A.J. Brown says he wasn’t criticizing or singling out Jalen Hurts with his comment

In most markets, A.J. Brown’s comment after the Philadelphia Eagles’ win wouldn’t have gotten too much attention.

In Philly, it became a big deal.

After a close win over the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, Brown was asked what about the offense needs to improve.

“Passing,” Brown said.

And that was enough to cause a mini soap opera, with speculation about the relationship between Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts. Imagine the reaction if the Eagles weren’t on a nine-game winning streak.

Brown spoke to reporters Wednesday and tried to clarify his comments. He said he wasn’t talking just about Hurts when he said the passing game needs to improve. He also said he and Hurts have no issues. We’ll see if that calms down the controversy.

Brown had a pretty simple explanation for why he said the passing game needed to get better. The Eagles threw for just 108 yards against the Panthers. Meanwhile, Saquon Barkley is on pace to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record.

And saying the passing game needs to get better doesn’t all fall on the quarterback, he explained. It’s everyone, including the quarterback, receivers and offensive line.

“When he asked the question, what the offense can do better, obviously it’s not running the ball. [Barkley] is about to win MVP. Like, literally,” Brown told reporters, via Eliot Shorr-Parks of WIP. “So what other thing do we do on offense? We have to pass the ball. That can go into protection, that goes into picking up a block, that goes into us getting open quicker, being on the same page, Jalen’s reads, whatever the case may be. It’s a collect group of dudes. They kind of just spun it that way.”

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown explained a controversial comment from last Sunday. (Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Brown said he made his comments for a reason. He remembered last season, coming off a Super Bowl loss and losing six of seven games that included a playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The…

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Publish date : 2024-12-11 22:12:00

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