THE EAGLES ran 51 plays at Washington. They would have been shut out had they not finally started blocking well enough for Sam Bradford to hit some deep balls against a suspect secondary. They couldn't run the ball with any consistency whatsoever. Not DIDN'T run the ball, COULDN'T run the ball.
So handing it to DeMarco Murray 20 times would have done what, exactly? Ensured that they never scored any points?
Of course Murray needs the ball more. Everybody on the Eagles' offense needs the ball more. Zach Ertz needs the ball more. Darren Sproles needs the ball more.