The Facts: Chip Kelly hasn't put a number on how he'll divvy up the touches. But a 50-30-15 split between DeMarco Murray, Mathews and Darren Sproles would be an early guess. "When we had it rolling at Oregon, we had guys like Jonathan Stewart, who is playing for Carolina, and LeGarrette Blount," Kelly said.

Diehards Line:Indeed, even if Mathews is No. 2 to Murray's No. 1, the distribution of carries is unlikely to be as disparate as it was with LeSean McCoy over the previous two seasons. McCoy logged more than 64 percent of the Eagles' carries. Playing second fiddle will be something new to Mathews, who was drafted 10th overall by the Chargers in 2010. He averaged more than 15 carries a game in San Diego. In 2013, he rushed for 1,255 yards on 285 carries. Two years earlier, he tallied 1,091 yards on the ground on just 222 carries. Mathews doesn't expect to be underused with the Eagles' apparent commitment to getting back to a run-based offense that sets up the pass. "It's a run-first offense -- at least I think it's going to be a run-first offense," Mathews said. "We run the ball a lot. It's one cut and get up the field and that's my style." Fantasy owners will want to watch how things play out in coming weeks, but a division like the one provided by Inquirer staffer Jeff McLane would move Mathews out of handcuff territory and into viable bye-week filler material.