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Philadelphia’s first-year offensive coordinator met with the media on Saturday morning.
The Eagles were back to work on Saturday for their third practice of training camp, and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo spoke to reporters before taking the field. He talked about his new role, how much freedom Jalen Hurts has within the offense, and how things might look differently this season compared to last.
“The energy’s been great. On the field, the guys have been tremendous, and in the classroom, everyone’s been really, really good.
Here’s what the OC had to say:
“I think Jalen [Hurts] has done a really good job of just understanding everything now.
He’s becoming a really complete player in the pass game, he puts a lot of work into it. The quarterback meetings have been tremendous in terms of just understanding what the defense is doing, and what we’re trying to do, and how to attack ‘em. And, he takes a lot of pride in it.
He really over the years has taken a lot of pride in not turning the ball over and completing balls, and understanding how to stay on schedule and keep us moving in the right direction.”
Patullo was later asked his thoughts on Hurts in the run game, and the OC said it’s all situational. There are going to be times the QB wants the ball in his hands and he’ll let the coaches know.
“And, really, it just comes down to, if he needs to make a play and he knows he wants to, he’s gonna do it. So, whether it’s just dropping back, or scrambling and making a play with his legs, or if he feels like now’s the time that I want to start running the ball, we’ll give him the opportunity.”
As for his risk tolerance in terms of turnovers, Patullo said that now, during camp, is the time for Hurts and the guys to take chances and to feel things out. In games, it’s different, but there are times and situations that require taking a risk, and sometimes it doesn’t.
“I think we’re still the Eagles offense, I don’t think that’ll change. It starts with the run game up front, and we just build from there. And, obviously, we like to try new things here and there, and we’ll see how that goes throughout training camp and where it leads us too.”
Patullo later talked about asking guys to get in the huddle and to the line a little faster, explaining that when you can push the tempo as an offense, you put the defense in stress. They want to continue to do that and want to operate a little faster overall.
The OC said that when it comes to terminology and installs, they’ve tried to streamline things to keep it as familiar as possible for the guys who have been with the team....
