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The following item is excerpted from :With the ' coach and GM spots open, it's worth revisiting why in November -- and trying to explain how it could chart the team's course going forward.Shortly after the change, a high-ranking source put it this way to me: "The quarterbacks are getting hit a lot, and it's exactly what happened last year. We had Jake Locker on IR, Zach Mettenberger on IR. The quarterbacks were getting crushed. And now, Mariota's gotten hit a lot. Mettenberger got killed , he was sacked seven [url=https://www.philliesday.com/philadelphia-phillies-jersey/ronald-torreyes-jersey]Ronald Torreyes Jersey[/url] times and there wasn't any help in protection. ... We just got done with Locker, and now we have another, and you have to protect the quarterback. Some of it is the offensive line. Some of it is not."The breaking point, for ' upper management, was the coaching staff's decision to leave rookie singled on and in a 15-day span. The two star defenders combined for 6.5 sacks in those contests. Mariota was injured for the third time in 2015 . After the Houston game, Watt .So what does this have to do with Tenne see going forward?Clearly, Mariota's future, and his ability to hold up over the long haul, is a priority for the . And so, there's skepticism in Tenne see's building over the idea that the decision makers there would be willing to bring in Chip Kelly to work with his college quarterback, because the ex- coach presided over a significant number of QB injuries (, , ) in Philly. The concept of reuniting the two is, of course, exciting to think about, and it'd seem the high-end potential is there. But as the see it, there's serious risk there, too.Follow Albert Breer on Twitter . [url=https://www.philliesday.com/philadelphia-phillies-jersey/ricardo-pinto-jersey]Ricardo Pinto Jersey[/url]