{"id":35961,"date":"2022-06-04T03:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T03:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/eagles-ota-practice-notes-encouraging-signs-from-jalen-hurts\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T03:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T03:09:10","slug":"eagles-ota-practice-notes-encouraging-signs-from-jalen-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/eagles-ota-practice-notes-encouraging-signs-from-jalen-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles OTA Practice Notes: Encouraging signs from Jalen Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Philadelphia Eagles held the first of two OTA practices open to reporters on Friday afternoon and I was at the NovaCare Complex to take it all in. Here’s what I observed!<\/p>\n
Hurts opened 7-on-7 by lofting a ball down the right sideline to drop it in the bucket for DeVonta Smith. There appeared to be a soft spot in coverage with new Eagles cornerback James Bradberry trailing on the play.<\/p>\n
Hurts had another deep completion to Deon Cain, who you probably didn’t even realize was on the roster. Hurts hit his target deep in the middle of the field with Darius Slay trailing in coverage.<\/p>\n
Hurts found DeVonta Smith deep down the left sideline after the wide receiver roasted Slay to get open. The ball was a bit wobbly coming in but it didn’t really matter. <\/p>\n
Now, it wasn’t a perfect day for Hurts. He did nearly get picked by Slay on a play where Brown had to play defensive back and broke it up. It seemed like the timing may have been off there. Hurts also overthrew an open Brown down the right sideline. <\/p>\n
The most encouraging throw from Hurts may not have been one of his deep attempts. He’s previously had some success in that area. By contrast, Hurts has not thrived when it comes to throwing over the middle of the field, especially in the short and intermediate areas. Hurts may have demonstrated some progress in this regard by threading a tight coverage window to hit a crossing Jack Stoll in stride over the middle. Good stuff.<\/p>\n
There’s been discussion about Hurts working on his throwing mechanics with Tom House and other trainers. I don’t know how much stock I really put into that; his motion of him didn’t seem drastically difference to my eye. If anything, Hurts looked more decisive and comfortable in the offense. That’s something he talked about being important for him since he’s been in a number of different systems over the past several years.<\/p>\n
The Eagles will hope to see Hurts continue to stack good OTA performances before doing more of the same in training camp. <\/p>\n
After practice, Hurts opened up his press conference by calling for better gun control. <\/p>\n
\nJalen Hurts: \u201cWe need weapons off the street. Something’s gotta change. “<\/p>\n
– Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) June 3, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
Eagles players (including Hurts) were wearing special practice jerseys with orange numbers in a signal against gun violence.<\/p>\n