You can go ahead and count Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy among those who think that Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly made a couple of poor decisions by handing hefty free agent contracts to DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews.
Considering the cap room the Eagles used to lock up the two ball carriers came as a direct result of Kelly's decision to jettison McCoy in a player-for-player swap with the Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso, it's not really surprising that McCoy thinks ill of the moves.
"I thought about that a little bit. I didn't understand it. I should say that. And Chip I think is a really good coach. I think this is something different for him kind of managing both, from being a coach to now kind of managing the team as far as the players that they get and they pay," McCoy said while a guest on The Rich Eisen Show, per PhillyMag.com.
"I saw that they originally were trying to get Frank Gore, and he backed out. So then when they got DeMarco and they got Ryan Mathews, I thought it was like a panic move. With that media in Philadelphia, they can get tough on you. So I guess that was just the way to make it right. I don't know. I can't really answer it. They took two backs to replace one. I think DeMarco's a hell of a back. I think he'll do a good job there. I'm not sure how that went."
The Eagles and Kelly, after flipping McCoy for Alonso, were reported to have agreed to a handshake agreement with bruising future Hall of Fame running back Frank Gore, only to have Gore renege on the deal a few days later and instead head to Indianapolis in free agency.
It was then reported that the team had moved on to Ryan Mathews, an injury-prone former first-round pick of the San Diego Chargers. Again, a contract was negotiated and reportedly agreed upon, but no pen had been put to paper, so nothing was official.
Talk then began to build that Kelly was interested in former Dallas Cowboys running back and last year's leading rusher in the NFL, DeMarco Murray.
The same day that Murray arrived to meet with the Eagles, Mathews arrived to sign his deal.
Amid a flurry of reports of which running back Kelly really wanted and whether signing one would preclude Philly from keeping the other - not to mention the helicopters chasing Murray's procession to the Novacare Complex - Mathews and Murray both wound up signing with the team.
McCoy, who also said that he was "shocked" that he was traded, has also said that he is "happy" and glad to feel appreciated in Buffalo.
It seems Kelly's decision to move him and his high cap figure, only to then turn around and hand a deal with $18 million guaranteed to Murray, continues to irk him though.
