By his own admission, A.J. Brown did this to himself. One of the biggest storylines coming out of the Eagles fourth consecutive win was about the tweets the WR shared after the Bucs game alluding to his frustration with the offense. Brown spoke to reporters on Wednesday after the topic of his discontent had permeated local and national media for days, and cleared the air.
”First off, I want to start off by saying, obviously, Sunday after the game I let my frustrations boil over. I didn’t speak to the media. I had a chance to correct my frustrations and I continued to let it boil over and that’s on me. I take full accountability on that.
My message on Twitter wasn’t directed at anyone in the building — not my coaches, not my quarterback, my GM, nobody. I take full accountability. I have open communication with all of my coaches and with my quarterback, as well. Me and my coaches — KP [Kevin Patullo], Nick [Sirianni] — we discuss weekly about trying to get this thing on the same page.”
Brown was then asked about what specifically he was frustrated with, and he elaborated a bit.
”I think it’s normal to have frustrations because of the standard we hold ourselves to. And we have a lot of talent on offense and, to be honest, defense and special teams, have been low-key carrying us.
We need to clean up what we need to clean up and get on the same page and play to the ability that we say we can, and be who we are called to be. It’s a standard that we preach. So it’s easy to have that frustration. I think it’s fair to have that frustration. But I just can’t let that boil over.”
The wide receiver also made it clear that he wants to be with the Eagles, and in Philly, and his frustration wasn’t indicative that he wanted out.
“This is home. This is my home. Unfortunately, I did it to myself. I wouldn’t even say unfortunately. I did it to myself. But this is my home. I love it here. But you just see frustration because, obviously, we want to be great. Most definitely. I want to be great as well.”
It’s nice that Brown publicly explained his comments which should relieve all the speculation and unnecessary drama around the team. Still, he stood firm in his frustration with the offensive struggles, and he went into depth about why he wants the ball in big moments.
“I think it’s fair to want the ball to get us going. Like last week against the Rams, I caught the sluggo, got the offense going, next play it opened up for Dallas Goedert — the safety came to my side and opened him up. So, I don’t think it’s a bad thing for wanting the ball. It’s not just for targets or anything, to put numbers up. No, I see that we’re struggling and I’m a guy that wants the ball in those times when we can’t find a way. Give the ball to me. Like with the game on the line, give the ball to me. I want that. I want that pressure and put it on myself, and I work hard for it.”
The WR said that his intent and motivation is often misconstrued by the public, but he knows that his teammates understand that he’s a guy who can change the game with the ball in his hands, and he just wants a chance to help the team.
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