Two years with big changes and two years of no preseason play from Jalen Hurts means two straight years of early problems.
Nick Sirianni’s toughest critics say lack of preseason play hurt the Eagles but still think they’ll be ‘special’Jalen Hurts talks to head coach Nick Sirianni with new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore in the background. The trio have had rough going early in the 2024 season.Last season, after several weeks of self-inflicted drama from the Eagles, I contacted several current or former NFL executives and coaches with connections to the Eagles to get their reactions.
This is special? A 15-12 win is special? A head coach who keeps botching fourth-down decisions is special? A quarterback with 26 turnovers, the most since the start of last season, is special? Why would he think this?This, in itself, is a warranted criticism. The Eagles held most of their offensive starters out of preseason games for the second straight season. The Chiefs play their starters in the preseason, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and they are football’s best team.
The warts are the sorts of things that can be resolved in a few quarters of preseason football, especially when the offense changes by way of personnel, play-callers, and/or scheme. That’s exactly what happened with the Eagles the past two summers.
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