Jalen Hurts craves coaching continuity for success and consistency in playcalling.
Previous OC stability correlated with Hurts’ best years, highlighting the need for continuity.
Hurts expects to adapt to new OC Kellen Moore’s different offensive strategy for potential growth.
Despite a meteoric rise from the 53rd pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Jalen Hurts feels like he’s missing a critical element for success: coaching continuity. He laid out his feelings on the matter in his first press conference since the Philadelphia Eagles replaced offensive coordinator and family friend Brian Johnson earlier this offseason:
I think as a player, I definitely yearn for the sustainability and the consistency there (coaching). … As a quarterback, I yearn for those things in a playcaller and a quarterback coach because you kind of see how consistency in those areas can breed excellence.
Considering his first back-to-back seasons with the same OC (current Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen) coincided with the best years of his young career in 2021-2022 (he posted his top two TD-INT ratios and top two yards per attempt marks in those years), he’s probably onto something. Nevertheless, Hurts remains excited about the possibilities with incoming coordinator Kellen Moore.
