Jalen Hurts didn’t mince words after the Eagles blew an almost three-score lead against the Rams, losing a game they absolutely should have won. Asked about the second-half stalls and critical third-down struggles, the QB laid it bare, saying, “Poor execution. I don’t think there’s any other way to put it.” When you’re up by that much, you just have to close it out.
No Excuses: Hurts Owns The Injuries, Or Lack Thereof
Forget the injury report, folks, because Hurts isn’t using it as a shield. He admitted skill players make an immediate impact, sure, but he put the onus squarely on the guys who were out there. He didn’t shy away from personal accountability either. “I’ve got to be better. I’ve got to figure it out. However it looks, whatever that means, find a way to win the game.” Hurts acknowledged they had their opportunities and just didn’t take advantage of them, seeing the game as a tough but valuable lesson. Even with Lane Johnson being unavailable, it was a “next man up” mentality. Hurts praised everyone who stepped up, but he flat-out rejected the idea that injuries were too much to overcome. They had a clear shot to make it a three-score game, and they didn’t do it, so injuries aren’t the blame in his book.
The Snap, The Fourth Down, And The Little Things
Remember that failed 4th-and-2 QB sneak? Hurts pointed straight to a “bad exchange on the snap the play before.” It all boils down to “executing at a high level,” he said. He emphasized it’s about “alignment, connectedness to what we’re doing and everybody executing.” There’s no getting around it. Third downs were “not good enough, not good enough at all.” And situationally? “We were not good enough.” The team has been really good in situational football in the past, dominant even, but they’re not there right now. They need to hone in on the “small things that build up to those moments” and “clean things up.” Even the ground game, Hurts noted, is still “finding their flow,” and yeah, you guessed it, “ultimately it all comes down to execution.” He expects everyone in that locker room to first look internally, control what they can control, and simply execute better. He’s not blaming the new scheme either, nope. It’s about execution, plain and simple.
So what’s next for the Eagles? Hurts is taking this loss and turning it into fuel. This team needs to figure out those “small things” fast if they want to get back to being dominant. He’s learning from it, and he’s making sure they all will too.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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