2 minutes ago, MillerTime said:

No Im not. Hurts had a good game. He hit multiple throws over the middle. Hit a great pass to Brown deep. No turnover. Oline didnt help. Yet you all expect Rodgers or Burrow from him who both are doing worse. 

No one will ever expect Rodgers/Burrow from Hurts. But people do expect to see development

Aaron Rodgers has a $1,165,000 base salary in 2023 and one of his best friends is an Eagles fan...

6 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

Just put on the Chargers game and watch Herbert. If Hurts shows half of that with his arm, I’m content with him being the franchise QB. 

I'm having a hard enough time watching the Vikings and JJ.  And that's while the Eagles got a very nice performance from Brown today.

Of course... Brown's 10 rec. 155 yards... is being topped by JJ's 8 rec. 164 yards and 2 TDs.

 

I couldn't stomach watching Herbert.  Granted, the Eagles never had a shot at Herbert, but he's what I want at QB here.  Imagine what he'd do with this group of targets and this OL.  

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

AJ Brown isn’t going to catch 10 of 13 targets for 155 yards every week. We scored 31 points. Let’s hold the concern for another week. 

I know it's week. Still concerning 

4 minutes ago, MillerTime said:

No Im not. Hurts had a good game. He hit multiple throws over the middle. Hit a great pass to Brown deep. No turnover. Oline didnt help. Yet you all expect Rodgers or Burrow from him who both are doing worse. 

 

Just now, Han Solo said:

Some no-name guy catches a TD for the Chiefs while wearing #88, and here we are keeping 86 and 87 "retired"

don't forget 25 and 9 too.  Sorry Nick, 9 isn't going to be retired for that. 

42 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I’m not sure why I’m so surprised about the negativity about Hurts’ day, but I am. The OL struggled to pick up the blitz for much of the day, and while it would be nice to see him sit in the pocket and pick the blitz apart (and to be honest, the Lions blitzed because they didn’t respect Hurts), but he made the Lions pay countless times with his legs. 

I thought he showed improvement throwing over the middle. He hit Brown on a deep crosser (I believe) and he was a broken tackle away from a huge gain. That’s Brown’s bread and butter.

Hes got a long way to go, but I don’t think  he deserves all the negativity. Save it for the defense. 

I was interested to see how much Hurts actually improved, away from the TC spin and it was nowhere near as much as I hoped.  Has he got worse? No. Has he stayed at the same level as last year? He's better.  Throwing the ball away was great.

I'd argue that if he keeps on the same trajectory, the overall net improvement won't take the team further in the playoffs even with AJ Brown at WR. The OL could have been better, but Hurts first instinct is still to bail; that won't pass muster with better opponents who will game plan around it.  It is only game 1, so in theory its nothing more than shaking rust down against a poor opponent and hoping to get a W. 

But we should expect more from Hurts; hanging in the pocket to view the field, making multiple reads before running. taking care of his body in conttact etc.  That is the QB type that you pay the big bucks too.  Siri is doing what a good HC should do, but a Matt Ryan in this O would show different results.

1 minute ago, blindside said:

No one will ever expect Rodgers/Burrow from Hurts. But people do expect to see development

There was development. He will always run. But the passes over the middle were awesome. That long throw was on point. 

Asante Samuel Jr with a hellva play on Adams

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

AJ Brown isn’t going to catch 10 of 13 targets for 155 yards every week. We scored 31 points. Let’s hold the concern for another week. 

Nah these weeks dont exist in a vacuum

browns performance was consistent with his track record. Sadly so was Hurts…thats the issue.

can someone point us to anything he did better or some skill he showed that was improved over last year?

9 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

It is worth noting that it looked like Hurts got his bell rung at 2:37 of Q3. This often results in a decrease in QB effectiveness. 

I saw no difference in his passing before or after.

 

I am surprised he wasn't flagged by the independent observer though after that hit.

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

F my fantasy team. 

Learn how to draft f head 🙂

Patrick mahomes really proving himself today without hill. 4 tds….

3 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Again projecting fear as motive to dismiss the opposing argument is not factual argument. Its the debate tactics of and for simpletons.

 

Calling out and offering a rational for a lack of objectivity is not dismissing the opposing argument. It is pointing out a bias. 

6 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Again projecting fear as motive to dismiss the opposing argument is not factual argument. Its the debate tactics of and for simpletons.

 

And calling people trolls (I know you didn’t) because they have a different opinion is ridiculous.

11 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Id settle for someone that even just sounds close. Like Hibbert. 

Roy might not have the arm... though he'd be able to see over the OL.

Just now, ToastJenkins said:

Nah these weeks dont exist in a vacuum

browns performance was consistent with his track record. Sadly so was Hurts…thats the issue.

can someone point us to anything he did better or some skill he showed that was improved over last year?

I thought he had 2 nice throws. Obviously the one to  Brown and then the floater over the d linemen to Goedert. Was a nice touch pass.

 

Still couldn't pickup the blitzes, still didn't go through his progressions

12 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

He was hit illegally 3 times and only 1 was called. Thankfully he didn't get a concussion because that last one looked nasty

2 were called.  

 

And he might have been concussed.  He wasn't checked during the game.  And I doubt he'll go through the protocol now.

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I drafted fine D Licker 

Did you draft Hurts? Arse stuffer

4 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Nah these weeks dont exist in a vacuum

browns performance was consistent with his track record. Sadly so was Hurts…thats the issue.

can someone point us to anything he did better or some skill he showed that was improved over last year?

Good God, man. Go for a walk. They scored 31, didn't turn it over, ran, threw. Jesus. Save it for a week where he does struggle.

11 minutes ago, blindside said:

He wouldn’t be in our offense

His talent is his talent.  He wouldn't be as productive, but he'd be just as talented.   

2 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

They think admitting Hurts had a good game somehow means you are committing to him for the future

No. We’re just talking about two different types of "good game”. You’re saying "good game” purely results driven. That’s fine. Others are talking about "good game” in terms of what he showed as a passer and improvements in terms of becoming that QB of the future. 
 

Mediocre QBs can have good games and play well. RG3 had a great season. Kase Keenum took the Vikings to the NFCCG. 
 

You’re focusing on the outcome of today’s game. Today’s game is meaningless to me. QB runs don’t give me any sense of hope, even if they get a first down or a TD. 

11 minutes ago, GoEagles5921 said:

@LeanMeanGM

vikings 44

eagles 24

Jefferson 250 yds, 3 TDs

 

6 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Nah these weeks dont exist in a vacuum

browns performance was consistent with his track record. Sadly so was Hurts…thats the issue.

can someone point us to anything he did better or some skill he showed that was improved over last year?

He threw over the middle. That was a huge blind spot last year.