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You don't want to count on (Hurts) to win a game unless it's a go-ball, which is a 50-50 ball, except he's had A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who can go catch it.
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Hurts dependent on elite receivers for go-balls; off-schedule plays less sustainable.

A GM said "Hurts can throw slants and go-balls. Is there anybody better at running slants and go-balls than A.J. Brown?" A defensive coach added: "You don't want to count on (Hurts) to win a game unless it's a go-ball, which is a 50-50 ball, except he's had A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who can go catch it. His best plays are off schedule. It will become less sustainable as he gets older. And you can't keep cycling through coordinators." Sean Mannion is the Eagles' fifth offensive coordinator in five seasons, making his first season calling plays.

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