Hurts threw two interceptions and nearly threw two more, misread RPO, struggled with the play clock, looked slow. This is a Super Bowl roster — if the coaches can fix the quarterback.
Jalen Hurts left, speaks with former coach Doug Pederson with benched starter Carson Wentz and Jason Kelce nearby during a 2020 Week 13 game in Green Bay -- the game that marked the end of Wentz's career with the Eagles.before Hurts completely devolves into Carson Wentz. The Eagles’ fates depend on Hurts; he is, to a large degree, all that matters. And so they were hired to make sure the $255 million quarterback doesn’t become a $255 million bust.Moore is the offensive coordinator.
No one is rooting for Jalen to fail; such a thought is, frankly, stupid. He’s a good dude and a good teammate. He’s also a hard worker with a good arm and great feet. Nobody wants him toHowever, in the Eagles’ opener against the Packers on Friday night in Brazil, Hurts threw two interceptions. The first was into quadruple coverage down the middle of the field, staring down his target. The second was across his body into the end zone.
Beginning with Super Bowl LVII, at the end of his third season, Hurts has now thrown 17 interceptions and fumbled 12 times in his last 20 starts. He’s making bad reads, often baited into them. He’s playing Hero Ball, trying for the big strike when the outlet pass is there.In his last 29 games as the Eagles’ starter, including the playoffs, Wentz, Hurts’ predecessor and former bad teammate, threw 22 interceptions and fumbled 27 times. He made bad reads, often baited into them.
On consecutive plays early in the fourth quarter, he audibled to a failed RPO keeper, nearly threw a pick-six to a receiver in the flat late in a play that had fizzled, then threw an end-zone interception from the Packers’ 14-yard line, erasing a chance at an easy field goal. What should have been a 34-26 lead with 13 minutes to play was a 31-29 lead with about 8 minutes left.
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