One place where they did so was on the offensive line when they acquired second-year guard Ed Blaine from Vince Lombardi and the defending champion Packers in 1963.
After playing behind All-Pros Jerry Kramer and Fuzzy Thurston in Green Bay, Blaine became a solid starter during his first season in Philadelphia. But with just two wins, the Eagles continued to stumble and chose to replace Nick Skorich with Joe Kuharich as the head coach.
“Coming from an organization where it was clear who was in charge and things were done in a very, very almost military kind of fashion, Nick was a lot more relaxed,” Blaine said.