The Eagles offense is in a funk. Over the last three weeks, they're 28th in EPA/play and 31st in success rate. The run game has also been anemic all year: Philadelphia is getting stuffed at the third-highest rate and Saquon Barkley's 2.7 yards after contact per attempt is the second-worst among qualifying running backs. That's put more pressure on Jalen Hurts, who's produced a mixed bag.
If I am the Cowboys, if they get to the 50-yard line, I go for it nearly every single time, I don't even care. You have to make the Eagles offense beat you and not the defense. Make Jalen Hurts throw the football, something that clearly he hasn't done this year because A.J Brown seems like he hates playing with them because he is not getting the ball enough.
The defending champs still have arguably the best roster in football, even with some offseason departures (DE Josh Sweat, DT Milton Williams, CB Isaiah Rodgers, etc.) that have impacted last season's No. 1 defense. The offense is breaking in a new playcaller in Kevin Patullo, and the group has underperformed relative to expectations and payroll. But the passing game showed some serious signs of life against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7 and confidence is beginning to build.
It's understandable if his résumé clouds the fact he has been part of the problem. He's a highly accomplished 27-year-old quarterback who has already collected a world championship, two Super Bowl appearances, two Pro Bowl nods and a Super Bowl MVP. He is a force inside the walls of the NovaCare Complex, channeling his inner Nick Saban (Hurts' former college coach at Alabama) to push the standard for excellence ever higher.
Saquon Barkley said he's not a part of President Trump's council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. He was asked a few months ago and it wasn't something he was prepared to take on.
