The No. 1 thing I’m watching with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is simple. He’s hesitating again. Over the last two games, Hurts has passed up throws he normally makes in his sleep, and the Eagles’ offense has paid for it. But before everybody grabs the pitchforks, let’s get one thing straight. Jalen Hurts is not one of the top three issues on this football team right now.

Let’s start with what’s on him, because it’s fair to point out. There were a couple of times where Makai Lemon ran an in-breaker and was wide open, and Hurts didn’t hit him. There was a Dontayvion Wicks route 10 to 15 yards out, open, and again the ball never came. Those are throws a franchise quarterback has to make.

So what’s going on? I think his internal clock is all messed up again because of how jumbled this offense is. Hurts played two strong games to start, and the last two have been bad. No sugarcoating it. Yes, he has to make up for some of this with better decision-making.

Here’s the thing, though. Put almost any other quarterback in this situation and he’s set up to fail. And when you look at what’s around Hurts, three problems stand out way above him.

The offensive line is the biggest problem in Philly

The No. 1 issue for Philadelphia is the offensive line. Simple as that.

This group was bad all of last season, and it has been terrible, historically bad this season. The Eagles can’t run the football. They can’t protect the quarterback. Hurts is running for his life every play, and of course he’s out of sorts. How is a quarterback supposed to sit in the pocket and trust his reads when the pocket collapses before he finishes his drop?

Keep in mind, this is the same unit we used to brag about as the backbone of this team. Building through the trenches has always been the Eagles’ identity. Right now, the trenches are the reason the whole thing is falling apart.

Coaching and injuries are piling on

Now, the No. 2 issue is the coaching, and I’m going to call it what it is. It has been inept.

Philadelphia has a Super Bowl-winning head coach in Nick Sirianni, and he has made game-losing decisions in crucial situations in back-to-back games. When the guy calling the shots keeps putting his team in a hole late, the team is set up to fail before the quarterback even gets a chance to bail it out. You can’t pin that on Hurts.

And last but not least, the injuries. The Eagles are decimated right now. They’re playing with subpar talent all over the field, and those backups are being asked to fill the gaps that starters usually cover. Do you expect a quarterback to look like an MVP when half the guys around him weren’t supposed to be out there in the first place?

That’s the full picture. A broken offensive line, questionable coaching in the biggest moments, and a roster that’s been ripped apart by injuries. Stack all three of those together and a little hesitation from your quarterback suddenly makes a lot more sense.

The one that got away

What stings the most is that the Eagles should have won that last game against the Los Angeles Rams. Philly had that team dead to rights and threw it away.

That’s the kind of loss we’re going to look back on in December and January. When the standings get tight, that could be the game that decides whether the Eagles go to the playoffs or stay home. Losses like that don’t just disappear. They follow you.

So yes, Hurts has to be better, and I’m not letting him off the hook for the open receivers he passed up. But if you’re making a list of what’s wrong with this team, he doesn’t crack the top three. Fix the offensive line, clean up the decisions on the sideline, and get some healthy bodies back, and I’d bet the hesitation goes away right along with the losing.