The reports that Philadelphia Eagles running back, DeMarco Murray is not happy has become a hot topic on Philly sports radio. Anthony Gargano had Eagles great, Brian Westbrook on the show on Monday morning.

Westbrook chimed in on a number of Eagles topics, most interestingly, the Murray report. Westbrook is from the old school. He had some choice words for Murray when he was asked about it on air.

“I am a firm believer that if guys don’t want to be there, they are not going to be good for you while they are there,” Westbrook said. “If you don’t want to be here, then BYE! You haven’t helped this team enough for me to say I want you to be here anyway.”

Westbrook said Murray is not in a true position to demand anything because he has not been productive. Murray struggled to live up to the big contract that he signed with the Eagles when Chip Kelly was running things.

Murray only had 702 yards on 193 carries last season. He averaged 3.6 yards per carry and only scored six touchdowns.

Sometimes the grass is not always as green as it looks. Apparently, that is the case for Murray. He wanted to explore options that gave him more money but those options didn’t include an unfair advantage, the Dallas Cowboys offensive line.

Now in the second year of his contract, Murray needs to figure out if he is going to try and make it work or go packing. It’s either all in or all out in Westbrooks mind.

“Every coach wants 100% buy in to what it is the team is trying to do. You are telling me DeMarco is saying that he doesn’t want to be here,” Westbrook said. “If you’re getting paid $8 or $9 million and you still don’t want to be here…At that point, I am going to try to do everything that I can to get you out of here.”

Westbrook’s idea makes sense, to a degree. The problem then becomes, can Ryan Matthews stay healthy? Darren Sproles is a solid option as well, but he may not be able to withstand the volume of carries that comes along with being a feature back.

This is where the 2016 NFL draft comes to mind. As Westbrook said; “You can find a guy in the third or fourth round, even fifth round maybe to help you out in those types of situations.”

The Eagles could definitely use a player that will come in and have an instant impact at the running back position.

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