Chip Kelly told reporters on Monday that he was “embarrassed” by the Eagles’ offensive performance during Sunday’s 20-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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The Cowboys are 2-0. Would it be wiser to wait until the Panthers’ game instead of having Romo play two games in five days after a two-month absence?
“We’ve been hard at it”, executive vice president Stephen Jones said. Sam Bradford hasn’t been very good as the Eagles’ starting quarterback either and all of the offseason moves that Kelly made are beginning to look like massive mistakes.
The Eagles gained just seven yards running the football against the Dallas Cowboys, with star running back DeMarco Murray rushing for two yards in the game. Kendricks grabbed his hamstring after covering Lance Dunbar on a deep pass into the end zone that fell incomplete with about 1:40 left in the period. The linebacker depth may be tested moving forward as both Mychal Kendricks and Kiko Alonso left the game with injuries.
Under the injured reserve rules, Romo will not be able to practice for six weeks, though it’s unlikely he would have been cleared to do so anyway. “(Matt Cassel? Chad Henne?) So the Cowboys will now have to rely on defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli’s unit to play low-scoring, run-heavy games”, King wrote. He experienced a similar injury in Week 7 of the 2010 season and ended up missing the rest of the season.
Dallas will be relying heavily on the defense considering the offense is without Romo and receiver Dez Bryant, who is dealing with a broken foot and is expected to miss 2-3 months.
Weeden started 15 games for Cleveland in 2012 as a 29-year-old rookie.
And yet, the biggest question is whether they’ll still be in contention by the time Romo and Bryant are on the field together again. If he goes on the injured list with the option of returning, the visit to the Dolphins would be the first possible return date.
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The 2007 Heisman Trophy win from the University of Florida spent time with the Broncos, Jets, Patriots and recently the Eagles, who cut him after he demonstrated some improved passing skills during preseason play. That would be quite an accomplishment without three of the best players the team had during the 2015 season.
