The Facts:
It'll be at least a few months before anyone can pass any sort of judgment on the Eagles' decision to cut ties with DeSean Jackson. The situation is complex. What we already know isn't: Chip Kelly got the attention of every Eagle with the abrupt release of a three-time Pro Bowl receiver in his prime. "The whole DeSean Jackson thing, that helped out, to be honest, in making all the other guys aware," star running back LeSean McCoy said last Monday in a private, post-practice moment. "It's all possible. They'll cut one of your best guys if (he's) not buying in. On any team -- any team -- you look at that, and as a player, you can look at it from so many different sides, but no matter how good you are, you gotta follow these guidelines. And if you don't, you could be gone. ... You gotta buy in."
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Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Kelly certainly did. Releasing Jackson was a bold move. Who knows if Jeremy Maclin will come back strong from ACL surgery? Or if rookie Jordan Matthews' impressive spring will translate in the fall? Or if second-year pro Zach Ertz will break out as a versatile chess piece? Or even if Nick Foles will take another step forward -- and if Jackson's presence would have made a difference? In the end, however, Kelly felt the change was needed. Whether it was his intent to send the message or not, Kelly ensured, by whacking Jackson, that no one in Philly would rest on their laurels. "Everybody's definitely bought in -- from the football training part of it to the weight room, and all the sports science types of things," McCoy said. "Everybody's bought in." That includes fantasy football owners, who are eager to stock their rosters with Eagles skill players.
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