The conversation around the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense has become a situation where it feels like fans are trying to blame Jalen Hurts and Hurts only. Is a lot of it his fault? Perhaps. Is some of it his fault? Of course. Is all of it his fault? Well, probably not.
And that’s exactly what Reuben Frank of NBC Sports looked at recently. He noted that outside of the Hurts situation, offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo didn’t do a great job and people need to start remembering that.
“I thought it was important last year that every time I mentioned Kevin Patullo’s struggles as a play caller, I made it clear he wasn’t the entire problem. It was Patullo, it was overall offensive predictability and a lack of imagination, it was injuries and sub-par play on the offensive line, it was an inconsistent running game much of the season, it was A.J. Brown’s distractions and at times it was Jalen Hurts as well.
“It was a little bit of everything, and anybody who tries to pin the Eagles’ offensive issues in 2025 on any one person or one thing was just not paying attention. It was a group effort. That was obvious. That, and I would never consider a Super Bowl MVP quarterback who has strong feelings about what the offense should look like a negative. Don’t we want a decisive, strong-willed guy running the show? Would you prefer a quarterback that doesn’t have strong opinions about what plays he’s running? Also, it strikes me as really shady for anybody who has a Super Bowl ring thanks largely to Jalen Hurts to criticize him. He’s not good enough for you? Give the darn ring back. That’s all I’ve got on that,” he wrote.
I love everything that Frank said here and couldn’t agree with it more. Even if some don’t believe Hurts is some star, there’s no reason to knock him at the level some do. All he wants is to win games and he’s proven that he’ll do whatever it takes to do that in the past.
If the Eagles don’t want him, it’s safe to say that a lot of other teams would. I get it, it’s Philadelphia. However, fans need to be realistic and keep things respectful when speaking about him.