Marynowitz Says He Won't Be A Yes Man For Kelly

Ed Marynowitz met the media Thursday morning for the first time since being named Chip Kelly's top personnel lieutenant in January. And the 31-year-old former La Salle and Central Florida quarterback wasted little time making it clear that he is not just going to be a yes man for the head coach.

"I know that's a common (perception) that everybody throws out,'' said Marynowitz. "Is this guy just a yes man. Are you (always) going to agree (with him)?

"I've never been a guy to agree (with someone) just to agree. To support the head coach, I don't believe (the best thing to do) is tell him he's always right and everything.''

Marynowitz, who spent 40 minutes answering questions from the media, acknowledged that disagreements with Kelly have been few and far between thus far.

"Not because we're all agreeing with him but because we're all speaking the same language,'' he said. "We al see players in a very similar capacity. Chip has done a great job of supplying the vision to the entire organization, to the coaching staff and personnel department, of what he's looking for in order to build a football team.

"At any type of position, he's going to give us the parameters, give us the prototypes. Clearly communicate what he's looking for. And it's our responsibility to find those players.''

Most of Kelly's positional prototypes have to do with his big-people-beat-up-little-people philosophy.

"This is a size-speed league,'' Marynowitz said. "There's a certain prototype at each position, whether it's inside linebacker or outside linebacker, corner or safety. There's a prototype that fits what we do.''

Marynowitz played it close to the vest as far as revealing much about the Eagles' draft strategy. They currently have the 20th pick in the first round. One of the team's top needs heading into the draft is safety. There is just one first-round-worthy safety in the draft – Alabama's Landon Collins.

But Marynowitz, who spent four years as Nick Saban's director of player personnel at Alabama, admitted that Collins' lack of man coverage skills don't make him an ideal fit for the Eagles' defensive scheme.

"It's becoming more of a pass-happy spread league,'' he said. "(Collins) can do it to a degree. All these guys have strengths and weaknesses. Landon has the potential to do that, (but) maybe not to the degree that some other guys do.''