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The Eagles have plenty of work to do to repair the external damage done by a clear decision to deliberately defeat Washington on Sunday night. They obviously also have plenty of work to do to repair the internal damage.
No. Jeff McLean Philadelphia Inquiry The decision to remove quarterback Jalen Hurtz for Net Sudfeld in the second half of Week 17 “shocked and outraged” many Eagles players and coaches.
According to reports, two defensive backs were “caught back” by coach Doug Pederson. McLean also states that the center has introduced Jason Kells (pictured) and other offensive starter Pederson to explain the move.
The Padres explained after the loss that he was trying to win the game. On Monday, when the Padres gave a rambling non-answer, they were again asked about the assumption that the Eagles were not trying to win a game that would knock Washington out of the playoffs and give the Giants the NFC East title.
The incident puts a black cloud on the team at the end of the losing season. It will take a lot of clear and frank communication to get rid of it. Ultimately, the Padres will have to concede to their players (at least, to their team leaders) that the goal was to enhance the team’s draft position or to evaporate from potential pressure to make Hurtz a starter in 2021. The team will have to make a more rational and deliberate decision about the quarterback’s position next season, given their belief that Carson Wentz’s poor season could be disrupted.
The Eagles have benefited significantly from epidemic protocols that keep reporters out of the locker room in the raw and real moments after the game. However, the problem has not gone away quickly – and the Eagles have not offered anything since the end of the game to reduce dissatisfaction with the apparently deliberate decision not to try to beat Washington in the final game of the 2020 regular season.
