Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and his teammates struggled to pick up the blitz durig the collapse, so Hurts rached out to an opposing defensie coordinstor for answers and Kellen Moore was brought in to help.
PHILADELPHIA – Never before had Wink Martindale in 40 years of coaching had an opposing quarterback call him looking to pick his brain – until Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts rung him up prior to the start of last year’s playoffs.
The defensive coordinator of the New York Giants last year and now the DC for the University of Michigan, Martindale told ESPN the call lasted about a half hour, and they discussed weaknesses in Philadelphia's protection and how New York tried to game-plan him. Of course, Hurts would never say that. He is more diplomatic and was again on Wednesday when asked why he called Martindale.
Whatever the two discussed last year didn’t help last year. Of course, it was probably too late to do much about it and the Eagles’ season ended in the first round of the playoff against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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