DeMarco Murray’s death stare at Sam Bradford sums up Eagles’ start
I don’t know what Sam Bradford said or did to cause DeMarco Murray to stare a hole through him.
Or maybe it’s just one of those instant clips that gets taken out of context. Maybe Bradford was discussing something very important and that was Murray’s “I’m really focused on what you’re saying” look.
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But if you need one quick thing to sum up the state of the Philadelphia Eagles after two games, @DCBlueStar on Twitter captured it:
WHOA! I think I turned and ran from my screen just seeing that look from Murray.
We all know the Eagles have some issues after two weeks (NFL Films’ Greg Cosell expertly broke down the Xs and Os of their issues in this post from Tuesday). Bradford has struggled to see things clearly. Murray has 11 yards on 21 carries. The offensive line has been bad. The receivers aren’t getting open. None of Chip Kelly’s moves are working out. It’s a mess.
And then came this news: Murray left practice early Wednesday with a hamstring strain. The team announced that. We’ll see how injured Murray is. Being hobbled this week against the New York Jets wouldn’t help break his slump.
It’s not too surprising that people are reacting quickly with the Eagles off to a slow start. Kelly made a lot of controversial and drastic moves this offseason that opened him up to instant criticism. Former NFL defensive end Osi Umenyiori summed up the early heat on Kelly and the Eagles:
Kelly was asked a lot of questions on Wednesday about the notion his offense may be too predictable, that opponents might know what’s coming. He dismissed that.
“When you’re not successful, I think guys are grasping at excuses to be honest with you,” Kelly said. “We still need to block and tackle.”
And then came the questions of whether Kelly would change quarterbacks, after all of two weeks with Bradford, the quarterback he traded a second-round pick and Nick Foles to get. He was asked if Mark Sanchez would start this week against the New York Jets on a conference call with Jets media (from Seth Walder of the New York Daily News):
Yep, it’s getting a little crazy around the Eagles. Just imagine how bad it’ll get if the Eagles fall to 0-3 this week.
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