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Eagles OC: Bradford probably not clear No. 1 QB

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The Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback depth chart may not be as set in stone as we've been led to believe.

Eagles management has insisted for weeks the team sees Sam Bradford as its starter and second overall pick Carson Wentz as the future, but a developmental project for now.

The reality could be that the starting job is up for grabs, offensive coordinator Frank Reich said Wednesday on the 94WIP Morning Show, via CBS Philly.

Asked if Bradford is the clear-cut No. 1 quarterback, Reich suggested that may not be the case.

"No, that’s probably not the right impression," Reich said. "I’ve been around this business a long time as a player and as a coach, and one of the things I’ve really come to appreciate is it’s not a contradiction to say you’ve got to have order. Because if you don’t have order it’s chaos. So, if you’re the head coach, you have got to come in and you’ve gotta establish order. There has to be organization, there has to be order, but the other thing that as coaches you’ve got to establish is a culture of competition. This is one of the most competitive industries in the world and so, to say that there’s not competition, that’s just the furthest thing from the truth.

"So, I don’t see the problem with creating order and competition at the same time, personally," Reich continued. "Every one of us as a coach and a player, you’re working hard to get better, but in that process you have to establish order and things have a way of working themselves out."

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