Chip Kelly says he’s ’embarrassed’ by how Eagles played vs. Cowboys
Still, Kelly professed his confidence in Bradford as the starting quarterback and said he doesn’t plan to make any changes to the offensive line. “I mean, that’s not the way we’re supposed to play football and that’s not what we’re all about”. Second-year wide receiver Jordan Matthews has been noticed more for his drops than the 16 receptions for 182 yards he’s had through the first two games. This isn’t like picking up an offensive or defensive lineman who simply has to attack the man in front of them.
DeMarco Murray, the NFL’s defending rushing champion, had 2 yards on 13 carries.
Instead, Kelly made massive changes at key positions.
Worse still, Sam Bradford looked terrible at quarterback. He traded two-time All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy for linebacker Kiko Alonso.
The most obvious explanation is that there simply wasn’t enough time in the offseason for all the new pieces of this offense to coalesce together. The only difference is that Allen Barbre and Andrew Gardner have replaced Mathis and Todd Herremans, who were both released. They’ve struggled along with their veteran linemates. “I do think he has a poise and composure about him”, Garrett said. Yes, he’s a good coach and a smart guy, but what has he won?
Rivers brought a streak of 20 straight completions into the game, four shy of Donovan McNabb’s National Football League record. He started at right tackle in the season opener past year and left the game with a season-ending ankle injury. After two games, the team is without a win.
“Maybe from a schemewise, we need to switch some things up”, Johnson told the media (via Philly.com). “We’ve got to assess everything”. “I have to get better”. Weeden was the only healthy one for most of the second half against the Eagles, and Garrett said the emergency option would have been direct snaps to running backs Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden. “It’s not as sweet right now because we lost the game”.
Last year, a similar situation occurred. Carolina did it in 2013.
Whatever Marinelli is doing to the Eagles will be studied by others, but it won’t be executed any better than the Cowboys did Sunday as they scored a huge victory. That leaves the Panthers, Dolphins, and Saints as games that could possibly make or break the Cowboys’ season.
Chip Kelly runs the same plays over and over and now the Eagles’ offense is getting its butt kicked.
Effective gameplans haven’t come easy for the Eagles this season, especially when it comes to the running game.