The past few weeks have given Philadelphia Eagles fans a feeling they know all too well. A team that started the season atop the NFC and winning games suddenly rips off a few losses in a row and, just like that, panic starts to set in.
One of the main reasons for Philadelphia's struggles, as of late, is undoubtedly due to the quarterback play of Jalen Hurts. There is no beating around the bush. You can place a fair amount of blame on others, but the bottom line has been this: Hurts isn't playing well, period.
In discussing how he sets out to correct Hurts' recent woes, head coach Nick Sirianni got real honest and had this to say, courtesy of The Athletic's Zach Berman.
"There's a time to yell, there's a time to bring [it] up, but it always goes back to, and I think there's an art to this, it always goes back to the standard. Did you meet the standard, or did you not meet the standard? Then there's an art to how you correct it in the sense of that. But it always goes back to the standard. Did you meet it? Great, and you're going to praise that. Did you not? Then you correct it."
Nick Sirianni remains steadfast in his approach with quarterback Jalen Hurts
First off, we've already heard Sirianni respond to the "ridiculous" idea of benching Hurts in favor of Tanner McKee. Spoiler alert, just in case you haven't listened to the response: it ain't going to happen.
Along with his point about meeting a standard, Sirianni refused to disclose how he coaches his quarterback behind closed doors, as he should. While we might want to know some of the things he says to his quarterback or the means by which he attempts to fix the struggles, that's between the two of them.
Over his last three games, Hurts has been just plain bad. He has posted a passer rating of only 69.9 with 759 passing yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions. He has also rushed for only a total of 72 yards in those three games, including only eight yards in the most recent loss to L.A.
It is true, you can absolutely pin some of the blame on offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. But watching Hurts continuously miss throws and make the wrong reads has gotten frustrating. That's on everybody, Sirianni included.
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The steadfast approach seems to be Sirianni's route of choice, and quite frankly, it doesn't matter what approach he takes. Fans just want to see a turnaround, and they want to see it quickly.