PHILADELPHIA – Jalen Hurts’ completion percentage against the blitz has increased from his rookie season to now, three games into Year 5.
The Eagles quarterback has completed 71.4 percent of his throws in three games vs. the blitz. That’s good news because Sunday’s opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are likely going to blitz and blitz and blitz because that’s what Todd Bowles has done during his six years with the Bucs, his first three as a defensive coordinator and last three as the head coach.
Hurts is all too familiar with the blitzes, the disguises, and the mayhem they try to create on defense. He is 1-3 against them in his career, with two of those losses coming in the playoffs…