In March, Jeffrey Lurie said that he was willing to gamble to take the Eagles from "good to great."
The Eagles were still nearly five months from the start of the regular season, but an offseason of remarkable change was nearly complete. Lurie had restructured the front office, and the man he placed at the top of the pyramid - Chip Kelly - had taken a blowtorch to a roster that had won 10 games.
The Eagles have still not played a meaningful game. They open on Monday night in Atlanta against the Falcons. But they have practiced since April, and since May with the entire squad after the draft.