Though Shurmur stressed Wednesday that he was involved in “2,000” reps during the springtime camps, Murray was not certain that over-use was the reason he’d been limited by Kelly in the more formal training setting. Reynolds, the Eagles’ fifth-round pick, couldn’t even make the team. It’s been only one game, though, and he must prove it was no fluke. Curry had been getting some snaps at OLB throughout training camp. I interviewed him on the second day of training camp, and while he talked a fearless game, his body language betrayed a lack of confidence in his health.
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As long as the Eagles other running backs stay healthy – like Ryan Matthews as Kelly mentioned – then Murray should benefit from the lighter workload and even increase his efficiency during the season. “You’ve got to stack those games on top of each other and just show that it’s not a one-time flash of greatness”. Reports emerged that a plane crash occurred at the airport where the Eagles fans’ banner plane was scheduled to take off. It was originally thought that the “We Got DeMarco” plane crashed, but it turned out that the Eagles fan who organized the fundraiser (@TheMightyEROCK) was not connected to the tragedy. I think he’s been there, done that … It’s not all new for him. “He spent the entire offseason here”. Then he was moved to inside linebacker early in the season when injuries decimated the position, and was often unsure of himself.
The slow but comprehensive changes to the Eagles’ offense will become clearer Saturday when both Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray are expected to compete in a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Linc. In all, he had 449 touches, which is something running backs usually find it hard to bounce back from, unless they’re managed properly and not run down into the ground, as Larry Johnson was in Kansas City after a couple of big seasons.
Smith rarely played after that.
Chip Kelly says he’s not anxious – yet. I am.
Can you believe somebody could believe Tim Tebow would be anything but a quarterback? Archaic NFL rules prevented him from joining the team until after his Stanford graduation, which wasn’t until June. That being said, there’s no denying this was a huge leap forward for Reynolds, and everybody else vying for one of those spots is suddenly playing catch-up. He said he didn’t know why. “I played corner. I played nickel, I played wideout”. While the Eagles faithful are likely getting a bit impatient to see the wrapping paper ripped off their brand new toy, head coach Chip Kelly has been mostly mum on Murray’s limited workload. I was on every special teams unit.
“I just need to get a good feeling”.
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“I don’t listen to it. I am not anxious about it at all”. “I wanted to show the coaches that I was ready”.
