LONDON — It was an answer to file away.
There was plenty of shrapnel in and around the Eagles‘ locker room in the wake of Cam Little’s 58-yard bomb as time expired that gave the Jaguars a shocking 19-17 win in London. The improbable turn of events erased a lead Jake Elliott had given the Eagles moments earlier, along with what seemed like an explosion of good vibes both for a team thought to be on the brink and the sea of die-hard fans who came to cheer them on.
Instead, it punctuated what Jordan Mailata called “the week from hell.”
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10 Comments (7 conversations)
rosey
Idk, Jalen is not the only problem-but it is so disheartening when the offense only needed to be below average to win this game comfortably and he couldn’t even lift them to do that in the second half.
Coaches and playcalling, sure…. But he’s a 7 year vet superbowl mvp where it feels like 10 yards might as well be a mile for significant stretches of these games.
Ben Lindsey
What about the 7-year vet at head coach –should he not be providing answers in these situations for a change? He’s been known to try and simply kill clock with a lead in the second half. Last week against the rams they ran it on first down on 9 straight first downs. That’s inexcusable. We’ve seen Jalen make big throws, but what we haven’t seen is Sirianni have a meaningful impact when the offense needs it most in second halves.
Thomas White
The problem is that Sirianni has become so risk-averse that he is ok with sacrificing 2nd half offensive production on the alter of avoiding turnovers. Because he doesn’t lose if he wins the turnover battle doncha know? Maybe someday Nick will realize that a 3 and out is essentially a turnover.
pete
Time to trade veterans who aren’t part of long term future
Ira Smith
Stopped reading when you said even if ball is placed on the 40, kick out of end zone ball goes on the 35
Ira Smith
SO, I read a little more, since when did Kendall have a concussion? It was reported a knee all week.
Sean McGonigle
The optimism about Landon Dickerson returning confuses me. EJ said on the show that he was “benched” and also speculated that his career might be over, but now it seems like everyone is expecting him to come back and be the player he was in 2024. Did something change that I’m not aware of?
Jason Mazda
I could not disagree more about the clock management. Jake Elliott has become an unreliable kicker, and the priority needed to be getting a little bit closer, even if it cost them the opportunity to run the clock all the way down.
Ira Smith
He hasn’t missed a kick this year
Brad Jaffe
I’ve read and re-read the headline to this article several times: “For Jalen Hurts, game management “not his place” as he fights make sure Philadelphia still is”
Question: What language is this?