Breaking: Hurts’ Passing Problems Exposed: Kellen Moore Dishes on Jalen Hurts’ Passing Woes, Says Eagles are…

After weeks and weeks of underwhelming passing numbers that didn’t really impact the final score too much either way, the Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles’ aerial struggles were on full display in Week 14 when, despite being the superior team, the Carolina Panthers nearly pulled off the upset victory if it wasn’t for a botched catch by Xavier Legette.

Normally, the sort of relatively efficient dink-and-dunk passing game Philly has deployed over the past few months would be accented by a few deep bombs down the field to really stretch the field and take advantage of the stacked boxes Saquon Barkley demands in the front seven, but in Week 14 that didn’t really happen. Sure, Barkley still got his, but the Eagles didn’t complete a pass longer than 20 yards and just generally struggled to get the ball to AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith despite being the clear priorities of the pass game.

What gives? Why did Hurts struggle so much against the Panthers, and is this just an anomaly or a sign of bigger issues? Asked about the team’s inability to get the ball going down the field and Hurts’ increase in time to throw against a paltry defense, offensive coordinator Kellen Moore attempted to break down the issues, noting that he, too, could do a better job of drawing up more compelling plays to keep everyone engaged and happy.

“That’s a good question. I think obviously something we’ll continue to evaluate and give ourselves the best opportunities to be successful. I think there’s a ton of good in there. Some situational football, I think we did really well. On first and second down, obviously there’s some growth opportunities coming out of this game for us, just to play cleaner and more efficient football,” Moore told reporters.

“On my side, I’m going to focus on how I can help from the play design, from sequencing within a game. All of those things just to give us a chance. Obviously there’s plenty of good throughout the season and throughout even this past game in some situational football that we did a really good job.”

Whoa, is Moore just falling on the proverbial sword to be a good coach, or does he genuinely see areas where he can grow as a playcaller too? Fortinately, it might be the former, as he discussed later in his media session.