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They had a deal in place with Gore that he backed out of at the last minute. They then brought in Mathews as their starter, but while this was all going down, Murray was being offered a crap deal from Dallas. Bradford makes the call, yada yada, they bring him in. I think it was partially a desperation move because they looked at Mathews as a guy that could certainly be their #1, but also came with a lot of injury baggage. Demarco played in the spread offense in college with Bradford, so they probably felt that, even though it was NOT how he was used in Dallas, he could adjust to Chip's system. Its clear in hindsight that was a bad assumption top make. They saw a way to get last year's leading rusher and steal him from a divisional rival. I remember at the beginning of the year people (myself included) were expecting this team to set records for amount of rushing attempts, thinking that Chip's run based offense would be able to utilize a 3 back system to keep them all fresh throughout the game. I thought it was going to be amazing watching the fast paced offense tire out defenders and then just start banging away in the fourth quarter with Mathews and Murray on fresh legs.
Rumor has it, as Mathews was signing his contract, he dislocated his finger and Chip realized he may need another one also.
Mathews gets hurt a lot. The plan was Gore and Mathews as kind of a 1a, 1b scenario. Chip maybe panicked when Gore backed out.
Take this for what it's worth after listening to Ray Didenger, I'm inclined to believe it was a true demotion. He didn't start the game nor finish the game. But who knows? If I had to pick between him and Woodhead then yeah--I'd probably play Murray. I'd be holding my nose though.Oh ann yeah, I think Chip lies his ### off to the media.
Hall,of Fame reporter and greatest eagles historian. He's the only voice of reason generally in the sea of madness known as the Philly media.
I will after this week barring injuries to other Eagles RB's. I gave Cobb from GB the boot this week.dirtyjay said:
Welcome to Philly. Chip's basic press conference is lying to the media. He can't even let little things go without lying about it.
Ray Didinger is one of the most knowledgeable football historians alive. Works for NFL films and has a real understanding of the game and the many different nuances. He is not an old stuck in his way guy either. He recognizes the many changes that have occurred over the years.
Furthermore, he was staunchly against the McCoy trade/Murray acquisition and he VEHEMENTLY opposed the Bradford/Foles trade. During the summer I found myself getting angry with Ray thinking he just couldn't see the brilliance of Chip. He's been right all along and I've been duped.
I've bumped into Ray a handful of times in Roxborough-think he lives in Lafayette hill. Most gracious and thoughtful guy. Stops, shakes your hand, will chit chat about the upcoming game. Just an awesome guy. Knowledgable as hell too.
Great. Now I know who he is. Sounds like a great guy and good source.
Class act all around. Packer fans would love him because he knows a ridiculous amount about the Lombardi era.
I think it cost them the division. No way they are 0-7 when Romo was out if they still had Murray. Crappy signing by the Eagles, but Dallas misses him dearly.
Seth Joyner had an interesting proposal: have Philly trade him back to Dallas. Have Dallas pay what's they originally offered and we'd pick up the balance. Have Dallas also throw in a lineman or two. None of the starters but even practice squad guys. Anybody.
You're also dealing with Jerry Jones and Chip Kelly. Two guys who would never admit they made a mistake, which is what that deal would be doing.
Yeah sorry but he's not a bum. He's extremely talented. Just like Peterson and Gurley he needs opportunity. See what happens to any RB with only 10 touches a game. He's a bell cow and he gets better as the game goes on. He needs 25-30 touches a game and it's just not happening in this offense. It also doesn't help Philly plays from behind a lot. The only thing that is shocking for me is they don't use him in the receiving game as much because he has some of the best hands of any RB I have ever seen. That was always his strength going back to college. He is a three down back and Philly will never use him that way with a three headed RBBC. I am a big Demarco fan but I knew this would be a problem so I avoided him for fantasy purposes. Just the presence of Sproles alone makes you question his value due to lack of volume.
I just don't agree. Peterson runs with a physicality and violence like not other back. I haven't had the opportunity to watch Gurly. The idea that Murray is being used wrong has been debunked thoroughly. I've watched every snap. He's slow and lacks "suddenness." He's being outperformed by three--count them three--other running backs on this team. I don't doubt that he may dirt I. Elsewhere but he is no where near the talent of Peterson or McCoy for that matter.
I think Murray is a case study for why it's a bad idea to award huge contracts to the RB position in the NFL today. It's all about the O-line run blocking anyway for guys like Murray. Like most other RBs, he's no Adrian Peterson. And even with AP, the Vikings are still only a wildcard team at best.
Because of Demarco Murray, the Philadelphia Eagles are proof you shouldn't pay big money to running backs, while the Dallas Cowboys are proof that sometimes it may be worth it.
No he's not but here are two bits of advice I have for you: check the active list. I'd be shocked if Philly activated all four RBs so if Mathews is active then I highly doubt Barner will be.
Rappaport has been known to throw feces at a wall. I could be wrong but I can't see how the eagles activate all four backs. Hang in there until 11:30 when inactives are posted.
Article on nfl.Com says sproles will lead the way with matthews mixed in.also a chance murray gets benched.
He could be right but wait for someone else to confirm before taking action. There have been lots of cases where what he reports doesn't pan out, which means either he makes stuff up or teams feed him bad information and he runs with it.
