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When Eagles running backs coach Duce Staley wasn’t sticking up for coach Chip Kelly on Wednesday, Staley was sticking up for running back DeMarco Murray.

“He’s a perfect fit for us, exactly what we want to do,” Staley said, via CSNPhilly.com. “Downhill, full-steam ahead. That’s what we’re preaching every day: one, two, three, four yards and a cloud of dust. And all the backs we have, they’re able to do that.”

In other words, they’re not jingle-footed.

And that’s ultimately why LeSean McCoy is gone. He was making too much money, and he wasn’t doing enough of what Kelly wants out of a running back. And now Murray andthe rest of the running backs will get a chance — and a decent amount of cash — to do what Kelly wants out of a running game.