Jalen Hurts' Zone Coverage Struggles: New Offense's Top Priority

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Jalen Hertz keeps lighting up the NFL, but one big problem sticks around.

His plague and zone coverage.

ESPN dropped a tough report saying he's pushing back on scheme tweaks like snapping

under center more.

Stats show he phased zone on over 56% of plays last year, one of his highest rates ever.

Completion stayed decent, but big plays tanked hard.

This man coverage hurts through 19 touchdowns to just 3 picks, flipped his zone, and it's

only 6 scores with 3 interceptions.

He's dodging risky throws over the middle, playing it too safe to avoid turnovers.

Defenses caught on quick, forcing him into tight windows and killing explosive passes.

That made the Eagles offense predictable, leaning heavy on the run game instead of airing

it out.

Now, new offensive coordinator Sean Manion and past game coordinator Josh Grizzard are

laser focused on fixing the zone issue first.

Manion's bringing in elements from Sean McVey and Kyle Shanahan systems like under center

play action, pre-snap motion, and zone runs.

Cracking this code could unlock the Eagles full attack, turning Hertz into that complete

franchise QB they need to dominate.