Most of the frustration from Philadelphia Eagles fans through the first two games is the offense's inability to get the ball down the field.
The Eagles have only had three passes completed that were for 10 yards or more. Quarterback Jalen Hurts only has 253 yards passing and hasn't even thrown a touchdown through two games.
This week, the Eagles have been answering multiple questions about the passing game, with head coach Nick Sirianni defending his offensive coordinator, Kevin Patullo, and Hurts. The offensive coordinator himself stepped up to the mic and answered the tough questions about it, and he didn't back down.
Patullo had a reasonable explanation for what is going on with Eages' passing game
It all started with Patullo stating the obvious: the Eagles want to have those explosive plays, but it hasn't been there for them to take.
”When you look at when we game plan and stuff like that, that's obviously always the first thing we do is [ask], 'How do we want to push the ball down the field?' As a staff, we work really hard on the plan, especially these next couple days, to put that on there and that's a part of it. Sometimes, in-game, it just doesn't happen. It's definitely something we want to do. It's not something we're avoiding. I know going forward, we have the plan in place, and if it comes up, it'll definitely happen."
If Eagles fans want to have any positives to the offense, the unit hasn't had a turnover in two games. Hurts is doing a great job of protecting the football. He's making sure the ball doesn't go in harm's way, which has led to his 75.6% completion percentage.
That kind of focus and attention on protecting the football is what Patullo loves to see more of. He praised Hurts and the offense for not turning the ball over, as they had been prone to do in the past when trying to force the ball down the field.
"Ultimately, one turnover in that (Chiefs) game was the deciding factor. And when you look at the times we've played them, even back to '23 and whatever, it's been like one turnover, it's been an issue. Obviously, in the Super Bowl, that was kind of what blew it open were the turnovers, so you could sense that in the game, even from them on their offense. The way the game was flowing, any mistake was going to be kind of one of those things that got you the win.”
Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo on trying to get more explosive plays in the passing game
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When the Eagles faced the Chiefs in the Super Bowl in 2022, it was Hurts' fumble returned for a touchdown that ultimately became the deciding factor in the game. In tight games, one mistake can change everything, including on Sunday, when Andrew Mukuba's interception of Patrick Mahomes at the goal line was a momentum-shifting play.
Eagles fans should be happy to see Hurts and the offense at least protecting the football. Patullo spoke about the Eagles-Chiefs game in 2023, but what about that whole season? Hurts threw a career-high 15 interceptions, and the team completely collapsed, losing six of their last seven games after a 10-1 start to the year.
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If there were a choice of winning games by having zero turnovers and 125 passing yards or losing a game throwing for 250 with two interceptions, Eagles fans would take the win 10 out of 10 times.