NASHVILLE – While Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is one of the more controversial players at his position in the NFL, he has finally silenced his doubters after being crowned the MVP of a dominant win in Super Bowl LIX.

People will forever argue about how good Hurts really is and how much help he gets from his teammates. But it won't change the fact that he is 46-20 as a starter in the regular season, has started in two Super Bowls, and is now a Super Bowl MVP.

Is Hurts a Top 10 quarterback in the league? Probably not. But he excels in the areas that truly matter, and that only further validates what the Tennessee Titans will need to find in their next quarterback. The Titans have the 1st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to figure it out. 

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Does Hurts have elite traits?

What do I mean when I say that Jalen Hurts is "probably not" a Top 10 quarterback in the league? Well, very simply, he does not have an elite arm. He is not particularly accurate. His arm strength leaves something to be desired.

If Patrick Mahomes is the prototype of what an elite quarterback is supposed to look like in the modern NFL, Jalen Hurts lacks a lot of those qualities. Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow…They all have the ability to improvise and carry their team. They have special physical tools that just look different from the other quarterbacks in the league.

We have hit the point as NFL fans and media members where we associate a team's potential with the potential of their QB. We tend to believe that you need one of these elite, toolsy quarterbacks if you want any chance at winning a Super Bowl.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles proved that wrong…Because Hurts has it where it counts: Between the ears.

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Does it matter?

For everything Hurts lacks in arm strength or accuracy, he makes up for in his poise and leadership. He's a quarterback that can beat you on the ground, he is elite in the red zone, he takes care of the football, and he's never rattled.

When Titans head coach Brian Callahan spoke to Easton Freeze of AtoZ Sports last month, he mentioned that a quarterback's "nervous system" is what separates the good ones from the great ones. 

"What's their nervous system like? What do they look like when things break down? How do they operate when the pocket is muddy? How do they operate under critical duress and critical pressure? Those are the things that I look at," said Callahan. "How does their brain respond?"

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Hurts is a quarterback who is always relaxed and never panics. If you put him in an offense like what they have built in Philadelphia you can lean on the run game, trust your defense, and Hurts will deliver in the biggest games of the year. Evidently, it is a winning recipe to winning the Super Bowl and being a perennial playoff contender.

As the Titans move froward and look for their franchise quarterback – Whether it be in the draft, free agency, or a trade – they need to remember what the Eagles have done with Hurts. 

For me, Shedeur Sanders is the type of quarterback that lacks all of those eye-popping physical tools that most teams covet. But when I watch him play football, he plays with that same level of calmness and poise that the most succesful QBs do. That's far more important.

New GM Mike Borgonzi is all the way in on his "draft and develop" plan, which will prioritize bringing in draft picks and having as many shots as possible at getting young, cost-effective playmakers. Tennessee has a start to a foundation on the offensive line with JC Latham and Peter Skoronski. That's the first step in establishing a dominant run game to help that quarterback succeed. 

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