Among the many fires Chip Kelly was looking to extinguish last week leading up to Sunday's win over New Orleans, one that proved difficult to contain was the apparently growing unhappiness of running back DeMarco Murray.
After the deflating loss to Washington, Murray was asked if he thought he should be getting the ball more. He carried the ball eight times against the Redskins and caught two passes. The fact that he gained just 36 yards on those eight runs should have made him a bit circumspect, but considering he had gained a whopping 11 yards in his previous 21 carries to begin the season, maybe he viewed 8 for 36 as a breakout or something.