Over the summer, fans of the Philadelphia Eagles were greeted with near-daily reports of how efficiently Jalen Hurts was throwing the ball during training camp, how many days in a row he went without throwing an interception, and how great his supporting cast looked against Vic Fangio’s defense, with everyone from Johnny Wilson to Britain Covey, John Ross, and even Parris Campbell – pre-injury – making plays against a secondary that couldn’t tackle – ironic, I know.
And yet, through the first four weeks of the season, that hasn’t been the case, with Hurts turning over the ball regularly, his supporting wide receiver cast outside of AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith struggling to do much of anything, and his time to throw ranking 32nd in the NFL behind darn near every single other quarterback in the NFL.
What gives? Did the Eagles change their strategy heading into Week 1? Is Hurts and/or Nick Sirianni overruling Kellen Moore’s offensive strategy at the line or over the headset? Or has Hurts truly regressed as a processor, with the one-time MVP candidate struggling to read the field before being taken down by the rush? Asked this question by reporters ahead of the bye during his weekly media session, Moore let it be known that he still feels good about Hurts as his QB but that the Eagles need to use the bye week to focus on running their offense more efficiently…