Jalen hurts is judged by different standards than his quarterback counterparts around the league, and the morning after a game usually sees a Monday recap, with former signal callers, pundits and ESPN pundits offering various reasons as to why the Eagles star is somehow the biggest weakness of his team.
Hurts is sometimes asked to play perfect football while Kirk Cousins, Brock Purdy and others are judged to a lower standard. Hurts has been the NFL's most consistent winner since the 2022 season and has the best win-loss record in the NFC since that time.
The Eagles quarterback was asked what goes into evaluating the position and how it affects his mindset.
It hurts to play by his set-piece result: “It’s a difficult balance. Both are hard. If you make the importance of winning a priority, you can get through all other things. I never want to compromise my standards. And I think when you talk about – like…
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm)
During the Eagles' six-game winning streak, Hurts averaged just 21.8 pass attempts per game, with Philadelphia using the explosive Saquon Barkley to set up the pass. Last season, the Hurts averaged 31.6 pass attempts per game. This year he has thrown more than 31 passes in just two games, and according to the Philadelphia Investigatorsis on pace to finish the season with 447 pass attempts, which would be 91 fewer than last year.
Still, Hurts led the Eagles to the playoffs in all three seasons; He is the primary starter and is 33-9 since 2022.
This season, Hurts ranks fourth in the NFL with 23 total TDs, trailing only Joe Burrow (28), Lamar Jackson (27) and Baker Mayfield (26). He runs it
The NFL has had 17 total touchdowns (8 passing, nine rushing) since Week 6.
This season, Hurts leads all NFL quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (11), while ranking fourth in yards per attempt (8.4), sixth in completion percentage (69.2%) and fourth in passer rating (101). 8%) came in seventh place.
Since Week 6 this season, Hurts has completed 92 of 131 (70.2%) attempts for 1,267 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT and a passer rating of 118.1, which is the third-highest rating in the league during that span. behind Jared Goff (126.4) and Lamar Jackson (126.1).
