Owner Jeffrey Lurie learned not to “do the conformist thing” from Red Auerbach. And that’s why he and Howie Roseman have mastered melding an inexpensive quarterback with a new coaching staff.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie stood, hands clasped, in a navy suit and green tie. Around him, the room reeked of cigar smoke. His voice barely rose over the loud smacking of hands on backs, grown men securing one another in loud embraces, or people commenting on the Prince-purple pants Jalen Hurts had decided to wear to the podium (“too much,” joked one coach).
Lurie was talking about success.