time2rock Posted June 16, 2022 Posted June 16, 2022 Eagles’ Jalen Hurts Stunningly Compared to All-Pro QB: ‘It Just Happens’ By Mike Greger Updated Jun 13, 2022 at 10:37am Getty Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. Franchise quarterbacks don’t grow on trees. Everybody knows that. They need time to mature, time for the roots to take shape underneath the ground. Jalen Hurts is in the germination stage of his journey. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is entering his third NFL season, his second as a full-time starter. Hurts’ numbers have steadily risen since taking the reins. More importantly, they look very similar to what Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen did in 2018 and 2019. Allen took the leap into elite status in Year 3, a random fact not lost on Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. "It’s very, very difficult to project what you call or what we might call franchise quarterback,” Lurie told reporters on March 29. "It happens. It just happens. After Year 1 or Year 2 was Josh Allen a franchise quarterback? Was he even thought to be a franchise quarterback when Buffalo drafted him? "I think the answers are very clearly no, no and no. He developed into one, so now we have a young, 23-year-old, playoff quarterback who gets better every year in college, and in the pros, he’s had really one full year.” Lurie continued: "No one knows where that’s going to end up. But I think what you do know is you have a guy that is incredibly dedicated. Excellent leader of men — players around him gravitate to him. He will do anything and everything to get better and work on every weakness he has and try to maximize every strength he has. That’s why we’re committed to Jalen at age 23. Who knows what the future holds, right? So that’s where it goes.” Hurts Getting ‘More Comfortable’ in Eagles’ Offense Head coach Nick Sirianni challenged Hurts to work on his fundamentals in the offseason. He did. He showed up to OTAs looking more comfortable in the pocket and throwing a crisper ball. Hurts has also benefited from working with the same offensive coaching staff for a second straight season. That has happened to him since high school. "Jalen is, in my opinion, more comfortable in the offense, right. That’s just the part of the process the second year,” Sirianni said. "He knows where the receivers are going to be versus different looks. He knows where to go with the football a little bit quicker.” The next stage in Hurts’ growth is getting reps. He needs to build chemistry with his revamped receiving corps, highlighted by the additions of A.J. Brown and Zach Pascal. "We’ve done our job as coaches,” Sirianni said, "and I don’t want to say we’ve done a good job, but what we’ve done as coaches is figured out what he likes and what he’s good at and all these different things. It’s just accumulating those reps.” Public Practices Tickets on Sale: August 7 The Eagles will hold an open training camp practice for the general public on August 7 at Lincoln Financial Field. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds benefit the Eagles Autism Foundation. There is also a $25 VIP option that allows fans a special on-field experience. https://heavy.com/sports/philadelphia-eagles/jalen-hurts-josh-allen/
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 I mean look I don't think any of us are thinking Hurts can take another step and be another Allen type QB. Allen is a physical freak in some ways with a cannon of an arm and that's not something that Hurts is just suddenly going to master. But Hurts can take a step forwards and if he does then this team has a chance to be really really good this year.
PoconoDon Posted June 21, 2022 Posted June 21, 2022 Everything that is not consistent hyper accuracy is a smokescreen. His accuracy over the season will tell the tale. consistently on time and on target? Good to go. Not that? Goodbye.
Procus Posted June 22, 2022 Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 2:40 AM, UK_EaglesFan89 said: I mean look I don't think any of us are thinking Hurts can take another step and be another Allen type QB. Allen is a physical freak in some ways with a cannon of an arm and that's not something that Hurts is just suddenly going to master. But Hurts can take a step forwards and if he does then this team has a chance to be really really good this year. Doesn't Allen also have 4" of height on Hurts? I agree with your point. You can't teach size and physical attributes.
Rob331 Posted June 22, 2022 Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 6:56 AM, time2rock said: Hurts’ numbers have steadily risen since taking the reins. How silly can you get. two years - one partial season and one as a starter. Another way to say steady improvemtn is saying there is a positive trend. No matter the words we need to see more improvement over a longer time period than we have so far.
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