Eagles foe has nothing but great things to say about Jalen Hurts
If the season ended today, Jalen Hurts MVP case would be the strongest in the NFL. His team is 4-0. He has been an offensive hub for the Philadelphia Eagles offense. And he's winning football games, ugly. It's the way you need to in order to compete for a Super Bowl. Hurts is playing well […]
If the season ended today, Jalen Hurts MVP case would be the strongest in the NFL.
His team is 4-0. He has been an offensive hub for the Philadelphia Eagles offense. And he's winning football games, ugly. It's the way you need to in order to compete for a Super Bowl.
Hurts is playing well enough to even pull praise from his foes. The latest adulation comes from the Eagles' Week 5 opponent — Arizona. In media availability, here is what Arizona had to say regarding Hurts:
"First, I would say the quarterback's playing really well," said Vance Joseph, Arizona's defensive coordinator. "He's smart. He makes quick, sound, clean decisions. As a passer, he's grown. He's throwing the ball to really good players… Obviously, the offense has been built and designed for him [Hurts]. He's done a great job of execution. It's not simple. It's really assignment-option football, so it forces you to be disciplined. If you make any mistakes, they're gonna take advantage of it."
Joseph wasn't the only Cardinal to throw praise Hurts' way.
Other Cardinals throwing praise at Hurts' feet
Linebacker Zaven Collins got in on the Hurts love affair as well.
"He's a big body of course, and he's a physical runner," Collins said. "He'll tuck the ball and run it, go get you 10-to-12 [yards]… I think he's really good, tough runner and makes good decisions when he has to."
Finally, Cardinals head coach Cliff Kingsbury, the man responsible for game planning to stop Hurts, had to acknowledge the quarterback's greatness.
"He’s tremendous," Kingsbury said. "I told our staff, he’s one of the best decision-makers in the league as far as where to go with the football, when to throw it, when to tuck it, and when to make plays.
"He’s always been a winner. I remember recruiting him in high school and he just had a legendary work ethic —whether it was in high school, at Alabama or now in Philly. You hear stories of how late he’s there, how hard he’s working, and it pays off. He’s a tremendous talent. They’ve done a great job building that offense around him. Great o-line, great skilled position players and he’s really operating on a high level."
Even his foes know Hurts is the real deal.
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