The Philadelphia Eagles’ meteoric rise to the top of the NFL has officially hit a devastating and potentially permanent ceiling. In a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations, the team’s late-season collapse was capped off by a performance so lackluster and emotionally volatile that it has left analysts and fans alike demanding a total overhaul of the roster. Leading the charge in this scathing critique is none other than “Coach JB” (Jason Brown), whose latest episode of The Coach JB Show with Big Smitty has gone viral for its brutal honesty regarding Eagles’ star wide receiver, AJ Brown.
According to Coach JB and Big Smitty, the issues within the Eagles’ locker room are no longer just whispers—they are a screaming siren. The focal point of this dysfunction is AJ Brown, a player whose talent is undeniable but whose recent behavior has been described as “cancerous” to the team’s culture. During the Eagles’ most recent playoff exit, Brown’s performance was a far cry from his “dog” persona. Instead, Coach JB described him as a “puppy,” a player who showed up small in the biggest moments and failed to deliver when the franchise needed him most.
The statistics tell part of the story, but the “eye test” tells the rest. Quarterback Jalen Hurts, while struggling with his own limitations as a “game manager,” delivered multiple catchable balls that Brown simply failed to haul in. One particular play—a deep dig route where Brown was wide open in the middle of the field—saw the ball go directly through his hands. This wasn’t just a physical error; for Coach JB, it was a sign of a player who had checked out mentally. “I think that motherfucker quit,” JB stated bluntly. “I think he bissed out on his teammates. I’ve never seen him catch a ball like that and let it go through his face.”
But the drama on the field was only half the battle. The sideline footage told an even darker tale of a fractured relationship between Brown and head coach Nick Sirianni. Throughout the season, cameras caught Brown “sucking his teeth” and engaging in heated exchanges with the coaching staff. Sirianni has attempted to downplay these incidents as “emotional” outbursts between two competitive people who “love each other,” but Coach JB isn’t buying it. He argues that Brown’s negativity is an “overflowing bucket of bullshit” that is poisoning the younger players in the locker room.
The tension has reached a point where Coach JB believes there is only one logical solution: trade AJ Brown immediately. “You have to trade AJ Brown at this moment. You can’t do nothing else,” JB argued. He pointed out that even a legendary quarterback like Tom Brady wouldn’t be able to win with a receiver who is constantly “dirty macking” his own quarterback and creating a “natural division” in the locker room. When a star player becomes a “nuisance” rather than a “plus,” their value to the team becomes a net negative, regardless of their athletic ceiling.
The criticism didn’t stop at Brown. The show also took aim at Jalen Hurts, whose inability to move his eyes and manipulate the defense was on full display during the game’s final, disastrous play. JB criticized Hurts for throwing “straight down the teeth of the defense” on a play where seven defenders were essentially waiting for the ball. The lack of verticality in the offense and the regression of the offensive line—specifically in the run game where Saquon Barkley struggled to find holes—has created a “perfect storm” of failure in Philadelphia.
Big Smitty echoed these sentiments, noting that while Hurts is a high-character leader and a “winner,” his physical limitations as a passer become glaringly obvious when his star receivers aren’t making the “hero plays” to bail him out. Last year, the Eagles’ dominance up front masked many of these flaws, but this year, the “gaping holes” for the run game were nowhere to be found, putting more pressure on a passing attack that looked predictable and stagnant.
The episode also featured a hilarious yet biting segment regarding Eagles superfan “Latrell,” who allegedly called off work in embarrassment after the loss. Latrell had been seen “flapping his wings” in an Eagles suit during the team’s better days, but the current state of the franchise has left even the most die-hard fans in a state of shock. The sentiment among the fan base seems to be one of weary resignation; as one fan put it, “I’m not let down at all, this is exactly what I expected from this shitty ass offense all year long.”
As the Eagles head into a long and uncertain offseason, the question of Nick Sirianni’s future also looms large. While some suggest he might be looking for an exit strategy—perhaps even a job in Miami—the more pressing issue is the personnel. If the Eagles are to return to Super Bowl contention, they must decide if they are willing to continue “managing” the egos of players who seem more focused on their personal targets than the team’s success.
In the end, Coach JB’s message is clear: talent without character is a recipe for disaster. AJ Brown may be a “1A receiver” on paper, but his actions on the sideline and his lack of focus in the clutch have made him a liability. If the Eagles want to salvage the Jalen Hurts era, they may need to make the difficult decision to cut ties with their star receiver and rebuild a culture of accountability and resilience. The “shitty bird” era in Philadelphia needs to end, or the team will continue to find itself watching the Super Bowl from the couch rather than the field.
