In college — three years at Alabama and one at Oklahoma — Hurts never had back-to-back seasons with the same player. That cycle has mostly followed him to his advantage.
During Hurts’ rookie season, Doug Pederson called plays, with Press Taylor as the passing game coordinator/QB coach. In 2021-2022, Shane Steichen was the offensive coordinator and took over play calls from head coach Nick Sirianni midway through the first scrimmage. Last season, Brian Johnson took over the gig.
Now Hurts is adjusting to Moore’s voice and system.
“I’m just all ears. I’m a sponge. I think there’s some beauty in that,” he said. “I’m just a sponge. I let them do what they’re going to do, and then adjust from there. I think what we all have to understand is the importance of a foundation. in something.
“So I want the coaches to state their foundation in terms of what they want something to be, what they want it to look like, and then obviously you’re going to adapt from there.