Eagles Coach Responds to AJ Brown’s ‘Conservative’ Claim After Heated Jalen Hurts Argument

A.J. Brown didn’t mince words when he called the Eagles’ offense “conservative,” and his critique deserves more than a shrug from the coaching staff. Sure, Philadelphia is winning games, and there’s logic in avoiding high-risk plays. But this offense isn’t short on firepower.

The proof was on display in the second half against the Rams, when Philadelphia made a jaw-dropping comeback and now even offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo has cleared the air. “What we did, like on the first drive, we were doing stuff on purpose. We didn’t really care what they were doing, we were going. like I said, situation a little bit was backed up. The way the kickoff played out for us, we had some different things happen.”

He added, “And we were really one play away from just getting out in front of it, making one first down, staying at second and long, and being perfectly on track. So we just got to continue to improve that as a staff and work through that. Those moments when they come up in the game. But no, you always want to be the aggressor, obviously.”

With Brown, Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, and Dallas Goedert on the field, the Eagles have all to strike fast and furious. As Brown put it, the team should “let your killers do their thing and play fast and play aggressive.”

And this is what happened vs. the Rams: Hurts, suddenly unleashed, completed 17 of 24 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns. That was a far cry from the first two-and-a-half games of the season.