In a move many assumed was coming after the rookie replaced Carson Wentz in last week's loss to the Green Bay Packers, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is reportedly naming Jalen Hurts his starting quarterback. Hurts will start this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, with Wentz serving as his backup. Adam Schefter broke the…
The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, which was unsurprising. During the game, however, Eagles starting quarterback Carson Wentz was benched in favor of rookie Jalen Hurts. Hurts flashed his potential but also dealt with a lot of the same issues that have plagued Wentz this season: an awful offensive line,…
When an NFL is bad and their season is spiraling out of control, leaks tend to follow. This Philadelphia Eagles team is bad, and the leaks out of the Novacare Complex have already started. A few weeks ago, there were rumblings that Howie Roseman has such a stranglehold over personnel that he decides who is…
As he always does, win or lose on Sunday, Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Monday afternoon. After a Monday morning appearance on a local radio station in which Pederson says he is "pissed off," the head coach was noticeably testy with reporters later in the day. It was one of the stranger press…
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since the team's bye week. Among other topics, he was asked three different times about Brett Favre's recent comments about how the Eagles should have kept Nick Foles over Carson Wentz (eye roll). Because the Philadelphia media loves controversy, even…
In the wake of the Miles Sanders injury, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was asked during Monday's videoconference about how he plans to handle the running back situation if Sanders has to miss time. After initially being asked about using some combination of Corey Clement, Boston Scott, Jason Huntley, and Adrian Killins, Les Bowen asked…
During the regular season, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson speaks to the media a few times a week. Some press conferences are more interesting than others, but there are usually a few good tidbits in his answers to reporters' questions. After an embarrassing Week 3 tie to the Cincinnati Bengals that involved some questionable coaching…