Eagles' Jalen Hurts gives open-ended answer about discussing team with Nick Sirianni: 'We have our moments'

Hurts gives a short answer that can be left for interpretation

By Jeff Kerr

Sep 30, 2024 at 11:45 am ET 

 

Jalen Hurts can be difficult to gauge at press conferences. Most of his pressers have the same message of "keeping the main thing the main thing" and "playing to the standard." There are other commonly used phrases in there, but the message is usually repeated.

When Hurts typically wants something vital out there, it will be said. 

After Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hurts had an answer to a question left open to interpretation. Toward the end of his press conference, Hurts was asked if he and head coach Nick Sirianni will discuss what they wanted the message for the Philadelphia Eagles to be entering the bye week and leading into the final 13 games. 

The answer Hurts gave was short.

"We have our moments."

Was this answer an indicator of the relationship between Hurts and Sirianni? The Eagles head coach isn't around the quarterback as much as in years past with a different role than before. Sirianni isn't in the quarterback room as frequent, as that's mainly the responsibility of offensive coordinator and play-caller Kellen Moore and quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier. 

Sirianni isn't in every offensive meeting anymore, so his relationship with Hurts has changed. Whether Hurts likes that or not is up for interpretation, but he may have given that away back at the end of minicamp back in June. 

 

Perhaps the Eagles will change some things. Maybe Sirianni goes back to being in the offensive meetings more. Maybe Hurts reaches out to his head coach more over the course of the season. 

Sirianni has bigger issues on his hands. The Eagles are 2-2 and searching for an identity. 

Right now they are an inconsistent football team. That starts with the head coach. 

 

"I think it's early. I think there's a lot of teams' stories unwritten," Sirianni said, via a transcript provided by the team. "But, to say that we know what our identity is -- I think that's just -- we need to figure out what we do well and try to continue to do that. 

"See what we don't do well, try to get out of that, and mesh some things together."

The ongoing relationship with Hurts may be the first thing that needs to be addressed. 

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1 hour ago, time2rock said:

Whether Hurts likes that or not is up for interpretation, but he may have given that away back at the end of minicamp back in June. 

I think it’s very clear Hurts likes not having a lot to do with Sirianni.

1 hour ago, time2rock said:

Maybe Hurts reaches out to his head coach more over the course of the season. 

Again unlikely here. I think Hurts is probably very much enjoying not having to deal as much with Sirianni. And I can’t really blame him.

You can't blame Hurts.  He is stuck dealing with a complete idiot who everyone knows should have been fired after last season.  

No telling how much Nick's little brain is meddling with the offense.  Lurie has to get rid of this guy asap.  Maybe a loss to Cleveland after the bye does it

19 hours ago, weko said:

You can't blame Hurts.  He is stuck dealing with a complete idiot who everyone knows should have been fired after last season.  

No telling how much Nick's little brain is meddling with the offense.  Lurie has to get rid of this guy asap.  Maybe a loss to Cleveland after the bye does it

Hurts needs to be better on the field but at the same time maybe he can’t be. Maybe he’s just what he is and the 2022 season was a fluke. That’s how this looks. But no you can’t blame him for saying what he said because Nick is a joke.

2 hours ago, Eldereagle1 said:

This team has two problems and both need to go. You can say what you will, burn/roast me if you want, but they are in this order:

1. Nick Sirianni

2. Jalen Hurts

Eliminating Sirianni might course correct Hurts, but the fact that since the SB performance Hurts has regressed and seems unable to sustain competent performances as a pocket passer, I believe the situation will not improve until both are gone. 
 

Time will tell, but I’m off the Hurts bandwagon and ready to move on. This team is too talented to waste but Howie will never let this guy go because of their investment/ego/Wentz debacle, so I think we’re in for several seasons of disappointment. Overly negative assessment? Again, time will prove me a fool or a sage. But that’s my call. 

I agree they both must go.

4 hours ago, Eldereagle1 said:

This team has two problems and both need to go. You can say what you will, burn/roast me if you want, but they are in this order:

1. Nick Sirianni

2. Jalen Hurts

Eliminating Sirianni might course correct Hurts, but the fact that since the SB performance Hurts has regressed and seems unable to sustain competent performances as a pocket passer, I believe the situation will not improve until both are gone. 
 

Time will tell, but I’m off the Hurts bandwagon and ready to move on. This team is too talented to waste but Howie will never let this guy go because of their investment/ego/Wentz debacle, so I think we’re in for several seasons of disappointment. Overly negative assessment? Again, time will prove me a fool or a sage. But that’s my call. 

I'm not quite there yet ... I've said since this offseason that we are likely to have a slow start due to so many changes (both coordinators installing new schemes, quite a few new players, etc).  I said at that time that I was hopeful to see us trending upward as the season progressed, so am still in wait-and-see mode.  If, however, we look the same in November and December, then I am fully on board with seeing both of them replaced.  

I don't think there would be as much hesitation to move on from Hurts as you think ... we saw Howie course correct with Wentz ... I'd expect the same with Hurts (if he doesn't improve).  

On 10/3/2024 at 1:20 PM, time2rock said:

I'm not quite there yet ... I've said since this offseason that we are likely to have a slow start due to so many changes (both coordinators installing new schemes, quite a few new players, etc).  I said at that time that I was hopeful to see us trending upward as the season progressed, so am still in wait-and-see mode.  If, however, we look the same in November and December, then I am fully on board with seeing both of them replaced.  

I don't think there would be as much hesitation to move on from Hurts as you think ... we saw Howie course correct with Wentz ... I'd expect the same with Hurts (if he doesn't improve).  

Fair enough…thanks for the reply! I hope you’re right.