You don't need hours and hours of film study to evaluate the greatness of Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts. All you need to do is hit the play button.
Hurts has had MVP season. Philadelphia went 14-1 in his starts and he had 3,701 yards passing, 760 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns combined. He led the Eagles to the top seed in the NFC and a playoff victory over the New York Giants.
He is also a master at the run-pass-option -- an offensive set based on reads and mobility which quite possibly could be the kryptonite to the heralded San Francisco defense.In the 49ers 37-34 overtime win over the Raiders, Las Vegas' mobile backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham rushed for 34 yards on 7 carries and completed 23-of-34 passes for 365 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of interceptions.
Hear from head coach Kyle Shanahan, QB Brock Purdy, DL Nick Bosa, WR Deebo Samuel and LB Fred Warner ahead of the team's practice on Wednesday. #SFvsPHI"Just being smart," Bosa said."Not going to try to make a crazy play. Just playing within the scheme and that's who you win at this time of year.""With the read option, any time you are facing a quarterback that has that type of ability, you just got to be on your assignments for a full 60 minutes," he said.
"You forget where you might need to fit in a certain play. It's all about being detailed and everybody swarming to the ball carrier if or when he does pull it ."© 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.Please enter email address to continue
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