Tim McManus
PHILADELPHIA — Hours after video surfaced of him saying issues are “a s—show” exterior of his household life, Eagles receiver A.J. Brown acquired to the basis of his frustration.
In feedback to the media at his locker late Wednesday afternoon, Brown stated his discontent is with Philadelphia's offense as an entire, not his personal scenario.
And he is not apologizing for what he stated.
“It is not simply solely about my scenario. I need to win, too,” he stated. “I feel if we're actually targeted on successful and doing our job, we won't simply preserve slapping a Band-Assist over the protection doing their job and getting us out of bother. At what level are we going to select up our slack as an offense?
“That is what I am getting at. It is not about, ‘I do not care about successful, all I care about is stats.' No. It has been week after week typically we're not doing our job on offense. You may't preserve slapping a Band-Assist over that and count on to win late within the yr and assume you are going to go to that on the finish of the yr. It is not going to f—ing occur.”
Brown was focused 3 times in Monday's 10-7 win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers and completed with two catches for 13 yards.
On Wednesday morning, video surfaced displaying streamer JankyRondo enjoying a recreation of “Madden.” At one level, the gamer requested Brown if every little thing was going effectively.
“I imply, no,” Brown responded. “The place have you ever been? Household is nice. Every thing else, no. It is a s—show.”
Requested in regards to the video Wednesday, Brown stated he was “simply speaking to my buddy, having enjoyable with my buddy. I am not apologizing for that. As a result of in case you have eyes, you may see that. It is not that I used to be throwing anyone beneath the bus. I am actually attempting to snicker by way of this s—.
“This s— is hard. However I am attempting to make enjoyable of the scenario to attempt to get by way of it.”
Talking earlier Wednesday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni stated he did not assume Brown's continued voicing of his discontentment has change into a distraction to the crew.
“No, I do not assume so,” Sirianni stated. “You may solely go out of your interactions with everyone and the best way they go about their work every day that you simply guys aren't in a position to see. However no, it is enterprise as ordinary.”
Brown has 31 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns in eight video games this season. He is on tempo to complete with 867 receiving yards, which might be a profession low.
The reigning Tremendous Bowl champions rank twenty fifth within the NFL in passing yards (191.7) and twelfth in factors per recreation (24.2). Third-down offense additionally has been a difficulty; they're twenty seventh with a conversion fee of 42.4% and have gone three-and-out on 41% of their drives, which ranks twenty eighth.
“Final yr is what it was, thanks for the ring, but it surely's a brand new season,” Brown stated. “They tailored, we've to adapt, and we've to proceed to get higher and discover new methods. That is the place the frustration is available in. … I need to win, sure, and assist contribute as effectively and do our factor on offense as effectively. I feel that is honest.”
“Final yr is what it was, thanks for the ring, but it surely's a brand new season. They tailored, we've to adapt, and we've to proceed to get higher and discover new methods. That is the place the frustration is available in … I need to win, sure, and assist contribute as effectively and do our factor on offense as effectively. I feel that is honest.”
Eagles WR A.J. Brown
Brown has voiced his frustration on social media a number of occasions this season, together with after wins.
Sirianni was requested how he can reconcile his assertion that it has been “enterprise as ordinary” with the receiver when his newest feedback appear to contradict that.
“I am near being completed answering these questions with this,” Sirianni stated. “He is working onerous and he's an enormous a part of this recreation plan [for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions] and he'll be an enormous a part of the sport plan going ahead. He is working like loopy when he is right here, and I am excited to have him.”
Equally, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts shut down questions on Brown after just a few queries from the media Wednesday.
“We have the Detroit Lions [this week], so I am undoubtedly going to place a halt to that,” he stated. “The extra we drive that, the extra of a distraction it turns into. And I feel finally, it is in regards to the group.”
The Eagles leaned conservative Monday evening, notably on third-and-longs in what developed right into a defensive contest with the Packers. Brown was focused solely twice over the primary 59 minutes of the sport earlier than Hurts went to him on a deep go on fourth-and-6 from the Packers 35-yard line that fell incomplete. That gave Inexperienced Bay an opportunity to tie it, however Brandon McManus' 64-yard try was effectively off the mark, and Philadelphia held on to enhance to 7-2.
“For those who take a look at how the sport went, there have been quite a lot of performs which are going to [Brown] that for various causes do not,” Sirianni stated. “As an example, [DeVonta Smith]'s landing, that play goes to A.J.; they took it away, and [Hurts] threw it excessive. You may't take a look at stats and simply say that is what's taking place. You may't paint the image that method.
“A.J. Brown is without doubt one of the finest receivers within the NFL, so after all we're attempting to get him concerned within the recreation each single time.”
