Appearing on NFL GameDay Morning, NFL Network’s Albert Breer reports the Eagles “do plan to play” DeMarco Murray against the Redskins.
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After Sunday’s loss in Washington, Murray was asked if he’s getting enough touches. It’s how the plays are being called. I think Bradford has had his struggles, but I also think players need to step up around him. “It’s just how it is”.
Owners have been extremely disappointed with Murray’s performance so far in 2015, and after Mathews posted a 100-yard stat line last week, the workload might be more even for Week 4.
“I knew what I was coming here to do”, Murray said. If Murray plays, he’d at least be at a few risk for a re-injury, but it sets up as a game to hammer the run.
For all the talk of what guys like Murray, Sproles and receiver Jordan Mathews can do with the football, you would think Kelly and the offense would do a better job of really utilizing those guys in the passing game.
DeMarco Murray did not mince words about his lack of touches in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Otherwise, the Eagles have averaged 52.3 rushing yards per game, including seven total yards in a week two loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Does Murray need to go to Kelly and demand more work? Murray said, via ESPN.
There were plenty of other problems for the Eagles.
Sturgis, who missed a 33-yard field goal attempt wide left at the end of the first half, pushed the extra-point try wide right.
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“That final drive – I wasn’t capable of doing that when I came in the league as a rookie”. We want to be able to make the big play on defense.
The Eagles haven’t allowed an individual 100-yard rusher in the last 16 games, tying Atlanta for the longest active streak.
“A lot of dinking and dunking and shallow crosses and running game”, Eagles defensive coordinator Bill Davis said. “A lot of teams would just go ultimately to the pass”.
“The rest of the team gave such a great effort out there today”, Sturgis said. He also had two catches for 13 yards.
Later in the third quarter Bradford, who had a 14-yard scramble for a first down earlier in the game, stiff-armed pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan rolling out and threw a 10-yard scoring strike to Brent Celek with 8:17 left.
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Notes: Bradford finished 15 for 28 for 270 yards.
