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Roob’s Eagles Observations: Why hasn’t Howie Roseman re-signed anybody yet? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Thoughts on why Howie Roseman hasn’t re-signed anybody yet, Nolan Smith’s jump from Year 1 to Year 2 and a look at A.J. Brown’s chances to make a third straight Pro Bowl.
It’s a Week 16 edition of Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Observations and I can’t even imagine a week without Roob’s Observations!
1. We’ve spent so much time talking about how efficient Jalen Hurts has been throwing the football, but he’s quietly been very good running the ball, too, and we’re not talking about Brotherly Shove or short-yardage plays but out in the open field. Hurts looks fast, which hasn’t been the case the last few years late in the season as he’s battled lower-leg injuries. The pattern we’ve seen in the past is that Hurts is fast and explosive in training camp and maybe the first half of the season before the wear and tear takes its toll and he loses that dimension of his game. But Hurts has managed to keep his ankles and legs healthy this year and it shows. He had a 35-yard run in the Panthers game – 2nd-longest of his career – and a 23-yarder Sunday against the Steelers. Since he became a full-time starter in 2020, he only had one other December run of at least 23 yards. So two of his three-longest December runs have come in the last two weeks. The Eagles know if they’re going to win a Super Bowl they need Hurts to be close to 100 percent healthy, and they’ve gone to great lengths to do everything possible to make that the case. That’s a nice by-product of running the ball 37 times per game. You’re keeping Hurts out of harm’s way on 37 plays every Sunday. The Eagles even put Hurts on a carefully designed program during the mini-bye after the Thursday game vs. Washington targeted to strengthen his legs and lower body, and it looks like it’s paid off. Hurts looks healthy and he looks fast and that makes him more dangerous…
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