the radio stations talking about tiers and this and that. Said it's up to Smith if he's going to play this year. Couldn't tell either way. Danny Watkins was his pick, he's quoted everywhere about that pick.

[Munson]

So Marcus Smith = Howie pick

No doubt in my mind.

If he was Chip's pick then he wouldn't have been blasting him in the media and he would've played him.

I'm thinking the same thing. It doesn't really feel like a chip pick to me, especially now.

The question is, did Gamble agree with Howie or Chip on the pick?

[SD]

I'm telling you... Kelly could have quit and found a high profile college job in 10 minutes.  If it weren't for his NFL contract he could have had his pick of NFL jobs too.    He had all the leverage, and honestly, I'm thrilled by what's transpired.

Was listening to an insider on one of the stations driving home, they said the buyout clause in Chip's contract was absurd and that a team would really have to pony up to get him. There are no high profile college jobs left.

I'm sure he went into the meeting saying they promised him this and that and they folded because they're not football guys.