Fans criticizing "the $250 million" QB.

The highest paid QBs per year:

On 8/30/2025 at 9:44 AM, NOTW said:

Fans criticizing "the $250 million" QB.

The highest paid QBs per year:

I wonder who in that bunch have endorsement contract money.

I think Jalen deserves more than a bunch of those pukes that make a bit more salary.

A good game from Jalen. His detractors will point to the low yardage and no passing touchdowns. But really high completion percentage, no turnovers. Fantastic throw to Dotson and killed them with his legs.

I would still have Hurts as the fifth best QB in the league as things stand.

Never put to much stock in QBR, but for what it’s worth - Hurts was given a rating of 93.7. Second highest of his career. Dak - 58.7

4 hours ago, ManchesterEagle said:

A good game from Jalen. His detractors will point to the low yardage and no passing touchdowns. But really high completion percentage, no turnovers. Fantastic throw to Dotson and killed them with his legs.

I would still have Hurts as the fifth best QB in the league as things stand.

I was one of those detractors and I was especially critical of him for a good portion of last season. Having said that, I’ve done a 180 on him and I firmly believe that he is the best QB for this system and he has a knack for making winning plays when they count the most.

At this point, I don’t know that I can name 4 better QB’s in the league for this team. I don’t know that Hurts skill set would necessarily translate into elite QB play on another team, but I also don’t know that other QB’s could be as successful in this system. He outplayed Mahomes in 2 Super Bowls, Joe Burrow puts up great stats, but the team doesn’t win. A case could be made for Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson in this system, but the fact remains, neither one have performed in the playoffs like Hurts. They also play in offensive schemes that are similar to eagles.

I think that Sirianni doesn’t work out in another organization, and I think that Hurts doesn’t necessarily translate to another coach and system. Hurts isn’t going to put up gaudy stats, but is there 1 QB in the league you trust more in this system when it counts.

Most of the QBs in the league aren't good. There's fewer really good QBs at the top, a few guys just after that tier and then a lot of average.

At this point we know what Hurts is. He won't have high passing numbers, he won't lead in passing stats. He's a winner, contributes greatly with running, and he shows up clutch in big games. The team have figured out a formula that is working with the run game, passing when needed and playing more efficiently. With the two WRs we have, we'd all like to see them used more. I think that's a goal for this year, which was seen last night. When teams focus on stopping Barkley, open up the pass like they did in the playoffs last year.

I'd also like to see more quick slants and getting the ball into Smitty and AJ's hands earlier. Let teams know that they aren't just decoys out there. Using Goedert is good, take advantage of matchups or he's your security blanket. But I do think they need to get AJ and Smitty involved early, which could help open up the run a bit more as well.

If hes Aikman who can run...so what? Id take that for the next 3 or 4 years...multiple rings and HoFer. Sign me up.

Some of these analysts don’t understand that you still convert a third and 6 if you scramble for 10 yards. Or that a rush push touchdown scores as many points as a back shoulder fade pass.

This whole thread has turned into a bunch of guys still defending Hurts when no one is saying anything bad about him anymore lol.

2 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

This whole thread has turned into a bunch of guys still defending Hurts when no one is saying anything bad about him anymore lol.

The window of opportunity is open. Hurts is a reason.

But, it's also Howie Roseman, the OLine, drafting well recently.

Sirianni? Not sure about that. But, having good coordinators? Maybe.

If Hurts needs to continuously prove it by winning, so be it.

I'll take another SB win over a stat champ.

He was confident and smart with the ball on Thursday. And he's why the Iggles won that game.

6 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

This whole thread has turned into a bunch of guys still defending Hurts when no one is saying anything bad about him anymore lol.

Obviously a preemptive strike, I guess.

It only takes one bad game and then it's:

8 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

Obviously a preemptive strike, I guess.

It only takes one bad game and then it's:

True true lol

Other teams lose players to injury, and those great QB’s are supposed to overcome.

If Jalen Hurts was to lose Barkley, AJ or Lane, a bunch or you would be screaming how can a QB be expected to win with these injuries.

Its turned into a why Hurts is better than most QBs thread.

Herbert had the game of his life on Thursday, good job! If he keeps it up and wins some playoff games he can join the conversation.

It also showed why Burrow sucks so much... he almost never runs.

Boo hoo, my defense is bad, my line is bad, I'm 38-30-1 as a starter and my current backup is 4-3 as a starter with the same line and defense.

ELEEETTTZZZ!!!

More on Hurts.

He is now 65th in career rushing TDs at 57... in 67 starts.

Next up are Jamal Lewis and Mike Alstott at 58.

For QBs he is 3rd behind Josh Allen at 65 in 110 starts and Fashion Queen Cam at 75 in 144 starts.

Hurts is now 41-10 in his last 51 starts.

Mahomes is 40-11

Allen is 38-13

Goff is 36-15

Lamar is 35-16

Burrow is 31-20

Stafford is 29-22

It's basically the all Hurts anything topic.

Hurts is friends with Jordan so here is some Hurts vs LeBron.

Hurts has scored a rushing TD in 38 of his 67 starts for 56.7%

LeBron is a 73.7% free throw shooter. He has about a 54.8% chance of hitting both free throws.

Hurts is more likely to rush for a TD in a game than LeBron is to hit both free throws.

Hurts is 41-10 in his last 51 starts for a .804 win %

Since December of 2021, Hurts is more likely to win a game than LeBron is to hit a free throw. (LeBron is at about 76.3% since 21-22)

Hurts has a 73.3 completion % in the Super Bowl. LeBron has a 73.1% free throw rate in the NBA finals.

Hurts is more likely to complete a Super Bowl pass than LeBron is to hit a free throw in the NBA finals.

Counting the playoffs, Hurts has scored 3 or more rushing TDs in a game 5 times in 76 starts or 6.57%

Since joining the Lakers, LeBron is 1 for 29 on go-ahead or game tying shots in the last 5 seconds of the 4th quarter or OT. 3.44%

Hurts is almost 2x as likely to run for 3 TDs as LeBron is to hit a clutch shot as a Laker.

Jordan did not suck as much as LeBron, hitting 83.5% of his free throws. Hitting both would be just slightly under 70%

19 hours ago, NOTW said:

🤷‍♂️. and Mahomes lost.

18 hours ago, SkippyX said:

Hurts is friends with Jordan so here is some Hurts vs LeBron.

On 9/5/2025 at 11:04 AM, ManchesterEagle said:

Never put to much stock in QBR, but for what it’s worth - Hurts was given a rating of 93.7. Second highest of his career. Dak - 58.7

Highly efficient game from Jalen. Funny people said he can’t throw over the middle and he needs everyone around him to win while Barkley had a fairly pedestrian game for his Eagles standards, A J Brown, and Smith were basically non-factors. On top of that Jalen was virtually flawless with his passes and he did the most damage throwing in the middle of the field. Key first down runs on third downs. The guy just knows how to win games.

4 hours ago, EazyEaglez said:

Highly efficient game from Jalen. Funny people said he can’t throw over the middle and he needs everyone around him to win while Barkley had a fairly pedestrian game for his Eagles standards, A J Brown, and Smith were basically non-factors. On top of that Jalen was virtually flawless with his passes and he did the most damage throwing in the middle of the field. Key first down runs on third downs. The guy just knows how to win games.

Completely agree. I’ve not watched the game back or any of the all 22 stuff but I didn’t see a whole lot of AJ being open or getting separation? Nor Smith so Jalen didn’t seem to have a lot to work with but he was clinical and accurate.