Marty Mornhinweg: 'I don't think there's a problem' with LeSean McCoy's carries
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Marty Mornhinweg: 'I don't think there's a problem' with LeSean McCoy's carries
Zach Berman, Inquirer Staff Writer
Statistics can sometimes be deceiving. They can also be revealing. So the question posed to Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg was simple: What does he make out of the fact that the Eagles are 3-0 when LeSean McCoy gets at least 20 carries, and 0-6 when he gets fewer than 20 carries?
"I make that we're in four-minute [offense] at the end of the game, so he gets a few more carries," Mornhinweg said. "It's just simple."
This is a factual inaccuracy, though. McCoy has had five carries in the final four minutes of wins this season. Five.
Told that the Eagles came from behind in their wins, Mornhinweg didn't waver.
"I think LeSean is eighth in carries and fourth in total touches; I don't think there's a problem there," Mornhinweg said. "Every game is different. You have to dig into every game. And usually the ball carriers a few more carries when you're ahead in the four minute and toward the end of the game."
Mornhinweg was correct about the amount of carries and touches that McCoy has. So it's not as if he isn't being used. But the carries number is telling -- 20 or more, the Eagles win. Twenty or fewer, the Eagles lose.
- Ha! Hadn't thought of old Harry Mudd for quite a while. Wonder if he's still on the planet with all those robots of his wife................
— dlscholt - Stupid is as stupid does.— RH
- Moronweg's comments pretty much sum up the Eagles' offensive difficulties, don't they? How does this guy still have a job? If any one of us performed in our jobs as poorly as Moronweg, we'd all be fired without question. But no, Moronweg gets to call predictable plays week after week, his offense struggles to put points on the board, and he gets to sit back and enjoy his job security for at least the rest of the season, if not longer. When will Limp Wrist Lurie stop torturing the Eagles' faithful with Moronweg's and Reidtard's play-calling ineptitude? ANY other team in the NFL would be handing Shady the ball 25+ times a game, and they would be WINNING, which is something Lurie apparently has an aversion to. Well guess what? We are FED UP with it, and we will be voting for a change with our wallets. i will not spend another nickel on this lame franchise as long as Reidtard and Moronweg are coaching the team.— Squizzy Magee
