Would the Eagles bench Jalen Hurts?

[plasticman]

It hasn't even been a year since he was SB MVP.

That would take fickleness to a whole new level..

 

[CT Dal Fan]

What gets me is you think anyone thinks otherwise. People jump from critiquing Dak to you're a hater and solely blame him for not singlehandedly going undefeated every game of his career. You're making a point literally to nobody. You're seeing ghosts and they aren't responding to you and you wonder why.

If you think I am making a point to nobody, you clearly aren't familiar with the users on my ignore list.

 

[Pass2Run]

Been around and brother played in the league and will see what the raiders do against the egirls.

Rockport is a little over-the-top sometimes. But he's right.

Any given Sunday.

It's possible.

Especially because Eagles are imploding. But Hurts might also pull off the win as well.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

I agree with some of that although I'm not going to talk to an Eagles fan or whatever you're a fan of I have you on Ignore for a reason But right about hurts.

You're nuts what were you 5 years old when Eli Manning was playing they blamed him for everything the guy had a 500 record he led the league and at least three seasons and interceptions and yes he was carried into those Super Bowls those catches that some of those receivers made that are now in a lot of highlight reels that defense with the NASCAR package yeah the defense the players they stepped up at the right time and got on a run that's what it takes..

You must have been really young because Eli Manning got torched in places like this on social media I mean this was a Carson Wentz level player that got lucky with some of the teams that were built around him..

Not saying he wasn't talented but he definitely got the criticism people did talk about him all the time and how he basically might have been holding the team back yes he had some good runs and some good throws in the playoffs but so did Nick Foles guys like that that didn't do it often they got lucky in little stretches that's how guys like Mark Sanchez and others have gotten into championship games it's the team carried them yes it has been talked about with other players they have been criticized just as much when they've had stretches like this or worse...

But I'm also in agreement that you don't bench a guy like her tonight hate the Eagles with a passion but I agree with that... I mean no one's talking about benching Patrick Mahomes and he's going through struggles hell he didn't look the same last year If you look around and look at the team some of it is on the team they got lazy in the off seasons the last three or four years and it's starting to catch up to them but nobody has mentioned benching him so yeah they're they're exaggerating a bit if anyone believes that..

no

 

[kskboys]

Rockport is a little over-the-top sometimes. But he's right.

Any given Sunday.

It's possible.

Especially because Eagles are imploding. But Hurts might also pull off the win as well.

Meh. Sort of, but any given Sunday is just a saying to give one hope.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Rockport is a little over-the-top sometimes. But he's right.

Any given Sunday.

It's possible.

Especially because Eagles are imploding. But Hurts might also pull off the win as well.

It could but not counting on it, if do happen will be back to man up with Rock. If egirls loses 2, think Bills and if there QB is back in Washington to pull upset, don’t think LV can do it. But yes egirls are in a free fall and anything can happen. Why couldn’t they be playing at least the Jags. But outside of the bills fingers crossed but the boys must handle their business first.

 

[Relayer]

If you think I am making a point to nobody, you clearly aren't familiar with the users on my ignore list.

I think that might thin the herd a bit more?

 

[Verdict]

They're not benching him. He's struggling because the run game is struggling. No elite run game, he's an average QB. Hell, Mark Sanchez had success with that run game until he didn't have it. Neither QB is going to throw the ball into coverage 30-35 times a game when they need to.

Hurts their 51M a year QB that they are stuck with until 2028. They're not benching him. But in order to get back to the SB, they're going to have to do what got them there. Have a top run game in the league. Like in 2022 and last year. Even if it means Hurts has to carry 15 times a game.

This backs my theory that in order for the Cowboys to win a SB with Dak they will most likely need a legit home run hitter, top 5 back playing with Dak who can also catch the ball out of the backfield and take it to the house.

 

[Kwyn]

Punished? No idea what that means.

Shorter QBs have trouble seeing the field. Running QBs are easy to shut down if they are not competent passers. Is that punishing him?

Agreed. One of Hurts’ weaknesses is finding open receivers over the middle and getting them the ball. It’s a fairly common concern amongst their fans.

 

[DStar22]

That's OK, that you're too dense to understand what I'm saying, your comprehension skills are ridiculous,

people try to explain to you that team records, success and failures ,are just that, they're not on the quarterback, I don't care how much money he makes, or doesn't make, I don't care if he's on a rookie contract, or making 60 million,

he still needs a team to play well when it counts, and the Cowboys have had not had that!!

So you blaming the quarterback for not having a ring and yet somehow you think that we can list 12 to 14 quarterbacks who got carried and have rings, and by the way you're not going to like this hot button topic but Troy Aikman and Roger had all in teams, they didn't play great all the time, they were not flawless, But their team showed up when it counted for the most part.

That's not what's happened with the Cowboys, the last 30 years in the playoffs, I don't care how good the players were, all pros, Pro Bowlers, Rookie of the Year candidates, MVP candidates IN THE REGULAR season, they didn't play well inthe olayoff games we lost,

our quarterbacks not the reason we don't have a ring, not his salary, and not his play on the field....

You don't get it,

I'm tired of talking about it, you can have your opinion but the reason Jalen Hurts has a ring and Prescott doesn't, is because of the team he landed on, not because how well or not well he played, it's easy to play quarterback when you have a defense special teams coaching everybody around you is playing well, when your defense can shut down Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl, When the coaching staff can out coach Andy Reid, it's much easier to be so comfortable sitting back there with a 2000 yard running back, and a great offensive line, and just be yourself, not have all the pressure on your shoulders that it all runs through you, and you will be blamed for any lack of success..


So again...

IF I Have to explain football to you, or team sports, but generally football, is the ultimate team sport ,

prescott has not been the reason ,just like Romo has not been the reason, we have not made it in these playoff games, it's been A lack of a run game ,not being physical in the trenches, just getting out coached , too may penalty's, and beat up, our best players have chosen to find the playoff games or games like the Lions game to have their worst games...Facts

look at the Lions game, that is a culmination how most of those playoff losses has went, we look back at the 2023 playoff loss kind of look eerily familiar to that Lion's loss, The way we lost to Denver ,the way we keep losing to the Cardinals, the quarterback play has had nothing to really do with the direct link to the losses, it's everything else....

If you don't understand that ,I'm sorry, but you're one of those people you look at rings and you think that somehow a lot of these quarterbacks are the SOLE reason those teams won rings, and no the teams won the rings because the teams that played as teams as most complete teams and the players are the ones that won..

I Can't give you a better example of Matthew Stafford leading the league in interceptions, throwing two interceptions in the Super Bowl, and his defense being so good ,his coaching staff so good, that they neutralized those two turnovers, and didn't blame him for making mistakes, they picked him up, and they made sure that the team got him a ring, they all played their part during the regular season, stepped it up in the playoffs, and all ended up with a ring,

all of them have a ring, so if you think they're punter who has a ring is better than Prescott, then I understand why you think the rings are direct reflection of the quarterback, and they are not always that way most of the time it's the other way around...

And lastly let's just talk about Danny White who somehow is talked up around here like he was some kind of good quarterback he was a Taysom Hill type player that ended up on a super team, and while he played in championship games, he was the reason they didn't get to the Super Bowls, he had an upside down turnover to touchdown ratio, literally had more interceptions and more fumbles and mistakes made in those big games then he had positive plays, and somehow he's talked about as well at least he got to the championship games..

no he didn't,

tom Landry and that defense and that run game in offensive line, Danny White somehow have some kind of glory around here when he is nowhere near as good as Prescott or Romo, that's a fact just because a man can punt the ball, because you remember him playing in championship games, no what I remember is he's the reason we didn't get past the championship games..

Mark Sanchez come to mind? Blake Bortles, they played in championship games.. Guess what there's a reason they didn't get past the Championship games, because their team was good enough Their coaching staff was good enough to get them to a championship game but now when they really needed the quarterback to step up, they couldn't...

If We cant agree on anything more than you should understand that if you don't think Prescott and Romo were better than Bortles and Sanchez that I can't help you..

I think Prescott or Romo on those Danny White teams would have made the Super Bowl multiple times and won a couple of times you can substitute Troy and Roger for Romo or Prescott, and they don't miss a beat, that's how good those teams were, but that's how good those quarterbacks are, they don't have to be elite or special they are franchise quarterbacks that could have done the same thing with a super team, just like Stafford...

That is the point and whether you read this or not and I understand you don't want to,

because you're going to keep claiming the quarterback we have here his money and the fact that you think he's the problem in the playoffs or from Jerry building this team without looking around and figuring out that other teams have found a way to pay all their players build a good enough team to get past the 2nd round of the playoffs where ours did not..

I'm not dense, I simpIy don't read everything you write because you are too long winded.

Dak and perhaps Romo would have been killed back in Danny White's era because the defense could still knock the crap out of QB's at that time.

we haven't had terrible teams every year. We have had poor performances during the playoffs.... including a couple by Dak Prescott, yet Jerry's dumb enough to pay him like a SB winner. The real culprit is culture I am sure, but Dak has his part in that, IMO, and thus deserves some blame.

Dak is not good enough, under real pressure vs. top NFL teams, to take anything but a perfect team to the SB. To me that means we need a better QB.

don't worry we need lots of other things also, such as a better LB corps and Jerry to stop being such a dumb GM, but I am not going to apologize for Dak until he proves me wrong.

 

[Flamma]

This backs my theory that in order for the Cowboys to win a SB with Dak they will most likely need a legit home run hitter, top 5 back playing with Dak who can also catch the ball out of the backfield and take it to the house.

A defense would help too. But you're right. A really good run game would do wonders. If we can keep Dak to between 20-30 passes a game, that would be great. But at least Dak can throw a lot more if need be. It just doesn't always work out.

 

[pansophy]

No more Jason Kelce is the beginning of there problem. Even their tush push play is less effective this year, and that doesn’t change from the coordinator and Hurts didn’t just get bad at it.

 

[blueblood70]

I'm not dense, I simpIy don't read everything you write because you are too long winded.

Dak and perhaps Romo would have been killed back in Danny White's era because the defense could still knock the crap out of QB's at that time.

we haven't had terrible teams every year. We have had poor performances during the playoffs.... including a couple by Dak Prescott, yet Jerry's dumb enough to pay him like a SB winner. The real culprit is culture I am sure, but Dak has his part in that, IMO, and thus deserves some blame.

Dak is not good enough, under real pressure vs. top NFL teams, to take anything but a perfect team to the SB. To me that means we need a better QB.

don't worry we need lots of other things also, such as a better LB corps and Jerry to stop being such a dumb GM, but I am not going to apologize for Dak until he proves me wrong.

Actually, that all is untrue,

. You're absolutely off base absolutely totally wrong and that's what's great about the Internet you seeing this backwards you're trying to stick up for Danny White who was absolutely horrible in big games and say Prescott is not good against top teams you're insane he's very good under pressure but he's not good when his whole team's dropping the football not blocking can't play defense and the special teams are horrible in these alleged big games he can't play in with close to 400 yards and scored 30 points but now he can't play in the big games those big moments he Withers under pressure....

Right all quarterbacks can play when their team gives them 14 penalties in a playoff game and has them playing behind the chains when referees can't set the balls when their defense can't make stops and gives up long time of possession even in a low scoring game but you blame it on the quarterback because he made some mistakes early in the game even though we see Matthew Stafford do the same thing I seen Troy do the same thing i've seen Roger do the same thing but their teams were good enough to overcome them flaws that come along with a game and a quarterback making a few mistakes.

You can call it long winded all you want it's a fact quarterbacks also need their team to play well they don't have to be great they just have to show up and play solid football and most of the time that's not happening here the Lions game is a culmination of what goes on in most of these big games and you're blaming Prescott he actually showed up in the Lions game He and Lamb and Aubrey are the only three players I can think of that actually played normally that's showed up to try to win that game..

And all you see is yes Prescott couldn't lead his team to a win in a pressure situation you guys are dense you literally don't see it and yes I believe Prescott and Romo could play back in the Danny White days I do they had better blocking they had better schemes they had a better run game and a better coaching staff and a better defense yeah that's how you get through it....

White is a joke to me that you think that he's any good He was an average quarterback a total Jag he would not make it in today's league because he would be Carson Wentz..

 

[Captain-Crash]

They promoted Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator in February 2025, after longtime OC Kellen Moore left to become the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Nick Sirianni has been more involved in offensive preparation, so maybe this is the problem.

 

[kskboys]

Actually, that all is untrue,

. You're absolutely off base absolutely totally wrong and that's what's great about the Internet you seeing this backwards you're trying to stick up for Danny White who was absolutely horrible in big games and say Prescott is not good against top teams you're insane he's very good under pressure but he's not good when his whole team's dropping the football not blocking can't play defense and the special teams are horrible in these alleged big games he can't play in with close to 400 yards and scored 30 points but now he can't play in the big games those big moments he Withers under pressure....

Right all quarterbacks can play when their team gives them 14 penalties in a playoff game and has them playing behind the chains when referees can't set the balls when their defense can't make stops and gives up long time of possession even in a low scoring game but you blame it on the quarterback because he made some mistakes early in the game even though we see Matthew Stafford do the same thing I seen Troy do the same thing i've seen Roger do the same thing but their teams were good enough to overcome them flaws that come along with a game and a quarterback making a few mistakes.

You can call it long winded all you want it's a fact quarterbacks also need their team to play well they don't have to be great they just have to show up and play solid football and most of the time that's not happening here the Lions game is a culmination of what goes on in most of these big games and you're blaming Prescott he actually showed up in the Lions game He and Lamb and Aubrey are the only three players I can think of that actually played normally that's showed up to try to win that game..

And all you see is yes Prescott couldn't lead his team to a win in a pressure situation you guys are dense you literally don't see it and yes I believe Prescott and Romo could play back in the Danny White days I do they had better blocking they had better schemes they had a better run game and a better coaching staff and a better defense yeah that's how you get through it....

White is a joke to me that you think that he's any good He was an average quarterback a total Jag he would not make it in today's league because he would be Carson Wentz..

Not his first sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kskboys]

No more Jason Kelce is the beginning of there problem. Even their tush push play is less effective this year, and that doesn’t change from the coordinator and Hurts didn’t just get bad at it.

Oh, he might have. He's had a knee injury and a shoulder injury this season, so that might be the problem. Don't know.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Meh. Sort of, but any given Sunday is just a saying to give one hope.

The “any given Sunday” philosophy, does it apply to the Eagles? For that matter, does it apply to the Vikings?

 

[DStar22]

Actually, that all is untrue,

. You're absolutely off base absolutely totally wrong and that's what's great about the Internet you seeing this backwards you're trying to stick up for Danny White who was absolutely horrible in big games and say Prescott is not good against top teams you're insane he's very good under pressure but he's not good when his whole team's dropping the football not blocking can't play defense and the special teams are horrible in these alleged big games he can't play in with close to 400 yards and scored 30 points but now he can't play in the big games those big moments he Withers under pressure....

Right all quarterbacks can play when their team gives them 14 penalties in a playoff game and has them playing behind the chains when referees can't set the balls when their defense can't make stops and gives up long time of possession even in a low scoring game but you blame it on the quarterback because he made some mistakes early in the game even though we see Matthew Stafford do the same thing I seen Troy do the same thing i've seen Roger do the same thing but their teams were good enough to overcome them flaws that come along with a game and a quarterback making a few mistakes.

You can call it long winded all you want it's a fact quarterbacks also need their team to play well they don't have to be great they just have to show up and play solid football and most of the time that's not happening here the Lions game is a culmination of what goes on in most of these big games and you're blaming Prescott he actually showed up in the Lions game He and Lamb and Aubrey are the only three players I can think of that actually played normally that's showed up to try to win that game..

And all you see is yes Prescott couldn't lead his team to a win in a pressure situation you guys are dense you literally don't see it and yes I believe Prescott and Romo could play back in the Danny White days I do they had better blocking they had better schemes they had a better run game and a better coaching staff and a better defense yeah that's how you get through it....

White is a joke to me that you think that he's any good He was an average quarterback a total Jag he would not make it in today's league because he would be Carson Wentz..

I'm not sure how you can say that some of the blame is not Dad's fault... I see bad decisions all the time by him , even now that he is doing better.. he takes sacks instead of easily getting rid of the ball, he throws for 40 yards on 3rd and 5 on critical drives against great teams, regularly.


The OC give him a play but he has multiple reads and targets for that play.. 90% of the time you should be throwing the 5 yards for a first down, not the go for it all pass. He is not even very accurate on long balls , most of the time, even more reason to stop that behavior. It was Pickens ability to pull back and out jump defenders that allowed him to complete a few of those passes in the eagles game.

He has a part in the blame, imo. If you do not agree, then we will have to agree to disagree.

 

[nalam]

The talk in Philly is real.........

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-or-kevin-patullo-real-problem-eagles-offense

Is Jalen Hurts or Kevin Patullo the Real Problem for the Eagles Offense?​

Alex KayDec 9, 2025
Benching Hurts and Moving On
If the Eagles do make the once unfathomable choice to bench Hurts and ultimately go on to fare better with McKee at the helm—potentially even defending their title with the backup under center—it could lead to one of the most intriguing quarterback controversies in league history.
It wouldn't be unprecedented for a backup to emerge as a superstar after supplanting the starter. Hurts himself stepped in for an ineffective Carson Wentz just over a half-decade ago and never relinquished the role. Wentz hadn't won a Super Bowl the previous season, nor made it to the big game a couple years prior, which makes this one of the more interesting hypothetical scenarios that has a chance (albeit an extremely small one) of playing out over the next few months.

He is an above average athelete , TBD on the QB part. But is a by product of strong OL,as long as thier OL was top 5 with run game and pass P, he was slicing and dicing other defenses or running through them , now with injuries and losing some elite OL , he is coming to face the music and pressure,may be the OC and Hurts are not in sync or not on the same page too.

 

[StarOfGlory]

Yeah, that's a head scratcher for me. Understandable if they had injuries to several key players. But A.J. Brown, Davonte Smith, Goedert, and Barkley are all playing. Same with the OL. How do they go from tops in the league last year to just average. Again, it must come down to coaching and scheme. We see that with our team.

The o-line has only played one full game together. They have been hurt all year.