Murray insisted Thursday that he had not had a conversation with Kelly on the topic this week. It will also provide a clearer picture as to whether the Eagles have finally fixed their woes in the running game after stumbling the first four weeks, particularly whenever Murray has carried the ball. They don’t fear passes over the middle quite as much as they did when they were preparing for Graham, partly because a couple of months after that loss, they signed the quarterback of the Saints’ secondary, safety Malcolm Jenkins.
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We know Chip Kelly is a good coach, but after the Eagles’ disastrous start to the season, we’re starting to see he might not be a very good general manager. Kelly started in March 2014 with the release of Desean Jackson, a jaw dropping move that Eagles fans couldn’t believe.
The Eagles have a problem to solve. “We’re 1-3. It’s pretty frustrating”. Of course, it’s important to go into the offseason looking to address glaring weaknesses. “I mean, it’s the entire group”. Previous year is over. “You just have to be patient”. DeMarco Murray has struggled to get going behind an offensive line that Kelly neglected. You just can’t say it’s this guy’s fault.
“It’s not just carries, I just want to be on the field”, Murray said. We’re not anxious about what other people think. We were down, 20-7, at one point.
In continuing his scathing review of Kelly’s job performance, Bissinger took on the Eagles head coach in a more personal light later in the radio appearance.
“He is one of the all-time great quarterbacks to play in this league”, Kelly said to reporters when asked about Brees, per Eliot Schorr-Parks of True Jersey.
“All of us contributed to the loss”, Kelly said. “(Sproles) is with us now. “He’s doing his best”. There was a lot of hype surrounding the Eagles and expectations were high due to the team’s success in preseason. Give him time to develop.
The dink-and-dunk game Brees authored to beat Dallas Sunday night was similar to what Washington’s Kirk Cousins did to the Birds.
In addition to this, the Eagles doled out a huge amount of cash for DeMarco Murray, who has put up 47 rushing yards thus far this season. Yet there is more than the struggling offense. “Outstanding speed guy. And that was evident in overtime”. “But if this continues, much like the players that have gone, we’re going to start hearing the chipping away from within with the players, and unfortunately it’ll be under the “anonymous” tag to begin with”.
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Jenkins played the first five years of his career in New Orleans and won a Super Bowl there as a rookie. Bradford will be questioned about his ability to lead the team. I think that’s with everyone, not just me.
