MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—The Eagles arrived here with a pretty complete team. And they got to test themselves against a Dolphins group that, people forget, has gone 19–14 over the last two years, just missing the playoffs after both seasons. Here’s more on what we saw from Philly …
1. Jalen Hurts is getting better in areas that are tough to improve in—his pocket presence, his ability to throw with anticipation and his accuracy have all been markedly better—which is a tribute to the work he’s done. And clearly, that ethic has spilled over into his leadership. I don’t know whether or not Hurts will be the quarterback of the Eagles in, say, 2025. But I think there’s a better chance of it than there was a year ago, for sure, and it should help that for the first time since high school, Hurts has the same coordinator for a second straight year.
