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# NO PR ANSWERS: How Do the Eagles Have This Much Talent and Look This Bad?
- URL: https://www.sanchezsideline.com/eagles-talent-look-this-bad/
- Published: 2026-09-30T02:01:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T02:01:07.000Z
- Description: Jalen Hurts. Saquon Barkley. DeVonta Smith. A roster built to contend. So how did Philadelphia get embarrassed 27–7 by a Bears team starting its third-string quarterback? No PR answers—somebody has some explaining to do.
- Author: Sanchez Sideline
- Tags: No PR Answers, Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, NFL

*Jalen Hurts. Saquon Barkley. DeVonta Smith. A roster built to contend. And somehow Philadelphia just got embarrassed by a Bears team starting its third-string quarterback. So who exactly are we blaming now?*

**By Latifa Sanchez | Sanchez Sideline**

**CHICAGO —** Okay, Philadelphia.

We need to talk.

And before anybody starts with the *“it's only one game”* speech, save it.

You don't get to walk into Monday Night Football with **Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith** and a roster that is supposed to be thinking Super Bowl, look across the field at **38-year-old third-string quarterback Case Keenum**, lose **27–7**, and then hand me the *we just need to execute better* press-conference special.

Absolutely not.

This is **No PR Answers**.

And right now, I have questions.

Because I'm trying to understand how a team with this much talent managed to look like somebody introduced everybody in the parking lot before kickoff.

Chicago was without Caleb Williams. Backup Tyson Bagent had been dealing with a concussion. So the Bears turned to Keenum, who hadn't appeared in a regular-season game since **2023**.

Naturally, he went **24-of-34 for 247 yards, two passing touchdowns, another touchdown on the ground and zero interceptions**.

Against Philadelphia.

On Monday Night Football.

Because apparently that's what we're doing now. 

## First Question: What Exactly Is This Offense?

I'm looking at Philadelphia's offensive personnel and then I'm looking at Philadelphia's offense.

These two things are not matching.

Hurts finished **16-of-25 for 153 yards, no passing touchdowns and an interception**.

Philadelphia produced **248 total yards**, went **2-for-9 on third down** and didn't score a single point in the second half.

Not three.

Not a garbage-time touchdown.

**Zero.**

The Eagles opened the third quarter with three straight three-and-outs and gained a grand total of **seven yards** on those possessions. 

Seven.

I've walked farther than that looking for my car at Walmart.

This is an offense featuring Hurts, Barkley and Smith.

So explain it to me.

Because *“we have to execute”* isn't going to cut it anymore.

## You Have Saquon Barkley. Why Am I Watching This?

Let's talk about Saquon.

Barkley carried the ball **15 times for 82 yards**.

That's **5.5 yards per carry**.

So the running game wasn't completely dead.

Your $37 million running back is averaging more than five yards every time you hand him the football, and somehow he finishes the night with 15 carries while your offense spends most of the second half looking for the instruction manual.

Make it make sense. 

I'm not saying give Saquon the ball 40 times.

I'm saying when the rest of the offense looks like it's buffering, maybe continue using the thing that is actually loading.

Just a thought.

## And Then There Was *That* Fourth Down

This might have been the moment that bothered me most.

Philadelphia is down **20–7** late in the third quarter.

Fourth-and-about-1 from its own 49.

You have Hurts.

You have Barkley.

You have an offensive line you're supposed to trust.

You have the tush push sitting right there in the playbook.

Go get the yard.

Instead, Nick Sirianni tried to draw Chicago offsides.

Didn't work.

Philadelphia took the delay of game.

Then punted.

Sir.

**What are we doing?**

This wasn't even normal for Sirianni. NFL.com's analysis noted that in his previous five seasons, he had never punted in that area of the field when Philadelphia was roughly a yard from the first-down marker.

Even Sirianni admitted afterward that he wished he'd gone for it. 

Good.

Because everybody watching wished he'd gone for it too.

You cannot coach scared when you're already losing by 13.

At some point, somebody has to actually try to win the football game.

## But I'm Not Putting All of This on Sirianni

Oh no.

Jalen, come on down.

Because Hurts isn't getting a free pass either.

His interception late in the third quarter came on fourth-and-5 with Philadelphia trying desperately to find some momentum.

Chicago took it away.

Hurts also has now been sacked eight times through three games, and this passing offense has looked far less dangerous than the names on the roster suggest it should. 

Now, there was one situation I'm **not** putting on him.

Hurts was pulled for a concussion evaluation after taking a late hit near the sideline during Philadelphia's 95-yard second-quarter drive.

Backup Andy Dalton came in.

Philadelphia reached the Chicago 2.

Dalton threw exactly **one pass**.

Interception.

Of course.

Because why have a normal football game when you can have whatever this was?

Hurts said afterward he felt fine but was still waiting to be officially cleared to return. Player safety comes first, so that's not the issue.

The issue is that Philadelphia drove **95 yards and scored zero points**.

That possession basically summarized the entire evening. 

## Wait — We Haven't Even Talked About the Defense

Case Keenum hadn't played in an NFL regular-season game since December 2023.

Philadelphia made him look extremely comfortable.

No sacks.

No interceptions.

No forced fumbles.

Actually, let's make this worse.

Through the Eagles' first three games, their defense has forced **zero turnovers**.

None.

The pass rush entered the week near the bottom of the NFL in both quarterback hits and sacks, and Chicago finished Monday with **375 total yards** while controlling the football for nearly 37 minutes. 

Meanwhile, Philadelphia turned it over three times.

You don't need an analytics department to explain that math.

**3–0 in turnovers usually equals go home angry.**

And that's exactly what Philadelphia did.

## So Is It Hurts or Sirianni?

Neither gets to hide behind the other.

That's my problem.

When Hurts struggles, everybody points at the play-calling.

When the offense struggles, everybody points at Hurts.

When both struggle, suddenly we're talking about execution.

Enough.

Hurts has to play better.

Sirianni has to coach better.

The offensive staff has to figure out why an offense with this many weapons can disappear for entire stretches.

And the defense needs to explain why a quarterback who hadn't taken a regular-season snap in almost three years just walked onto the field and threw two touchdowns without being sacked once.

This isn't a one-person problem.

And Sirianni essentially said exactly that afterward:

> “I don't think anybody coached well, I don't think anybody played well.”

He called it a **“true team loss”** and said responsibility begins with him. 

For once, the PR answer and the actual answer might be the same.

Everybody deserves some of this smoke.

## No PR Answer

Here's what bothers me about Philadelphia.

It's not that they lost.

Good teams lose football games.

It's **how** they lost.

Chicago didn't need Caleb Williams.

They didn't even need QB2.

The Bears went all the way down the depth chart, dusted off Case Keenum and still controlled the game.

Philadelphia committed **10 penalties**.

Turned the ball over three times.

Produced three second-half first downs.

Scored seven points.

Forced zero turnovers.

And when the Eagles had a fourth-and-short opportunity to show some aggression while trailing by two scores, they punted.

That's not one bad bounce.

That's not one bad call.

That's an entire football team malfunctioning at the same time. 

The Eagles are **2–1**, so nobody needs to start boarding up Lincoln Financial Field.

But Philadelphia has too much talent for *“we'll clean it up”* to become the weekly explanation.

Because eventually you have to stop telling everybody how talented you are.

**You have to look like it.**

And Monday night?

Philadelphia looked like anything but.

**No PR spin. No excuses. Just answers.**

**Sports. Opinion. No Filter.**