Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni: 'Just Catch It!'

The Philadelphia Eagles already have two of the top receivers in the league in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Eagles rookie Ainias Smith out of Texas A&M is trying to impress the Philadelphia coaching staff, but his hands have been a problem.

“What creates big plays on offense?” Sirianni said. “Well, being on the right page in protection, the catch, the blocking up front. So, it’s always about fundamentals. That’s what we’re looking for in everybody that plays.

“So, what we’re doing when we go in there and correct a fundamental, it’s always about, ‘Hey, you dropped this pass. Why?’ ‘You didn’t get off this block. Why?’”

Sirrianni appeared frustrated with Smith’s inability to do multiple things on the field, but at the forefront was definitely catching the ball.

“It’s those little details,” Sirianni continued. “If I hear one of my coaches say, ‘Catch it,’ I’m upset because it’s about how you do it, and that’s what we go about in that film room.

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“That’s how we go about correcting things like fundamentals because it’s in the fundamentals. It’s in the detail that you win games and that you win plays.”

The football season is unpredictable and Smith may be pressed into action at some point this season. If that happens, he has to be a dependable receiver that quarterback Jalen Hurts can rely on.

Whether its coaching or just bad hands, catching the ball is an imperative skill to be a receiver in the NFL. At some point, he will figure it out, right?