Chip Kelly has no plans to change Eagles’ offensive personnel
While there was no official word from the Eagles on the severity of the injury, Murray is listed as limited on the team’s injury report. The Dolphins’ offensive coordinator is Bill Lazor, who was the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach in Kelly’s first season.
DeMarco Murray’s weekly media availability was abruptly canceled Wednesday, an Eagles spokesman saying Murray had left practice early with a hamstring problem and would not be available. That being said, Murray also has a somewhat checkered history when it comes to injuries.
The Philadelphia Eagles look like a broken team at 0-2.
If you’re an Eagles fan, then Sunday’s highlights against the Cowboys was the farthest thing from eye candy. Through two games, one of them against the Eagles, the Falcons are averaging only 2.8 yards per carry.
Murray has received just 21 carries through his first two games with the birds, struggling to just 11 yards.
Brent Celek and Jason Kelce attempted to shoulder the blame for the abhorrent performance of the Philadelphia Eagles running game through two weeks. The Eagles have not been able to run the ball at all, throw it deep, or involve anyone consistently in the passing game other than Jordan Matthews and the running backs (more on Matthews here). Dissatisfaction is high and patience seems to be wearing thin. “I’m sure he’ll be back tomorrow”. “A lot of guys look to him in that leadership role”.
The good news for Philadelphia is that it has insurance in the event Murray can’t go in Week 3 versus the Jets’ stout defense. As soon as Kelly finds an edge from reading about the game, he adds it to his teams repertoire immediately no matter how big nor small it is.
Rewatch the loss to the Cowboys and you’ll see plenty of examples of Dallas defensive linemen shooting through gaps that you wouldn’t ordinarily expect them to target. “I just asked Josh, ‘do you think they knew our signals?’ and he said no. I said, Josh do you think they’re picking up on things and he said no”. “I think my feet were a little bit off last week”. “We still need to block and tackle”, Kelly told Pro Football Talk. “I don’t think we will see [Sanchez on Sunday]”.
“Sam is a real student of the game”, Kelly said.