That's it for Chip Kelly in Philadelphia. The seeds of Kelly's end were sewn a year ago, when he gained control of the general manager job and responsibility for personnel after a showdown over his ally Tom Gamble's firing. He wasn't willing to give up that power, and his dictatorial ways lost him the support of his players.

But why take the highly unusual step of "releasing" him with one week left in the season? Apparently, his Tuesday afternoon meeting with owner Jeffrey Lurie didn't go very well. He was gone before he could tell the players, who mostly found out the same way the rest of us did.

Power abhors a vacuum, and Lurie's long-time right-hand man Howie Roseman is back on top after winning the power struggling inside the building. In a way, Lurie shares part of the blame for not doing more to prevent the power struggle.

NOW WHAT? Kelly wants to stay in the NFL, and he's even willing to leave the personnel side of things to someone else at his next stop. Early speculation is connecting Kelly to Tennessee and his former Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, but several other franchises could be interested, too. As for the Eagles, Hue Jackson and Adam Gase are just a few possibilities to take Kelly's old gig.

The most important issue here: NOW can the Eagles have Taco Tuesday back?

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