6 thoughts about the offense

In a perfect world for the Philadelphia Eagles this fall, defenses won’t know what’s coming. Or, if they do, they won’t have the tools to stop the waves of talent sprinting in from the sidelines as Offensive Coordinator and playcaller Shane Steichen and Head Coach Nick Sirianni see the results of what they’re doing right now in these days and weeks leading up to the regular season: Hammering away at the fundamentals. Buttoning up the smallest of details. Making sure that there are no corners being cut as the Eagles prepare for the first of two sets of joint practices – this week at Cleveland and the following week at Miami.

“I like where the team is at,” Steichen said. “I like the mindset of all the guys.”

“I love the joint practices, to be honest. It breaks up camp; it gives our guys another opponent. It’s really all about competing,” Steichen added. “You get two practices – obviously, they’re in a controlled environment, but you get that true competition with situations you can set up with them. It’s scripted and sometimes you have the call-it periods, but it’s just good to go against another opponent.”

The offense will continue to evolve through the rest of August and into September. What we’ve seen through this Training Camp period, which ended on Tuesday at the NovaCare Complex, and what is to come in the joint practices, the two remaining preseason games, and then a particularly crucial two weeks leading in the regular season opener at Detroit is going to expand just a little bit with each new day. There are some unmistakable takeaways to share from Training Camp in South Philadelphia, so let’s pause as the team prepares for its Wednesday travel day to Cleveland and two days of joint practices with the Browns later in the week …

1. Jalen Hurts continues to get better and better and we saw the manifestation of the “one percent better every day approach” with what Steichen called a “flawless” performance in the preseason opener on Friday night. Hurts was…