Daily News | Jalen Hurts’ MVP hopes die after Eagles coaches put him at risk too often | Marcus Hayes
Jalen Hurts was on pace to set a record for quarterback rushing attempts in a season. He was, until his coaches went to the well too often.Say goodbye to the MVP award; he was the favorite until he got injured. Maybe say goodbye to the No. 1 overall seed. The Eagles, 13-1, could clinch it if they win one of their last three games. It was a cinch.This need not have happened. The Eagles had been running the ball well with their backs. Then, they didn’t.
Hurts sprained his right shoulder. He did it on a designed running play. Hurts faked a handoff to Sanders, kept it himself, and ran into trouble. Trevis Gipson, a 263-pound defensive lineman, crashed down onto Hurts’ left shoulder, which drove his right shoulder into the frozen turf at Soldier Field.
The NFL long ago changed its rules to protect quarterbacks and receivers, eradicate the running back position, and make its product a soft, pass-first, Madden-like video game. This is fine if you’re in a dome, or if it’s warm, or if your quarterback doesn’t need mittens. He threw the ball 37 times, his second-highest passing total of the season. Playing in the toughest conditions of his life. Exposed, again and again and again.It made no sense.
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