Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts might see some action in the 2024 preseason.
Hurts didn’t play in any of the team’s exhibition games this summer, but a sluggish start to the season in New England on Sunday had head coach Nick Sirianni rethinking his approach to the summer. Hurts was 22-of-33 for 170 yards as part of an Eagles attack that mustered just 251 yards against the Patriots and the quarterback had a key fumble that kept the Patriots alive in what was ultimately a 25-20 Philadelphia win.
When the game was over, Sirianni was asked if he thought the lack of preseason time played a role in the disappointing outing.
“I’ll definitely reevaluate some of the preseason stuff next year,” Sirianni said in his postgame press conference. “You know, I know they played the first two years that we were here, they only played one series against the Jets in 2022. Maybe I should have played him a series or two this preseason, and I already wrote that in my notes. I’m constantly self-evaluating myself. And I’m not promising anything, and I know y’all will remember this conversation and play it, and that’s okay. But I have to — I’ll reevaluate that. You know, second thought, if I had to do it over again right now, I would say, yeah, I would have played starters one or two drives in the preseason. But next year will be a new thing with new situations and new everything, so I’m not worrying about that right now. I’m just got it in my notes to think about right now though.”
There’s a long way to go before next summer and a strong performance against the Vikings on Thursday night would go a long way toward quelling any fears that might exist about the state of the Eagles offense, but opening day made a pretty strong argument for making sure that everyone is on the same page before the bullets start flying for real.
