The Philadelphia Eagles' issues at wide receiver this season have been well-documented.
A.J. Brown has not been happy about his lack of usage in the offense through five contests, and The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported that DeVonta Smith isn't thrilled, either.
That has led to theories about what is really going on with the talented wideouts. But, as far as New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is concerned, Brown failing to get open isn't one of them.
When addressing the media on Tuesday, Daboll said that Brown is "open a lot" after he watched some tape of the Giants' Week 6 opponent.
“You watch the tape … AJ (Brown) is open a lot," Daboll said, per SNY's Connor Hughes.
We don't think Daboll was purposely trying to pour salt on the wound here, but you just know Brown is shaking his head and punching air somewhere after reading that.
The Eagles haven't exactly left much room to get their receivers heavily involved in 2025. After all, Philly has the seventh-fewest passing attempts in the league while having the eighth-most rushing attempts.
However, the script was flipped in Week 5, as Jalen Hurts threw a season-high 38 passes while Saquon Barkley had a season-low six carries.
The Eagles made a concerted effort to get Brown involved early, but he was mostly quiet as the game progressed. Smith finally broke out for a big game, though, after finishing with 114 yards on eight catches.
The Giants have proven vulnerable to the pass and run this season, with New York sporting a bottom-10 unit in both areas. That gives the Eagles multiple ways to attack their division rival on Thursday.
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