Chip Kelly down on Eagles' running game

With the game on the line late in the fourth quarter and facing a third-and-goal at the 49ers' 1-yard line, the Eagles had two opportunities to score the short-yardage go-ahead touchdown. But Philadelphia opted not to run the ball even once, with quarterback Nick Foles throwing incomplete on third and fourth down to help seal San Francisco's victory.

So, what happened? Why didn't the Eagles try to run the ball into the end zone? Probably because coach Chip Kelly had no confidence in the running game.
"We didn't run the ball very well at all -- that's probably an understatement -- all day long," Kelly said on the 94WIP Morning Show on Monday morning, via CBS Philadelphia. "Got the ball to the one and a half [yard-line], but just knew that from that distance, with the type of push we were getting inside, I just didn't think we were going to be able to run the ball in from that distance."
That's ... well, that's got to be disappointing for the Eagles, especially knowing LeSean McCoy was the NFL's leading rusher with 1,607 yards last season.
But watching McCoy on Sunday, it seemed that something wasn't quite right. Maybe it's a lack of offensive line cohesiveness, but the explosiveness we've come to expect from McCoy wasn't evident.
In all, McCoy rushed 10 times for 17 yards (he has 29 carries for 39 yards combined in the past two games), while the Eagles only gained 22 yards on the ground against the 49ers.
Kelly, though, looks at the offensive line, ravaged by injuries and a suspension to former first-round pick Lane Johnson, and sees the problem.
"We got whooped up front," Kelly said, via CSN Philly. "We're not very good up front right now. We've got a lot of guys banged up. That's not an excuse, it's just the reality."
Johnson returns from his PED suspension this week, so that should help. But left tackle Jason Peters missed part of the game Sunday with an injury, and guard Evan Mathis and center Jason Kelce -- two of the finest linemen in the league -- will miss a large chunk of the season with injuries of their own.
"We're not getting movement," right tackle Todd Herremans said. "We're not hitting our combos correctly. Just not playing well. Everybody up front wants to do it. I don't think it's a communication thing. We just didn't play well today."
For now, the makeshift line will have to stand. Kelly said the team recently worked out a group of linemen -- not including Richie Incognito, by the way -- but aside from signing Wade Smith, he said "there's not much out there right now.