The Eagles may be 4-0, but it hasn’t been clean. Their 31-25 win in Tampa showed it: crisp in one half, messy in the other. Left tackle Jordan Mailata called out the slow huddle breaks, timing issues that quietly reflect on Jalen Hurts’ offense, even if not on Hurts himself.
Mailata said the Eagles are taking too long to break the huddle, which is giving them less time to read the defense before the snap. He told reporters it’s something he plans to focus on this week as a team leader. Good to see him speak up.
It’s the same conclusion most fans came down to. Philly owned the first half in Tampa, racking up 201 yards, and then… nothing. The final gamebook shows 201 yards at halftime and, somehow, 200 total (net yards) by the end. Slowdowns are understandable, but that’s a flatline.
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