PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles wide receivers put forth an uninspiring performance in Monday's win over the Indianapolis Colts, and head coach Chip Kelly said Tuesday's he's looking for much more from that group.
The trio of Jeremy Maclin, Riley Cooper and Jordan Matthews combined for just six receptions on 18 targets from quarterback Nick Foles with Maclin leading the team with four receptions.
Cooper, for his part dropped a sure-thing touchdown in the first quarter that stalled the Eagles drive and led to a Cody Parkey missed 38-yard field goal.
Tuesday afternoon, less than 18 hours after the Eagles left Lucas Oil Stadium with a 30-27 come from behind victory, Kelly implored his receivers to be better during his weekly day after press conference.
"We had a few drops at the wideout spot, we also had a couple of balls that probably could have been placed a little better," Kelly said. "They've gotta come up with the catches and we have to place the ball a little bit better.
"I want everybody to play better. I want our outside receivers to play better, I want our inside receivers to play better, I want the running backs and the offensive line, I want everybody. But I still think we're getting production."
Foles certainly isn't blameless in the receiver's struggles through the first two games as the quarterback appeared to hold onto the football way too long against the Jacksonville Jaguars when the receivers seemed to be breaking open but against the Colts it seemed Maclin and company struggled to create separation.
Not that last year's group, including DeSean Jackson -- who the Eagles will face this week against the Redskins--, specialized in that aspect of the game, according to Kelly.
"We got in that situation last year where our outside guys got shot down," Kelly said. "And you got to get to your slots and tight ends."
Still, Foles needs to be more accurate which could help cut down on costly dropped passes including Cooper's in the end zone and Celek letting a would-be touchdown pass bounce off of his hands.
"It's a lot of things," Kelly explained, when asked about what has caused Foles' somewhat erratic start to the season. "Sometimes he's rushed, which pushes him off his mark a little bit, so it's always a combination of things.
"It's never just one thing because if it was just one thing, then it's easily correctable. But if there's not just one thing, you have to kind of work on everything. Sometimes the pocket collapses around him and they get blocked back into him. Sometimes he has to do a better job of stepping up in the pocket, but there are a lot of things."
Despite the offense's relative inconsistencies, the Eagles still rank at or near the top of the league in every category. The Eagles finished Week 2 as the league's leading offense averaging 439 yards per game, second in the league in passing offense averaging 303 yards per game and ninth in rushing offense posting 136 yards per game.
"No one should be patting themselves on the back, anywhere," Kelly said. "We're fortunate to be 2-0 and we've done a nice job of coming back in both games but there's a lot of work in every aspect of the game that we need to work on and that's the great thing about this group, they understand that.
"The thing about this group is that we're built with more than two weapons. If for some reason they say 'hey, we're going to try and go play man and play those guys out there,' then we have to go beat them in other places and that's one of the reasons it happened to us last year. Bringing Jordan [Matthews] in here, giving Ertz more playing time, our biggest thing is 'who's going to matchup with your inside guy?'"
As the Eagles look ahead to Week 3 against the Redskins, it seems as though getting an already high powered offense firing on all cylinders has become a top priority for Kelly and the coaching staff.
Follow Matt Lombardo on Twitter @MattLombardo975. Find NJ.com Philadelphia Sports on Facebook