Chip Kelly

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly yells at the officials to spot the ball as time runs out in the first half against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. (David Maialetti/Philadelphia Daily News)

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Daily News)

Following the Eagles' 37-34 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, cornerback Cary Williams said the defense has struggled early in games this season due to the intense practices head coach Chip Kelly runs throughout the week.

On Monday, in an interview on 94WIP, head coach Chip Kelly sounded less than pleased with Williams.

"I'll talk to Cary," Kelly said. "We'll sit down tomorrow. Today is an off day for our guys, so hopefully they're resting up and then we'll visit tomorrow."

Williams' comments came after the defense allowed 511 yards to the Redskins, 427 of which came through the air. The unit also got off to another slow start, allowing either a touchdown or a field goal on the Redskins' first four drives.

Kelly, however, did not buy into the fact that the slow starts have to do with the players adjusting from a hard week of work -- at least not for Williams.

"Cary actually didn't really practice last week," Kelly said. "So he was limited; he just did some light things on Wednesday and Thursday, and then Friday is obviously a walk through for us. So we monitor all of our players on an individual basis and then kind of what they can do and can't do. So, we're practicing the same way we've always practiced."

The way Kelly has always practiced -- lightning fast -- has been a rallying cry for some players. After the team's win over the Indianapolis Colts last week, players talked about how they they view the end of games as "period 22," the last period of practice for the team.

"I believe we're the freshest team in the fourth quarter," Kelly said. "I think if you look at what we're doing in the fourth quarter of games, I thought our defense came up huge. Malcolm Jenkins, two weeks in a row with interceptions in the fourth quarter was big for us. I thought the way our whole team played in the fourth quarter obviously shows what type of conditioning we have."

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