Eagles' Hurts Faces Make-or-Break Year

0:00On April 1st, the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC East two years in a row, but their 20-25 season crashed hard with a quick playoff exit. To the banged-up San Francisco 49ers right at home. The offense, the worst undercoach Nick Seriani, averaged just 22.3 points per game, ranking 19th league-wide with total. Yards at 311.2, dead last in the 20s. Jalen Hurt struggled big time, posting a career low 7.1 yards per attempt and a 64.8% completion rate, his worst. In four years, he barely ran with just 105 carries for 421 yards and stars like Sequan Barkley and AJ. Brown fell way off. Barkley lost nearly 900 rushing yards from his player of the year form while Brown hit 1,000 3 yards, receiving his lowest since joining Philly. Frustrations boiled over, especially from the wide receivers. Brown called out the stale offense, saying it needed to adapt, and reports show he and

1:02Hurtz, once type, barely interact now like no celebrations. After touchdowns, Devantesmith griped about grinding for every catch with no easy plays and team sources noted Hurtz's poor body language and resistance to coaching. That led to firing offensive coordinator Kevin Petulo, bringing in rookie play collar Sean Manion, a 33-year-old X quarterback from Green, Bay, who's never called plays before. Sources say Hurtz has rigid preferences, fighting changes like snapping under center or new motions, but he's supposedly more open now and needs. Coaches to push back hard. For 2026, Hurtz faces a make or break year time to process better, embrace the scheme, maybe without Brown if trades happen and prove. That $255 million extension and Super Bowl MVP weren't flukes by evolving his game. You've been listening to NFL News today, AI-powered football coverage.