That's especially true for a quarterback liked Hurts, who brings an added dimension to the field with his mobility and ability not to mention willingness to extend plays with his legs. To design an offense that forces him into being a pocket passer would be malpractice.
And the good news is, Sirianni doesn't seem to be planning any such thing. But all of this assumes one big thing: that Sirianni and Co. They may not be willing to say so publicly, but if he and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen are building their first system together and are planning on installing it over the summer, then don't they already have to know whether or not Hurts, with his unique set of skills, is going to be QB1? In fact, according to Sirianni himself, the Eagles have already started virtually installing an "extensive" amount of the offense, which means they already have an idea of what this team will look like when it takes the field, at least that's the case if you take Sirianni at his word and believe that he's building his system around the players and not the other way around, although it's hard to marry that claim with the coach's other claim that there's open competition at every position.
Either way, to hear Sirianni tell it, Hurts is absorbing the offense the way you'd want your starting quarterback to. We're learning the offense.
We're in virtual meetings. Jalen has done a heck of a job learning the offense. I'll say that. He's impressive in there. He's really got a good control of it," the first-year head coach said. I think that's pretty awesome. It'll be exciting to get on the field with him and see him do it physically. Sure, they're probably starting with more basic concepts, but the point remains: there's no way Hurts isn't the starter when the Eagles take the field in Atlanta on September After all, how can you be building an offense around your players if you don't yet know who those players are going to be, especially when the two guys "competing" for the QB job are polar opposites.
If a younger, more mobile quarterback was signed this offseason instead of Flacco, perhaps fans could be talked into a true QB competition unfolding at camp, but Flacco and Hurts couldn't be more different in what they bring on the field. One is the definition of a pocket passer while the other is one of the more dangerous running quarterbacks in the league once he gets moving.
Therefore, a Hurts-led offense should look considerably different than one being run by Flacco. Still, Sirianni swears there's a competition at QB, just like there is at every position on the roster. But when you hear him go into greater detail on these "competitions," it becomes clear that this is more of a manufactured way to push his players than a true competition, at least at some of the positions.
Competition is great. Competition elevates everybody's play. Everybody's play. If you come in and you have somebody that's competing with you every single day, it makes you better. I'm competing for my job. Shane [Steichen] is competing for his job. Like every single day, there are so many people that want to do what we do in the NFL, right? So we've got to compete — we've got to fight — everybody on this team has got to fight every single day to get better and to compete, and competition is never a bad thing.
In my mind, competition is never a bad thing. It doesn't matter the position. Just leaving Eagles-Patriots and being around them last couple days and the confidence in JalenHurts from teammates became much, much clearer.
Suffice to say, he has long been expected to be the starter. In many ways, the season is an audition for Hurts. Play well and the Eagles may have their franchise quarterback of the future; struggle, however, and the Eagles have plenty of draft ammunition to make a major move for a quarterback in the offseason.
Hurts is the starter for now. It's on him to prove he's worthy of remaining there for the long term. Enjoy our content?
Women's College Basketball. Sports Business. Bay Area. Kansas City. Las Vegas. Los Angeles. New Orleans. New York. San Antonio. San Diego. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. By The Athletic Staff. Jalen Hurts officially has been named the Philadelphia Eagles ' starting quarterback. Hurts, a second-round pick out of Oklahoma, started four games last season. He completed 77 of passes for 1, yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions with a Hurts also rushed for yards and three scores on 63 carries.
The Eagles' quarterback depth includes Gardner Minshew , whom the team acquired in a trade with Jacksonville for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.
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