The other knock was Hurts can’t throw over the middle. That’s a Rosie issue. Sure Hurts isn’t protocol height…behind our mountainous Oline…that’s a Hurts weakness. Hurts can’t control working his butt off to grow four inches. But he maxes out every area anybody could actually control by: living and breathing year round complete tireless dedication. But anybody not completely blinded by their sole obsession with #Hurtshating…so obviously just sees the problem for what it’s been: Rosie struck out with dozens of attempts to find that third WR. Any QB production relies the most on the quality at the other end receiving the pass.

Then again magically(only way it happened if I was to believe the terrible opinion of #Hurthaters) Hurts proved he could throw and produce over the middle. Absolute miracle…or just very simply Moore moved Smitty occasionally to the Slot.

3 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

I already went against the QB on that inaccurate throw to Smitty. No version you will convince me that Out against that Off coverage is ever a bad read or throw. Fairly basic and widely understood football. If you weren’t solely focused on endlessly attempting to tear down our leader? You can’t possibly not blame Dotson for such a lazy sloppy route.

Cunningham, you are losing/LOST this argument! Hell, Hurts would tell you that you lost this argument. His "read” was wrong and bad….regardless of the route that Dotson ran. That’s the point.

I appreciate the way bad opinions elevate my opinions perception. I’m no genius. All I do is understand that terrible options Rosie failed at so much providing in the Slot results in terrible production from the slot. To me…believe it as so very basic and obvious. I’ve played and watched so much football. So I have my qualities of knowing about the game.

Why compare Hurts to Mahomes? I’m REALLY happy and grateful that Hurts helped my favorite team, the Eagles, win a SUPER BOWL. I will be forever grateful. It was so awesome.

But in no world do I think Hurts is a better QB than Mahomes. Has Hurts had better GAMES than Mahomes? Well yeah. But he is not a better overall QB than Mahomes. No way. Besides Hurts, you may be the only other person in the universe that thinks that. It is cool that you think so highly of him. But saying it out loud might be a bad idea sometimes. ALL Eagles’ fans like Hurts and definitively want him to succeed. It is just frustrating to see Hurts make rookie level mistakes at this point of his career. Clearly I am not in the locker room to know what his coach preaches to him. I’m sure that is a factor. So let’s go Hurts! Learn from it and let’s go! Opposing teams are not going to lie down for you.

13 minutes ago, Senhorcook said:

Cunningham, you are losing/LOST this argument! Hell, Hurts would tell you that you lost this argument. His "read” was wrong and bad….regardless of the route that Dotson ran. That’s the point.

AJ wasn’t open quick enough against that blitz. But you’re killing Hurts over incapable of reading the D all over this decision,

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

AJ wasn’t open quick enough against that blitz. But you’re killing Hurts over incapable of reading the D all over this decision,

Dotson in single Off coverage is a terrible decision based on what though?

6 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

I won’t argue that it couldn’t have been a TD throw to AJ. Dotson was wide open and ran a sloppy lazy route allowing the defender to be a factor. Not just that…but he just lets the defender take the ball straight away from him. Coach would chew Dotson butt out for half an hour even if it was playing junior high ball. But let’s figure out any ways to tear down our leader instead. Hurts needs to run the proper routes himself as well as draw up the plays.

For me the miss on wide open Smitty really was the play that Hurts would want back.

What about the miss on wide open AJ in Acho’s video?

16 minutes ago, Senhorcook said:

Cunningham, you are losing/LOST this argument! Hell, Hurts would tell you that you lost this argument. His "read” was wrong and bad….regardless of the route that Dotson ran. That’s the point.

No way am I losing or wrong here. I didn’t deny AJ was a TD option. Proved to be a better choice than Dotson. But that’s because of Dotson more than Hurts. It’s a good option taking the Out against such Off coverage by one defender.

Just now, mattwill said:

What about the miss on wide open AJ in Acho’s video?

You mean Smitty? Yeah…that’s the play on Hurts failing.

2 minutes ago, mattwill said:

What about the miss on wide open AJ in Acho’s video?

Name any QB ever never missed some throws

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

You mean Smitty? Yeah…that’s the play on Hurts failing.

No. Wide open Smith was the overthrow to the deep left. Wide open AJ in Acho’s video was over the middle.

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Name any QB ever never missed some throws

Excellent play analysis.

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

Name any QB ever never missed some throws

Really be difficult to find one so held back from being much more ready and experienced this far in the season though. Really not even out of the ordinary for some lumps the first times doing things as a unit together.

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

No. Wide open Smith was the overthrow to the deep left. Wide open AJ in Acho’s video was over the middle.

He wasn’t wide open. Clearly AJ has lost a step. Whether it’s just short term injury related or permanent nobody can really conclude as a fan.

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

Mattwill, Hurts is throwing after waiting about as long as possible against a heavy blitz. AJ I say is the most truly covered option instead countering your take.

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

I understand that in hindsight AJ eventually very long developing gets open against a single defender. QB clock against that blitz is times up..gotta get the ball out…right at the screenshot I shared.

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

He wasn’t wide open. Clearly AJ has lost a step. Whether it’s just short term injury related or permanent nobody can really conclude as a fan.

AJ has inside leverage on the defender with a yard of separation that Hurts needs to simply lead AJ so he runs to the catch point with the defender having no option other to trail AJ.

4 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Excellent play analysis.

I don’t deny AJ results in a TD. But explain how Dotson on that route ..with that coverage…is a bad read from Hirts.

Just now, mattwill said:

He has inside leverage on the defender with a yard of separation that Hurts needs to simply lead AJ so he runs to the catch point with the defender having no option other to trail AJ.

There’s no yard of separation. The defender is actually still ahead of AJ deeper at the time the ball needs to get out.

Sorry to break this unfortunate situation to you…but the truth is:AJ took too long.

But I never even stated AJ wasn’t the best option. Just pointing out all the details and context of the situation.

I don’t view Dotson setup on that play as a bad decision or option.

I mean to pay it all out there being honest…my opinion is Hurts is as actually trained by Siri to hesitate and not make that throw to AJ by Siri last season.

Siri drilled into Hurts to be much safer passing with lower risk which you(Mattwill) completely have backed as brilliant…while I see it as negative actually.