A.J. Brown Was Right This Whole Time: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles Are a Disaster Right Now

Throughout the NFL season, critics told A.J. Brown to “be quiet,” insisting he had no reason to speak out because the Philadelphia Eagles were winning games and loaded with talent. But as the year has unfolded, it’s becoming clear that Brown was sounding the alarm before anyone else. The Philadelphia Eagles are, quite frankly, a mess right now.

Their latest loss came against the Los Angeles Chargers, a good football team, but one ravaged by injuries. The Chargers entered the matchup without a functioning offensive line. Justin Herbert played through a broken left hand.

And yet the Eagles, the reigning Super Bowl champions and the team many considered the strongest roster in the league, still found a way to lose.

Despite the result, the Eagles’ defense actually delivered one of its best performances of the season. They forced turnovers, pressured Herbert, and kept Philadelphia within striking distance. But the offense? Completely broken.

While offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo has become the popular scapegoat, the issues run deeper. Jalen Hurts played one of the worst games of his career throwing four interceptions in a game the Eagles needed. He hasn’t looked like the quarterback he was last season, and the inconsistencies are becoming impossible to ignore.

This slump is starting to resemble the 2023 collapse. After a strong 2022 Super Bowl run, the Eagles opened the next season well but felt oddly unstable, before falling apart in December. Now, this season is beginning to follow the same script, and the warning signs are flashing again.

To be fair, Hurts has earned the benefit of the doubt in big moments. He has played in two Super Bowls, won one, and outperformed Patrick Mahomes statistically in both matchups. When the lights are bright, he delivers.

But there are too many stretches where he struggles to throw downfield, despite having elite weapons like DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown. Deep passing should be his greatest strength with this roster, yet it’s become a glaring weakness in recent weeks.

A bounce-back performance is expected with the Raiders on deck, especially given how poorly Las Vegas is playing. But if the Eagles somehow lose that game, everything changes. The city of Philadelphia might explode.

Even with the turmoil, the Eagles remain the most talented team in the NFC East and should still win the division. Dallas is simply playing more consistent football at the moment, but Philadelphia has the higher ceiling, if they can stabilize the ship.

The problem is that this pattern mirrors 2023. If the Eagles limp into the postseason and get bounced early again, it becomes nearly impossible to justify the current structure. Another late-season meltdown would make this arguably the most underachieving roster in football.

If the Eagles flame out early, a major organizational reset may be unavoidable. While no one is outright calling for Nick Sirianni to be fired, it wouldn’t be shocking if ownership decided to clean house. Two collapses in a three-year span with a championship-caliber roster is unacceptable by any standard.

Unless the Eagles either win the Super Bowl or drastically turn things around before the playoffs, a massive shakeup in Philadelphia is very much on the table, an almost unthinkable scenario for a team that was lifting the Lombardi Trophy just last year.

One thing is certain. A.J. Brown saw the cracks before anyone else did. Now, the whole league is watching them widen.