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In his three seasons as Eagles coach Chip Kelly has never benched a starter based solely upon performance. He has released or traded only three players in-season never for them to return.
He is loyal - some may say to a fault. There is a school of thought that coaches, in order the keep players on their toes and to hold them accountable for poor play, should at pivotal times use benchings or cuts to send a message.
Players, the theory goes, perform at their best when motivated by fear, and there is perhaps no greater fear than being deprived of playing in the NFL.