After suffering their first loss last week, the Philadelphia Eagles have to quickly turn the page as they have a divisional matchup against the New York Giants on Thursday night. Eagles fans are hoping the offense can find some consistency and balance after witnessing the team lean more on the passing game.
Most of the discussion surrounding the Eagles’ offense over the last few weeks has been about the passing game and star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who has voiced his frustrations on social media and after games.
Ahead of their Week 6 clash in primetime, Giants head coach Brian Daboll was asked about Brown on Tuesday and said via Connor J. Hughes of The Athletic, “You watch the tape … AJ (Brown) is open a lot.”
Eagles fans on social media did not fall for the bait, but hearing another coach say this will once again get people talking about what’s wrong with Philly’s offense.
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The Eagles’ offense finally opened up their passing game in Week 5 as Jalen Hurts had 38 attempts for 280 yards and two touchdowns, but it didn’t lead to a win. DeVonta Smith led the way with eight receptions for 114 yards and also had 10 targets which was good to see.
However, with the Eagles throwing more, some believed Brown would get what he wanted, and have a breakout game. That wasn’t the case, as the star wideout had eight targets but only had five receptions for 43 yards.
If the lack of big-time production wasn’t enough, Brown was under scrutiny for a play, which he stopped on a route instead of continuing to run, which could’ve been a touchdown. Brown was asked about the play after the loss and didn’t take accountability for the mishap, which did not go well with Eagles fans on social media.
With the Eagles back under the primetime lights, best believe there will be a lot of eyes on Brown and what he does and doesn’t do. If he’s open and Hurts doesn’t get him the ball, there will be conversations about that, and people will harp back to Daboll’s comment.
And if Hurts gets Brown the ball, and it doesn’t lead to a monster day like he had in Week 3, people will expect Brown to say something.
Therefore, the best thing the Eagles’ offense can do is block out all the noise, which includes Daboll’s comments, and play their game.