Eagles turning to running back by committee

Following Philadelphia’s 35-28 win over the New England Patriots, in which Murray had eight carries for just 24 yards, he met with Lurie and reportedly expressed his frustrations regarding his role in coach Chip Kelly’s offense this season.

Since the Cowboys didn’t want to pony up for Murray, the Eagles signed him to a fair deal, getting a running back that would seemingly fit Chip Kelly’s preference for a “north-south” runner.

Kelly showed each of his players film of one standout play they made this season on the eve of Sunday’s game in Foxborough, Mass. Several said it was the first time he’d done so, but the principle behind the exercise wasn’t any different than Kelly’s core belief about accentuating the positive.

This season, Murray sits at just 569 yards, totals that would remind some of a backup running back.

“I think positive reinforcement is a positive way to be successful”, Kelly said Monday. We’re going to make game plans this week that are going to help us with the Buffalo Bills game.

Kelly was certainly a better hire than guys like Rob Chudzinski, Marc Trestman, or Doug Marrone, but the fact remains that in his third season the Eagles are not a team that is ascending, leaving his future and the team’s very murky. The Eagles are one-point underdogs versus the Bills and former Eagles running back Shady McCoy. “I think the world of him”. “We don’t have to make maneuvers, but they have warranted them in terms of what we’ve seen out of them from a production standpoint and how they are approaching things”.

DeMarco Murray’s time with the Philadelphia Eagles hasn’t gone as planned since he signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the team in the offseason. There’s a lot of things we get blocked up and Shady hits.

A lot of his struggles can directly be related to Kelly because in the new scheme, he has been told to run laterally much more often than before, not forward. He’s a downhill runner and we saw that with Dallas past year.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Murray’s reduced role was actually a step up for a team just trying to stay in the mix in the NFC East. Murray offered the following after playing far fewer snaps than he generally does at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

“My legs were a little rusty, but I was happy”, Mathews said after his first practice since he suffered a concussion November 15 against Miami. I’ve talked to DeMarco since then.

However Bridgewater didn’t stop there, the Vikings second-year quarterback went on to say it’s a bit embarrassing to hear a guy say that he was scared on the football field.

“I think everything is a weekly basis depending on who we are matched up with”, Kelly added. I think Murray made a mistake by leaving the Cowboys. Kenjon Barner had nine rushes for 39 yards.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins (14) catches 53 yard pass as Houston Texans strong safety Quintin Demps (27) and strong safety Kevin Johnson (30) defends during the first half at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Murray declined comment in the locker room after Eagles practice today.