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PHILADELPHIA -- Todd Herremans showed up with a braided Mohawk haircut. Jeremy Maclin wore a T-shirt that read: "Im that Dude." DeSean Jackson, fittingly, looked like a rap star. Its a new era in Philadelphia. Time to kickoff Camp Chip Kelly. All 90 Eagles reported well before the deadline for arrival Thursday, and they were ready to go and eager to start fresh after last years miserable 4-12 finish under Andy Reid. "Ive been excited every day Ive been here," Kelly said. "I think our guys, Im trying to get that mindset for all of them. Its not, Lets get excited because its the first day of camp, and the third day of camp youre bored. You have to be excited to be out here with an opportunity to work with a bunch of guys. We have an outstanding staff, and the players have been outstanding in terms of their reception and them wanting to get better. "I was excited when I got here on the 16th of January, and its the same today. Just because we get a chance to get back out on the field, I dont think it changes that." Kelly holds his first full squad practice Friday, and the pads come on Sunday when the team moves over to Lincoln Financial Field and opens the doors to fans. More than 60,000 tickets already have been distributed for the practice. Theres quite a buzz circulating in the city and throughout camp, which is being held at the teams practice facility in Philadelphia after 17 years at Lehigh University. "Its like being home," tight end Brent Celek said. "And, you sleep better." Kelly replaced Reid, who was fired after 14 mostly successful seasons in which he led the Eagles to nine playoff appearances, six division titles, five conference championship games and one Super Bowl loss. The team lured Kelly away from Oregon, where he led the Ducks to a 46-7 record in four seasons and turned the program into a national powerhouse. Kelly is known for his innovative, high-octane offence, so its no surprise that hell be in control on game days. Offensive co-ordinator Pat Shurmur, the former Cleveland Browns coach, already said Kelly will be calling the plays. Everyone is interested to see how Kellys system translates in the NFL. "Its one of the principles that makes the offence successful," Shurmur said. "I think as time has gone on, youve seen that increase-paced, high-tempo type offence work its way into the NFL. Its a lot of what we do and I think its very important." The biggest question, of course, is which quarterback will be operating the offence. Michael Vick, Nick Foles and rookie Matt Barkley are competing for the starting job, and each has expressed confidence in his ability to be the No. 1 guy. Jackson and Maclin, the two starting wide receivers, faced questions about camps most intriguing battle. "Competition level is great," Jackson said. "I think we got four great quarterbacks that can all contribute to helping us win. At the end of the day, I say Vicks been here, hes going on 11 or 12 years and I just think hes accomplished some great things. But Nicks a great player, nothing to take away from him, never said anything bad about him." Maclin didnt have an opinion on the QB competition. "You cant get caught up in that," he said. "Thats a job thats going to come from the coaches. Thats a decision that will come from the coaches. All we can do, as receivers, whoevers out there throwing the ball, be accountable and go out there and make plays for them." Jackson had a busy off-season. He recently released a rap single and video called "Diamonds On My Neck," featuring Snoop Dogg. "Thats my other style," Jackson said of his hip-hop career. "Thats something I like doing. Im definitely a young kid, born and raised where I came from. So thats whats in me. 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Nike Shoes Clearance Outlet . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. Semyon Varlamov had a breakout season in 2013-14 and earned a long-term deal as a result. The Colorado Avalanche goaltender has been trying to recapture that success, but it has been a rough start for the Russian.Varlamov will be in net Friday when Colorado hosts the Winnipeg Jets, but his hold on the No. 1 goalie spot is tenuous. He has lost five straight games, including a tough outing in St. Louis on Sunday. He was pulled after two periods of the 5-1 loss to the Blues and has allowed 20 goals during his personal five-game losing streak.Hes permitted five goals in four of his eight starts and has a 2-6-0 record with one shutout, a 3.67 goals-against average and .881 save percentage. He is being pushed by Calvin Pickard, who was 3-0-0 with a shutout before giving up four goals to Arizona on Tuesday.Both guys, if I look for the battle for the net, weve played better games in front of Pick than we have for Varly, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar told HockeyBuzz.com after practice Thursday. Varlys played real good first periods and now we need him to sustain his game through the course of 60 minutes or 65 minutes plus.Colorado is hoping it catches the Jets a little leg weary after they played Thursday night. Catching Winnipeg on the second day of a back to back doesnt guarantee a win, though. The Jets came in two weeks ago after beating the Dallas Stars at home and came away with a 1-0 win over the Avalanche.The Jets won, 3-2, in Arizona on Thursday, the team that beat Colorado 4-2 on Tuesday.Bednar shook up his lines in that loss, moving future Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla to the third line and putting Rene Bourque on the second line with Gabriel Landeskog and Carl Soderberg. Bednar is trying to kick-start the offense, which has scored five goals in the last five games, four of them losses.ddddddddddddBut boosting the offense wont matter if Varlamov doesnt come out of his funk. He could give way to Pickard if he continues to struggle, but he needs help from his skaters.We have an obligation as a team to play well in front of him as well, Bednar told HockeyBuzz.com. You saw a little bit last game we left Pick hung out to dry on a few of the plays and we end up losing the game. We didnt give up a bunch of scoring chances, but we gave up way too many odd-man rushes. We broke some of them up and we miscued on some, but the scoring chances we gave up, there were too many quality chances.Colorado will be without forward Blake Comeau, who is expected to miss his third straight game with a groin injury.The Jets are coming in tired but happy after beating the Coyotes. They could also get fresh legs if defenseman Jacob Trouba makes his season debut. He took part in Thursdays morning skate but coach Paul Maurice stuck with the same lineup that beat Dallas on Tuesday.The performance of the players that are in the lineup now has to be important, and just getting him on the ice and getting him some time here, getting him comfortable, Maurice told the Winnipeg Free Press. Its going to be a tough call based on (Tuesdays) game, and really for some of them, when the player has to come out, we want it to be the right time.Winning Thursday might help with the decision to change the chemistry.Youre more open to put a new player in on back-to-back (with) fresh legs, Maurice told the Winnipeg Free Press. ' ' '