DeMarco Murray
As if we needed further proof that Chip Kelly had no idea what he was doing in the NFL, we need to look no further than Philadelphia’s acquisition of DeMarco Murray. Even after signing free agent running back Ryan Mathews, the Eagles still thought it was necessary to give Murray a massive five-year, $40 million contract. Kelly envisioned a backfield where Murray and Mathews would each get double-digit carries, wearing out opposing defenses.
Instead, the only thing Murray ended up “wearing out” in the 2015 season was the bench. He was an awful fit in the Philadelphia offense and eventually lost a majority of his carries to Mathews and Darren Sproles. Just one year into his contract, the Eagles traded Murray to the Titans. To make matters worse for the Eagles, Murray had a fantastic bounce-back season in 2016 with the Titans, so apparently the problem was Kelly and the Eagles rather than Murray.