PHILADELPHIA — Nelson Agholor has been one of the Eagles’ most polarizing figures since he joined the team as a first-round pick in 2015. Some labeled him a bust after his first two seasons in the league, then he bounced back in a big way on the 2017 Super Bowl run.

Over the last two seasons, though, Agholor’s production has gone down, especially in 2019, and he’s struggled to make plays down the field that he made two seasons ago. Over the last seven games, he’s played more snaps than any Eagles wide receiver but only has accumulated 18 catches (on 36 targets) for 154 yards and zero touchdowns.

Despite that, Eagles coaches remain high on Agholor.

Tuesday, offensive coordinator Mike Groh pushed back on the idea that Agholor has regressed since his breakout 2017 campaign where he scored eight touchdowns and was stellar against the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

“I would say that’s probably not fair,” Groh said at NovaCare Complex on Tuesday.

Groh pointed to the fact that Agholor was able to focus on playing exclusively slot receiver in 2017, while he’s had to be moved around more over the last two seasons due to injuries at wide receiver and personnel changes. That likely includes the addition of Golden Tate last year, which moved Agholor out of the slot.

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“I would say that over the last two years he’s had to wear a lot of different hats in our offense due to the attrition at the position,” Groh said. "One of his strengths is his mental flexibility and his ability to learn. He knows the entire system as well as anybody so he’s able to handle a lot from that standpoint but the flip side of that coin is then he gets moved around.

“In 2017 he was really able to just stay in one spot,” he continued. “Each and every week, we were healthy the entire year and we had the same 3-4 guys rotating and performing the same jobs. His job description has changed over the last couple of years due to necessity. I understand the question but, to me, he’s still the same player.”

The numbers say otherwise.

Per Pro Football Focus, among 87 wide receivers with at least 30 targets this season, Agholor ranks 86th.

In a loss to the Patriots on Sunday, Agholor had a shot at a potential game-tying touchdown in the back of the end zone but was unable to reel it in, which has been a recurring issue down the field for the fifth-year receiver this season.

“That’s a tough adjustment,” Groh said of the missed play. “He’s a guy who would say he’d love to make that play, but that wasn’t a routine play. That would’ve been a really, really good play ... we didn’t get it done.”

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