Issues are going to be loads completely different for the Philadelphia Eagles this season.
For the primary time because the 2010 season, Jason Kelce won’t be the beginning heart.
The 36-year-old heart retired through the offseason and will probably be missed. Kelce was getting higher as he bought older, incomes first-team All Professional honors in his remaining three seasons with the crew.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) participates within the NFL Professional Bowl Abilities Competitors on the UCF Nicholson Fieldhouse. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Jason and brother Travis Kelce talked about Jalen Hurts and the brand new duties he has with out Jason manning the road of scrimmage anymore on a latest episode of “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.”
Travis first introduced up what the Eagles quarterback mentioned about what went on in prior seasons.
“(Hurts) take was we had an ideal participant in Jason Kelce who took on lots of accountability and on account of that I used to be advised to not fear about lots of issues and my eagerness to be taught over time was sort of halted.” Travis mentioned.
Jason responded along with his displeasure about how the Philadelphia media have spun Hurts’ feedback right into a unfavourable factor.
“There’s lots of media in Philadelphia which are blowing this right into a unfavourable evaluation, like he’s making an excuse or one thing like that, and I’ve shared this actual sentiment with Jalen,” Jason mentioned.
“I feel he’s on the stage now in his profession that he can take that subsequent step ahead in making lots of these safety calls and issues that I did for him early in his profession when he was a younger participant.”
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Jason Kelce (62) of the Philadelphia Eagles through the 2024 Professional Bowl at Tenting World Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Jason continued about how he thinks Hurts taking over the duties on the line of scrimmage goes to require the quarterback to be extra of a pacesetter.
“However I feel him taking over this as a accountability goes to speed up his recreation throughout the board. I feel he’s prepared for it. One, from a information base, two, I feel he’s prepared for it simply by being a extra skilled participant.”
“He’s going to be extra of a pacesetter and must be extra of a pacesetter and have extra of this accountability on him. I’m excited to see how this goes for him this yr.”
Travis added that Jason saying Hurts must be extra of a pacesetter just isn’t a unfavourable factor.
“You possibly can’t take something unfavourable out of that. All you’ll be able to take is that he’s taken the following step. He’s getting higher, women and gents. So don’t take that as a unfavourable factor simply because it’s one thing he didn’t have to fret about that within the years previous,” Travis mentioned.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) appears to be like on throughout follow at NovaCare Complicated. (Invoice Streicher-USA TODAY Sports activities)
“Perceive that he desires to know, and now he’s placing within the work to determine these issues out in order that he can play higher, he can play quicker, he can play extra assured.”
Travis in contrast what Hurts goes via to Patrick Mahomes’ growth as a quarterback.
“Pat Mahomes talks about how he couldn’t even learn a protection the primary yr he was within the league and all of it it — you must discover that groove of desirous to get higher, and actually you must be surrounded by coaches and gamers and those that’ll let you know precisely how to do this and the right way to determine issues out,” Travis continued.
“I simply assume, I feel it’s blown means out of proportion for those who’re that as a unfavourable factor. All I see is that he’s getting higher and that he’s on the lookout for methods to enhance in 2024.”
Jason thinks that Hurts is able to take command of the road of scrimmage.
“I feel he’s able to take this subsequent step and I feel, in some methods, it’s going to assist him grow to be a greater participant. I don’t assume you learn into this negatively. I feel, Trav, you had on it rather well as properly. I’m excited to observe how Jalen grows as a participant.”
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Jason Kelce (62) of the Philadelphia Eagles through the 2024 Professional Bowl at Tenting World Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports activities)
The Eagles open their season towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Friday in Brazil, and Jason is uncertain of what the Packers are going to throw at Hurts and the offense.
“It’s all the time attention-grabbing to play new coordinators Week 1, particularly guys that weren’t promotions from inside. The Eagles are enjoying a coordinator, Jeff (Hafley), I overlook his final identify. However he spent like a yr in San Fran after which, just like the final 5 of six years been in school. It’s like, what is that this man going to do?” Jason mentioned.
“I don’t actually know what to anticipate. The Packers, for probably the most half, have been a 3-4 system as of late, and this man’s sort of bought lots of stuff in his veins, so it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what it appears to be like like.”
The Eagles raced out to a 10-1 begin final season however flamed out, dropping 5 of their final six video games and dropping 32-9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the Wild Card spherical.
They particularly struggled with dealing with the blitz down the stretch, and Jason is aware of that the Packers are going to carry the warmth on Friday.
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Former Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce reacts earlier than the sport between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves at Residents Financial institution Park. (Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports activities)
“The (Eagles) coaches have had a full offseason, they know that they will get blitzed loads early this yr based mostly on how final yr ended. They’ve been targeted on alternative ways to defeat the blitz from eliminating the soccer to checks to placing the safety in methods which are conducive for the play known as.”
“I feel all of these items that they’ve been engaged on all offseason goes to result in a way more productive offense particularly with regard to that.”
In his post-playing profession, Jason will probably be showing on ESPN’s “Monday Night time Soccer Countdown” along with his weekly podcast “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.”
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