MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—The Eagles arrived here with a pretty complete team. And they got to test themselves against a Dolphins group that, people forget, has gone 19–14 over the last two years, just missing the playoffs after both seasons. Here’s more on what we saw from Philly …
1. Jalen Hurts is getting better in areas that are tough to improve in—his pocket presence, his ability to throw with anticipation and his accuracy have all been markedly better—which is a tribute to the work he’s done. And clearly, that ethic has spilled over into his leadership. I don’t know whether or not Hurts will be the quarterback of the Eagles in, say, 2025. But I think there’s a better chance of it than there was a year ago, for sure, and it should help that for the first time since high school, Hurts has the same coordinator for a second straight year.
2. Rookie center Cam Jurgens has been one of the stars of training camp. His combination of size and athleticism is uncommon for the position and he could be a decade-long answer for the team at the pivot spot on the line. The problem is that, for right now, there might not be a spot for him to play at, with 34-year-old Jason Kelce back and Isaac Seumalo and Landon Dickerson manning the guard spots. So maybe he has to wait a little bit for it, but Jurgens’s time is coming.
