"I don't think how we are handing the ball off is the problem right now," Kelly said, dismissing that idea.
Poor blocking on the offensive line is the biggest reason for Philadelphia's dismal run game. New guards Allen Barbre and Andrew Gardner are struggling.
Mathews, who ran for 1,000 yards twice in five seasons in San Diego, has 4 yards on four carries. Veteran Darren Sproles has 46 yards on six carries.
Still, Kelly insists on running much of the offense in a shotgun formation. Murray and Mathews have been most successful during their careers when they line up behind the quarterback and follow an attacking,Wholesale Jerseys China, aggressive offensive line.
He traded franchise rushing leader LeSean McCoy partly because he's more of an east-west runner, though that didn't matter when he had 1,607 yards in 2013.
"The guys we have are the guys we are playing with for the remainder of the season," Kelly said. "It's not about a change thing."
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — DeMarco Murray went from breaking records in Dallas to historically terrible stats in Philadelphia.
Two years after the Eagles had the best rushing offense in the NFL,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, they now have the worst. Everyone deserves part of the blame except the guys actually running the ball because they have nowhere to go.
"I have to get better." Murray said. "Individually, we all have to get better. Collectively, we all have to get better. We have to look in the mirror and each guy has to take it upon themselves to get things going."
Perhaps the Eagles miss Evan Mathis and Todd Herremans more than coach Chip Kelly anticipated. He released Mathis, the two-time Pro Bowl left guard, because he wanted a new contract. He released Herremans, the longtime right guard, to save $2.8 million in cap space.
Murray, who broke Emmitt Smith's franchise record with a league-leading 1,Cheap Jerseys,845 yards rushing last season, has 11 yards on 21 carries in two games.
"Everybody has predictabilities and tendencies going into every game," Kelly said,NFL Jerseys Supply, shrugging off that notion.
Another problem could be defenses have figured out how to stop Kelly's offense and his plays are too predictable. Opponents and even Eagles players suggested it.
"Right now, it doesn't matter who the running back is, we are not doing anything upfront to give him an opportunity," Kelce said. "We have got to get this fixed up front. We have to get it better. I'm not playing well. It doesn't matter who is next to me if I'm not getting my job done."
So, Kelly is calling more sweeps. Those plays better fit McCoy's style and worked better when the athletic Mathis was here. Gardner and Barbre are having trouble pulling out, allowing defensive linemen and linebackers to burst through the line and stop the backs for losses.
Give Kelly some blame for his playcalling.
Center Jason Kelce isn't playing like a guy who went to the Pro Bowl last season. Jason Peters certainly doesn't look like a seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle.
So much for that three-headed monster rushing attack everyone expected.
"I don't think the running backs even really had time to assess if there was a hole," Kelly said after the Cowboys held the Eagles to 7 yards rushing in a 20-10 win. "Too much penetration up front. Too many guys in the backfield."
Yet, it's not his fault.
He signed Murray and Mathews because he preferred downhill runners who hit holes quickly. But they're not getting opportunities to run straight ahead because the blocking up the middle isn't opening any holes.
For Murray,NFL Jerseys China, that's an average of 1.6 feet (not yards) per carry.
No player has run 20 or more times in his team's first two games and gained fewer yards, according to statistics dating back to 1960. Denver's Montee Ball had the previous low of 38 yards on 20 carries in 2013.
With Sam Bradford at quarterback,Cheap Jerseys From China, zone-read plays don't fool the defense.
Murray might not get the chance to get on track this week against the New York Jets (2-0) because he has a hamstring injury. Ryan Mathews would replace him in the starting lineup.
No matter how you dissect it, the Eagles need to figure it out or they won't come close to those lofty preseason expectations.
