Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, is currently navigating a season filled with both individual achievements and team dynamics. Hurts has a pretty darn good career regular-season record of 54-22. This season, he has taken his team to another level with an impressive 8-2 record. He has completed 66.9% of his passes this year and thrown for 16 touchdowns, while maintaining a league-leading touchdown-to-interception ratio of 16:1. On top of that, he currently ranks fifth in quarterback rating across the NFL.
Yet despite these successes, recent reports have pointed out some growing frustration in the Eagles’ locker room with Hurts’ style of play. As The Athletic reported, even some of his teammates are concerned by his tendency to play “his game.” They feel he frequently disregards the plays they rehearsed in practice. Hurts has had a tough go of things this season, not hitting the mark of 200 passing yards even once in six games. This trend even covers the two most recent games against the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.
Hurts hasn’t let up on his work. He accepted that attention is part of the deal when you’re a starting quarterback —or should be.
“I guess I get a lot of attention when things are going well and when things are not going so well,” – Jalen Hurts.
He reiterated his focus on accountability and willingness to self-examine. He speaks passionately about his role and the team’s success.
“I never run away from holding myself accountable, and I think that’s exactly what I’ve taken the approach of doing,” – Jalen Hurts.
Collaboration and cultivation Hurts also emphasized the need for collaboration and building internally. He emphasized how his attention is on bettering himself and the offense as a unit.
“I take great pride in what we do on offense. I take great pride in how we go out there and play as a team and what our flow is. I think we’ve got work to do, and that obviously starts with me,” – Jalen Hurts.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t have much to say about the reports. He was adamant that he was not going to take everything everybody was telling him about his quarterback on faith.
“I don’t necessarily believe everything that’s being written. I just don’t,” – Nick Sirianni.
Even amid the adversity, Hurts isn’t going to stop thinking big. Whether the assistant coaches react with anger or encouragement, he says, is an important opportunity for development.
“Ultimately, it’s about how you navigate what’s in front of you and how you respond to these things. I think the response is more important than anything,” – Jalen Hurts.
Leave a Reply