Jalen Hurts continues to build his legend in one key area
The Philadelphia Eagles are 6-0 because of a myriad of reasons. Most notably, Jalen Hurts. And currently, the Eagles' offense leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Hurts, one of the Eagles' most preeminent players, leads the team with six of his own. What is more impressive isn't just the rushing touchdown numbers, but how Hurts […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are 6-0 because of a myriad of reasons. Most notably, Jalen Hurts.
And currently, the Eagles' offense leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Hurts, one of the Eagles' most preeminent players, leads the team with six of his own.
What is more impressive isn't just the rushing touchdown numbers, but how Hurts is getting his scores on the ground.
He is running hard.
And the offense is limiting mistakes.
What he lacks in sheer arm strength, he makes up for with improvisation. The Eagles are better for it.
Supplementing his tough running as a quarterback is his leadership.
Against the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the bye week, the Eagles are going to need the best version of Hurts. That means he needs to throw the ball well, and supplement some of those throws with gritty runs.
As the only undefeated team in the league, Philadelphia has a target on its back. The Steelers are known to play hard. Hurts won't have the easiest path to victory. But if he takes advantage of what he can do on the ground, he should cause problems for the Steelers at a ridiculous rate.
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