Jalen Hurts receives major praise, but Eagles fans should actually be worried
The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC following their victory over the New York Giants. It was the first game Jalen Hurts has played in since Dec. 18. And despite his injury trouble to end the season, Hurts managed to throw for 229 yards in a must-win contest. After the game, […]
The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC following their victory over the New York Giants.
It was the first game Jalen Hurts has played in since Dec. 18. And despite his injury trouble to end the season, Hurts managed to throw for 229 yards in a must-win contest. After the game, the star Quarterback drew praise from Nick Sirianni, but in that praise, he also offered a troubling perspective on Hurts moving forward.
"We’ve won a lot of different ways this year," Sirianni said after the game. "And just him [Hurts] fighting through what he fought through to get back — because, still, it’s not like he was perfect out there in terms of what he felt like. We didn’t feel like there was more risk, but I know he was hurting. He was hurting bad, but that’s the kind of competitor he is, that’s the kind of person that he is, the kind of teammate and leader that he is, that he was able to go out there and tough through it.”
It is good that Hurts came back to play in Week 18. The No. 1 seed offers the Eagles a bye week in the playoffs as opposed to having a Wild Card Weekend game. However, if Hurts is still hurting (pun intended), then the Eagles will be in trouble in the divisional round.
The Eagles need Hurts at 100 percent if they are going to have a chance at winning the Super Bowl. If he is still hurting by then, the Eagles' offense won't be able to keep up with other playoff teams in the NFC.
Hurts gutted it out on Sunday. It was just what the Eagles needed. Now, they need Hurts to take more time to recover. He needs to be at 100 percent if Philadelphia is going to have a shot.
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