The Eagles announced Saturday that they interviewed running backs coach Duce Staley for the head coaching position that opened when they fired Chip Kelly.

Duce Staley might be the guy who does this next year ...

At the least Staley would seem to satisfy owner Jeff Lurie's criteria of relating to today's players and understanding what it takes to be part of the organization's passion.

Staley played 10 seasons in the NFL, the first seven with the Eagles, who took the South Carolina running back off the board in the third round of the 1997 draft.

Lurie, at the news conference following the dismissal of Kelly, verbalized what he sought in his next head coach.

“You’ve got to open your heart to players and everybody you want to achieve peak performance,” Lurie said. “I would call it ... a style of leadership that values information, all the resources that are provided and at the same time values emotional intelligence.”

LeSean McCoy had fun doing a spot on the NFL Fan Pass What's Up Pro show.

McCoy supplied a pretty good imitation of Eagles running backs coach Duce Staley in this video.

Staley and McCoy and the rest of the Eagles running backs had gathered after McCoy rushed for a franchise record 217 yards to defeat the Lions in the snow game. When the room was clearing Staley spoke to McCoy.

"McCoy, you’ve got to get it done," McCoy said doing the Staley impression. "You’re leaving yards out there. I’m like, what game you watching Coach?

"But he’s a good coach. I like Duce. He always finds ways to get it out of me."

Follow @bobgrotz on Twitter