Kellen Moore making tweaks to Eagles offense in first season as offensive coordinator: ‘There will be changes’

The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense took the blame for the team’s collapse last season. The offense was equally guilty.

A unit featuring Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert at the skill positions has averaged just 18.2 points over the last six games, ranking 23rd in the league. NFL in that span, the Eagles lost five of six to end the regular season. Those numbers were more than convincing enough for the Eagles to make an offensive coordinator change this offseason — from Brian Johnson to Kellen Moore — prompting a change in offensive philosophy.

How will Moore change things? Luckily he has all the chefs in the kitchen to make a good meal.

“I think everyone has a different flavor from a systematic approach,” More said on Thursday, in his first speech to the media. “Our real focus here as we go through this process is that we have a lot of good things happening. We can’t lose the good in the repetitions that Jalen [Hurts] and A.J. [Brown] developed and Dallas [Goedert] has developed and this offensive line has developed. How can we build on these things and really connect everything?

“This has been a really fun process. There will be adjustments. There will be changes. Everything is constantly evolving. That’s part of this whole offseason program. We’ve gotten to the first week where we’ve actually been on the field with these guys. As soon as you get in field, things just start to evolve.”

The Eagles were a mess on offense at the end of the season. Over the past six weeks, Philadelphia has finished 18th in red zone offense (52.9%) despite being fifth in third-down conversion rate (49.4%). The Eagles were eighth in yards per rush (4.5) and 11th in rushing yards per game (120.7), 21st in net yards per pass attempt (6.5) and 17th in passing yards per game (217.5).

Hurts was not efficient during that stretch, completing 61.1% of his passes for 1,161 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions for a 77.6 passer rating (27th in the NFL). Hurts was pressured 42.3% of the time during that stretch, fourth most among quarterbacks with more than 100 pass attempts.

Moore’s job is to get Hurts back to an MVP level of play. There’s no reason why Hurts can’t reach that level with Brown, Smith, Goedert and now Saquon Barkley in the group.

“Pieces are pieces. Words are words. I think it’s a combination of things that we can build from,” Moore said. “If everyone understands a piece and it makes sense, we’ll keep things together. It’s not that complicated.

“That’s where we are. We’re really at an early level. We’re really excited to get through this process. With Phase 3, do a little more fieldwork. When you get to training camp is when you can hammer the game racing and the action game and how those things connect.”

The Eagles’ new offense is still evolving and will continue to do so throughout the summer. There will be changes, but everything has to be on the same page.

“I think it all comes down to making sure the language is consistent. I think that’s the biggest process,” Moore said. “When maybe you make an adjustment to the language, as funny as that may sound, making sure it doesn’t fall into a problem in the future and something else. If you make an adjustment to a passing play. Maybe the words now associated with a screen and vice versa.

“There are just some language issues that we continue to make sure are kept really clean for these players so they can play fast and know exactly what we want to accomplish on every play so they can just go for it.”