When a big event happens, a lot of bad information tends to be spread around. Let’s clear up a few things.

Chip Kelly is a good coach.

Chip Kelly is a good guy.

Jeff Lurie made a change because things were heading in the wrong direction, but let’s not act like the Eagles were some epic disaster. The Eagles terrible season has them sitting at 6-9. The Tennessee Titans have won 5 games in the last 2 years combined. The Jaguars are 5-10 and this is a breakout season for them. The Ravens were a Super Bowl pick by a few analysts and they’re currently 5-10.

The Eagles had a down year, but this was hardly a team that should be compared to the awful 1998 Eagles, a team that was historically bad.

Kelly leaves the Eagles with a 26-21 record. In the 3 years before his arrival, the Eagles were 22-26. More went right than wrong in his tenure.

As to relationships, Chip is not Hitler. The players do not hate him. Some liked him quite a bit. Unfortunately, Chip did not build strong relationships with the majority of the players. This doesn’t mean a bunch of guys sitting around being best buddies, but there has to be some kind of connection.

We hear a ton of praise for Bruce Arians. He is tough on his players, but he’s able to convince them that the tough coaching is best for them and the team. Arians has a bond with his players. They aren’t all best friends, but there is a good vibe with that team. There are healthy relationships. It shows in their performance.

Don’t try to turn this into a ridiculous soap opera.

Chip isn’t a villain. The players aren’t victims. This is simply a situation where things weren’t working and Lurie felt changes had to be made if the situation was going to be fixed. He went all-in with Chip this year and it didn’t work. Keeping Chip and trying to make a subtle change here and there wasn’t going to solve the situation. You either stuck with Chip and his ideas for another year or you made a change.

Lurie decided to go with the change.

This was a nice summation by Brandon Graham.

Graham: We're all about family here. Chip always preached that. We lost a member. No reason to bash him on his way out. #Eagles #NFL — Matt Lombardo (@MattLombardo975) December 30, 2015

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I need time to write out my thoughts on the news that Howie Roseman and Tom Donahoe will be running the personnel side of things. I’m keeping this piece short so I can move on to that topic.

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