Are the Philadelphia Eagles struggling? With their Week 7 victory, they’ve snapped their 2-game losing streak and are now going 5-2, leading the NFC East. But the underlying struggles faced by starting quarterback Jalen Hurts are not going unseen by voices around the league. And one particular coach has pointed at wide receiver AJ Brown for the problems.

As an NFL defensive coach noted via The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, “Hurts struggles against zone. That’s when A.J. goes MIA. There are times it looks like Hurts doesn’t fully trust what he’s seeing, so he checks it down and plays it safe. It’s either a deep shot or a checkdown – not much in between. The timing is just off. And you can see it on the field – the communication between Hurts and Brown just isn’t there

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