Jimmy Kempski is a cool dude…he's passionate about Eagles football and somehow he parlays a regular day job into unbelievable access to the inner workings of the Birds.

The guy is uncanny in his ability to penetrate security lines and get the inside story…

This article is for Palmy and the rest of us who wonder what Chip Kelly is all about…

If you're an X's and O's buff, Kempski would strongly suggest you watch the following two videos, which are done extraordinarily well by Charles Fischer of FishDuck.com. They detail Oregon's two basic running plays/formations, the inside zone read and the outside zone read. The Eagles are running this in practice, and they should give you an understanding of the basics of the offense Chip Kelly ran at Oregon.

Inside Zone Read:

Outside Zone Reahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ekf3RGWwqMQd:

Fish Oregon Spread Offense Tutorial #2: The Outside Zone Read

Also, according to Kempski:

• The player who is getting the most notice for being a freak of nature, size-wise, is former Boston College WR Ifeanyi Momah. Tommy Lawlor of IgglesBlitz.com dug up some tape of Momah at BC, which should give you a better idea of his size. However, the other enormous human who stands out from the crowd is defensive lineman Clifton Geathers. The Eagles list him at 6'8, 340.

• The Eagles ran some 3-3-5 nickel looks at the last media-attended practice a week ago, and they ran some more of it yesterday. That would be 3 down linemen, 3 linebackers, and 5 players in the secondary. Here's what that 3-3-5 might look like this season for the Eagles. Note the alignment pre-snap:

The Ducks were bringing the heat on this play (video via Addicted to Quack) from the 3-3-5. Note who gets the sack:

• Speaking of punting, during the punt session at practice, they were playing "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," by the Gap Band, complete with the whistle sound of a bomb dropping as Jones and Wing launched punts. I am convinced that was not a coincidence. If indeed it was not a coincidence, that should go to show you how ridiculously organized these practice are.

• I watched Felix Jones quite a bit, and liked what I saw in terms of shiftiness and quickness. However, one small thing bugged me. At the end of one of his runs, Mychal Kendricks punched the ball out of Jones' hands. Jones lost it in the air momentarily before he was able to snag it and bring it back in. He also muffed a punt. Jones, like Eagles 2nd year back Bryce Brown, has fumbling issues. He has 10 fumbles the last 4 years, which doesn't sound like a ton, but they were on just 664 touches, or 1 fumble per 66.4 touches. That's too many.

• Speaking of Kendricks and forced fumbles, he had none last year. Sometimes rookies are just trying "not to mess up," and therefore, they aren't looking to make big plays. I wonder if there was some of that going on with Kendricks last season. It will be interesting to see if he can force some turnovers this year with a year of life in the NFL behind him. He has looked chippy in the first couple of practices that were open to the media.

• Rookie UDFA WR Russell Shepard had a rough day. He had a bad drop on one play, and a slip and fall on another in which he had some room to run. Shepard was a highly recruited QB coming out of high school, but LSU moved him to WR. Shepard caught some passes from the jugs machine after practice.

• Brandon Graham dropped into coverage a bit yesterday. His lowlight was trying to cover Jason Avant 40 yards down the field. That didn't go so well for Brandon. After practice, Graham said he hasn't dropped into coverage with regularity since his Freshman season in college. He estimated that he dropped into coverage 30-40% of the time that season.

• When we talk about the no-huddle offense and the communication between the sidelines and the players on the field, we often only focus on the offense. However, I believe the communication between the sidelines and the defense is just as noteworthy. After practice, Nate Allen talked about the loud music and how the defense is reading hand signals from the sidelines. The defense is operating in hurry-up scenarios as well. After a few months of practicing against a chaotic offensive pace, operating against a team that huddles up on every play will seem like a breeze, at least from an "everyone on the same page" standpoint.

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