The Philadelphia Eagles backfield was nothing short of a disappointment last season. After trading LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills and signing free agent running back DeMarco Murray, the Eagles thought the production in 2015 would not take a noticeable dip from the previous year. Unfortunately last season the Eagles’ backfield had it’s lowest output in every rushing category during the Chip Kelly regime.
The production in the passing game by the running backs was equally disappointing. Whether it was Ryan Mathews dropping wide-open passes on wheel routes or the overall lack of involvement, new head coach Doug Pederson has to not only involve the running backs more, but get quality production in all phases of the game.