Eagles “Jordan Maitata, Nick Sirianni defends” running back “Jalen hurts from the commander

When The Philadelphia Eagles take the field against the Washington Chiefs In the NFC Championship Game, they undoubtedly have home field advantage. The game is on the link, the stadium will be filled with Eagles fans no matter how many Chiefs come into town and given their reputation, South Philly will prove to be nothing but a monstrous power in South Philly.

One way to combat that energy surge? Play incredibly physical football for 60 minutes with defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. Taking things a step further, noting that when Jalen Hurts leaves the pocket, his players are instructed take him down as a running back.

Geez, is he basically saying that commanders will measure pain even if it results in a flag or two for unnecessary roughness or late hits? Regardless, one person who doesn’t care either way is Jordan Maitata, who boldly declared during his media session on Sunday that he won’t be playing the commander game.

“There is no reaction from the team,” Mailata said. “That’s a tactic, man. He’s trying to distract us from our goal. None of that matters. Talk is cheap. Quote me there. Talk is cheap.”

Nick Sirianniwill never shoot anyone a chance to talk, he had a little more to say from his left correction, to note that although the Eagles know the Commanders are a tough team, they will Check that his quartz is in safe situations Through the game.

“Yesterday I answered this question. We understand that when he carries the football, they will try to tackle him. But nothing changes how we are very careful with what we do. I think ‘cautious’ is the right word. It is more that we are very aware We try to put (KB) in safe situations safe situations,” Sirianni told reporters.

“We understand there’s a lot of things that Jalen does in the run game that helps us run the football. As we go through that, we do whatever we have to do to win the game. But his safety is always at the forefront of our mind.”

Are the commanders trying to get the goat of the eagles, reminding them of their pain Hard-Hittite Linebacker, Frankie Luvudid during the regular season? Definitely so. But there’s a fine line between fear and motivation, and if the Chiefs were unlucky, Philly could make them eat those words on a crisp January day in South Philly.