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DeMarco Murray is Upset about His Touches
By Jim Adair
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After today’s pitiful loss to the Redskins, DeMarco Murray sounded off about the number of carries he’s getting. Specifically, according to Eliot Shorr-Parks, that the number is too low:
“Do I think I’m touching the ball? Umm…No I’m not. I don’t think I am … I knew what I was coming in here to do. I knew I was going to be the guy. I knew (Darren) Sproles and (Ryan) Mathews were two great backs. I knew with this offense, a lot of guys touch the ball.”
Last year, Murray touched the ball – and this is mathematical – a whole bunch. This year, not a ton:
DeMarco Murray rushing at this point last year: 99 carries, 534 yards, 5 TDs.
DeMarco Murray rushing now: 29 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD.— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) October 4, 2015
It’s baffling that Murray isn’t getting the ball more, but that’s just one of many baffling things going on with Chip Kelly’s gameplan.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.