The Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday did more than drop the team to 2-2: It sharpened a question around quarterback Jalen Hurts and an offense searching for dependable answers. Hurts has 21 carries for 105 yards and one rushing touchdown through four games, a reduced rushing workload that Locked On Eagles host Louie DiBiase believes has stripped away a defining element of the offense without enough consistent production replacing it.
DiBiase called Philadelphia a “broken offense” and focused on Hurts’ uneven timing as a passer, particularly over the middle of the field and when working through progressions. His argument was not that Hurts alone created the problem. DiBiase also pointed to head coach Nick Sirianni, first-year play-caller Sean Mannion, injuries, and declining pass and run blocking as factors that have prevented the unit from finding a reliable core approach.
The Rams game supplied the clearest evidence of the stakes. Hurts completed 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards, took four sacks and ran five times for 18 yards as the offense finished with 172 total yards. His 5.25 rushing attempts per game this season remain well below the 11 per game he averaged in 2022, when he rushed for 760 yards in 15 games and helped lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl.
DiBiase’s concern is that Hurts is not currently compensating for a smaller rushing imprint with enough anticipatory throws and pocket efficiency. That assessment remains opinion, and four games is a limited sample. But Philadelphia cannot afford for its run-pass tension to disappear while its offensive line struggles to establish either phase consistently.
The next test arrives quickly. The Eagles will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday, Oct. 11, with an opportunity to show whether the collapse against the Rams collapse was a one-game failure or another sign that the offense lacks an identity it can trust when games tighten.
Hurts does not need to become a high-volume runner every week for Philadelphia to improve. The Eagles do need a credible version of his mobility to coexist with quicker decisions, cleaner protection and a structure that gives defenses more than one problem to solve. Jacksonville will offer an immediate measure of whether that correction has started.
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