Eagles QB Jalen Hurts reportedly taking charge of Kellen Moore's new offense
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has spent the majority of his NFL career learning a new offense every offseason. This spring will be the third new system that he's had to master and learn since entering the league in 2020. But what makes this year so different is that Hurts is finally not afraid to […]
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has spent the majority of his NFL career learning a new offense every offseason.
This spring will be the third new system that he's had to master and learn since entering the league in 2020.
But what makes this year so different is that Hurts is finally not afraid to speak up about his likes and dislikes and is taking ownership of Kellen Moore's new offense.
"I'm told the Eagles have spent a lot of time this offseason taking the old offense, Nick Sirianni's system last year that Jalen Hurts is used to, mixing it with Kellen Moore's principles, put it all in a pot with some gumbo and seeing what works and what Jalen Hurts is comfortable with," ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said on SportsCenter. "I'm told Hurts has done a good job this offseason of being vocal and taking ownership of the plays he likes, the plays he doesn't."
Under Moore's system, fans can expect to see plenty of motion, which means a lot more freedom for Hurts and his offensive weapons AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith.
With that freedom comes a lot of trust.
"Nick Sirianni has really trusted the process, trusted his new veteran playcaller to handle a lot of things. Even though he's an offensive-minded head coach, he's not micromanaging everything," Fowler said. "So, they're getting to work on it."
95% of the Eagles' Offense is New
Hurts told reporters during mandatory minicamp that "95%" of the offense is completely different from last year and admitted that he is still getting the hang of it.
For much of the training camp portion that was open to media, reports surfaced that backup quarterback Kenny Pickett had been outperforming Hurts. Some even went as far as to say Pickett looked like he could steal Hurts' job.
But Sirianni put that narrative to rest, explaining that Hurts is right on track and that there's a lot more going on behind the scenes that the reporters do not see.
"I think there’s a lot that you guys can’t see. You get to see — you’re fortunate to come out to a couple practices during OTAs and then obviously the mini-camp, but there’s so much work that’s happening in here," Sirianni said. "I’m really pleased with the way he’s led this football team, and he’s just done a nice — like I said, he’s done a really nice job of learning and doing the little differences of what the offense is, and then also his leadership has been — really, you see he’s one of the main leaders on this team, and you see how hard the guys are working.
"Again, you don’t get to see all that. You don’t get to see it in the weight room and on the practice field all the time, but he’s leading day in and day out, and I’m really happy that he’s the leader he is."
The Eagles have the next few weeks off for vacation before they must report to training camp on July 23.
But Hurts doesn't appear to be enjoying vacation just yet as he was spotted working out privately with rookie wide receiver Johnny Wilson and veteran Parris Campbell over the weekend.
This just goes to show that Hurts means business this year and the rest of the league better watch out.
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