The Philadelphia Eagles earned a gritty 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3. But beneath the celebration, tension is brewing in the locker room. The Birds shredded expectations on a last-second blocked field goal returned by Jordan Davis. Yet, Kevin Patullo’s play-calling and conservative offense left some star players hungry for more. Can this team harness its talent before the calendar flips?

The wide receiver A.J. Brown’s game was as electric. His 38-yard one-handed grab helped the team make a comeback. And two clutch 3rd-and-10 conversions directly contributed to the game-winning drive. But when the celebration died down, Brown voiced a frustration that’s been simmering under the surface.

The star wideout thinks Philly’s coaching staff is playing it too safe. “Me, personally, I truly believe, we got so many good players on this team. And at times, you can feel like we’re being conservative. And I don’t think it should be like that. I think it should be, let your killers do their thing and play fast and play aggressive. Not saying that we haven’t been,” he said. He sees firsthand how the team falters when bogged down by overly cautious game plans.

Brown didn’t point fingers with reckless abandon, but his tone hits home: let the killers play fast and aggressively. “But me, personally, that’s what I would like. Obviously, we’re going run the ball and we’re going to set up the run off the pass and the pass off the run. But we have a lot of good players, and we should just let it go,” Brown added.

When asked if he had talked to the coaches about this, Brown was candid: “No, but it’s out now.” The message has left the locker room. Brown added, “We got a lot of good players. Wwe believe that we can do really some special things, man. And obviously it’s just really about being on the same page.” His message? “Let us go hoop.”

The metaphor is fitting. Brown wants the freedom to ‘go hoop’—run faster, hit harder, and not tiptoe around playcalling constraints that seem to tame the team’s natural aggression. And it’s no surprise because the Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts felt the same way during the game.

Jalen Hurts confronts coordinators on the sideline

Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts wasn’t holding back either. With the Eagles trailing 21-26 in the third quarter, he grilled OC Kevin Patullo and Jemal Singleton on the sideline after a touchdown. Hurts demands better play-calling and fast adjustments.

After Hurts was strip-sacked early in the second half, leading to a quick Rams touchdown, his patience wore thinner. But he refused to stay quiet. On the next drives, Hurts unleashed precision passing, hitting Brown and Dallas Goedert for back-to-back big scores, sparking a 26-point unanswered run. The transformation was as much a product of Hurts’ fiery leadership as it was the offense finding a rhythm. But the Eagles coaches are already under a lot of fire for the tush push play. Making plays more aggressively can only put them in more trouble.

Now, in Week 4, the Eagles head to Tampa Bay Sunday at 1 PM, facing an undefeated Bucs team. A team that has snatched victory in every game’s final moments. With stakes this high, Philly’s patience is running thin. The vibe in Philly’s camp? Coaches better listen up, or this team’s firepower could fizzle. Looks like all’s not sunny in Philadelphia.