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ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith (right) is questioning Eagles coach Chip Kelly's motives this offseason. (Photos by Mark Tenally | AP, and Denny Medley | USA TODAY Sports)

The Eagles offense looks like a lot different than it did when head coach Chip Kelly arrived in 2013, as wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, running back LeSean McCoy and wide receiver DeSean Jackson are all gone.

Speaking Monday morning on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith had a strong opinion on why the trio of playmakers — all black — are gone, while wide receiver Riley Cooper, who is white and was caught making a racial slur on video, remains.

Here are Smith's comments:

"Chip Kelly makes decisions over the last couple of years that, dare I say, leave a few brothers feeling uncomfortable. I think that's fair to say. We're sitting here looking at some of the decisions that Chip Kelly makes and I'm, like, '\What is up? What's up with that?' It's, like, you gotta be his kinda guy, you know? And when Riley Cooper's your kind of guy?

"I'm saying, let's get beyond the system though, the operative word is culture. The culture is what resonates with me more profoundly because I'm looking at Chip Kelly and I'm, like, 'Really?'

"Now you gotta remember, Skip. Where did I work for 16 years? I mean, this is Philadelphia. I'm always in Philly, and I'm telling you right now you got people walking the streets and — the hell with it — you got brothers walking the streets going, like, 'What's up with Chip? I don't understand this.'

"Now I'm not saying I know, I'm just gonna say that it does strike me as a tad bit odd. I'm gonna repeat this. Gone: LeSean McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, ya know, DeSean Jackson. Staying: Riley Cooper. Really? Really?"

The Eagles released Jackson last summer, and although they labeled it a football decision, a report by NJ Advance Media indicated it had more to do with Jackson not fitting into the culture Kelly was trying to build.

The same can't be said of McCoy and Maclin, however. McCoy likely was traded due to playing style and money, while Maclin is reportedly set to walk away on his own as a free agent.

Smith mentions that he finds it odd that Cooper is Kelly's "kind of guy," which seems to be a reference to the video released of Cooper in 2013, when the receiver was captured yelling a racial slur at an bodyguard at a Kenny Chesney concert.

What do you think of Smith's comments — were they out of line?

Eliot Shorr-Parks may be reached at eshorrpa@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @EliotShorrParks. Find NJ.com Sports on Facebook.