Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has a habit of always saying the right thing. Perhaps more accurately, he never says anything he doesn\u2019t intend to say.<\/p>\n
In his midweek press conference<\/a> prior to the wild-card game against the 49ers, Hurts was asked whether his reduction in running the ball has kept him healthy in 2025. (He was down from 150 attempts and 630 yards to 105 and 430.) The answer didn\u2019t mesh with the question.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I think the season\u2019s just kind of gone the way it has,\u201d Hurts said. \u201cThe approach this year, and how the games have been called with this coordinator \u2014 with coach [Kevin Patullo] \u2014 it\u2019s just kind of gone that way. And so, I\u2019ve just kind of taken it in stride and tried to give my best with whatever position I\u2019ve been put in.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a telling comment, especially in light of the fact that the Philadelphia offense has a bad habit of slipping into extended funks. And it could lead to yet another coordinator change, which would be the fourth in four years.<\/p>\n After 2022, Shane Steichen got the head-coaching job in Indianapolis. After 2023, Brian Johnson was fired. After 2024, Kellen Moore became the Saints\u2019 head coach.<\/p>\n The remark also comes weeks after long-time Eagles reporter Derrick Gunn revealed that players and coaches are frustrated by the fact that Hurts plays \u201chis game<\/a>,\u201d regardless the plays that are called, adding that \u201cthe quarterback understands he has them over a barrel\u201d contractually.<\/p>\n