Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts isn’t apprehensive about stories that he’s irritating his teammates.
“I’m not stunned by something. That is type of the character of the place,” Hurts, 27, advised the media on Wednesday, November 19. “However I put my vitality and my give attention to attempting to go on the market and do my greatest and attempting to study, attempting to construct, attempting to absorb the issues that I can to attempt to enhance.”
Dianne Russini of The Athletic first reported on Saturday, November 15, that a few of Hurts’ teammates had been turning into pissed off by his strategy this season, notably towards zone protection. Gamers reportedly consider he has grow to be hesitant in tight home windows, resulting in scrambles when there are receivers open downfield.
Eagles beat reporter Derrick Gunn added that some gamers assume Hurts is enjoying “his recreation” reasonably than executing the gameplan the staff discusses in the course of the week.
Such stories are widespread when a staff is struggling, however the Eagles are 8-2 on the season and sit atop the NFC East. However the gaudy document is regardless of an offense that ranks twenty fifth out of 32 groups in complete yards per recreation and twenty eighth in passing yards per recreation.
“I suppose I get quite a lot of consideration when issues are going effectively and when issues will not be going so effectively,” Hurts stated. “I by no means run away from holding myself accountable, and I believe that’s precisely what I’ve taken the strategy of doing.”
He continued: “I take nice satisfaction in what we do on offense. I take nice satisfaction in how we go on the market and play as a staff and what our circulation is. I believe we’ve bought work to do, and that clearly begins with me. That’s at all times my strategy. That’s at all times me trying internally first in all the things that we do after which in due time rising above.”
Head coach Nick Sirianni isn’t apprehensive concerning the stories, both, as he tries to information the Eagles to their second straight Tremendous Bowl victory.
“I don’t essentially consider all the things that’s being written. I simply don’t,” he advised reporters throughout his media availability on Wednesday. “I simply don’t fall into the lure of believing all the things you see or learn.”
The Athletic‘s report comes one month after extensive receiver A.J. Brown raised eyebrows with a cryptic Instagram publish that some followers learn as frustration together with his quarterback. After the Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings on October 19, Brown, 28, shared a photograph of himself with the caption “Utilizing me however not utilizing me.” That got here three weeks after one other cryptic publish following a win over the Buccaneers. After that recreation, Brown quoted a Bible verse, writing by way of X, “In the event you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be in your method.”
Brown has additionally publicly defended Hurts, shutting down questions over why the QB didn’t throw him the ball when he was open throughout a November 10 win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
“Sure performs have totally different reads, regardless of what it seems like when somebody takes a screenshot, you’ll be able to’t go off that,” he stated, per Eagles beat author E.J. Smith. “He has sure reads, he has rather a lot happening in his head that he’s attempting to course of after which he has the strain in his face.”
The Eagles’ subsequent recreation is on Sunday, November 23, on the street towards the Dallas Cowboys.
