Kelly: 'Not enough data' to say Ryan Mathews better than DeMarco Murray

Oct 10, 2015

The Philadelphia Eagles are a train wreck right now. Sitting at 1-3 without any semblance of a high-powered offense, it sure feels like Week 5's matchup against the Saints is a must win.

So Chip Kelly should be willing to do anything to create a spark with his team. The one thing he won't do? Roll with Ryan Mathews instead of DeMarco Murray.

Kelly was asked about Mathews outperforming Murray and said there's "not enough data" to definitively say Mathews is better.

"There is not enough data," Kelly said. "For you to just say that 'this' is better than 'that' because one of them didn't play in the one game where we had success running the football."

So far this season, Mathews has 132 rushing yards on 33 carries. Murray? 47 yards on 29 carries.

Fantasy Impact:

Mathews did look good against the Jets, the Eagles only win this season. Murray did have an 8-36-0 line last week which is a 4.5 yards per carry clip, his best this season. But the Eagles trailed much of the game and didn't stick with the run game. It's a nice matchup this week against the Saints but Murray is tough to trust. The hope is he at least shows more signs of life this week.

today

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans practices for second straight day

Greg Auman

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Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantasy Impact:

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

yesterday

49ers TE George Kittle "good to go" for Week 12

KNBR

yesterday · 5:34 PM EST

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Fantasy Impact:

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift misses Wednesday practice

Kevin Fishbain

yesterday · 1:29 PM EST

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Fantasy Impact:

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.