Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and normal supervisor Howie Roseman affirmed Jalen Hurts was the beginning quarterback heading into the 2022 season, regardless of the franchise having three first-round draft picks and loads of ammunition to facilitate a commerce.
Each Sirianni and Roseman doubled down on that assertion on the NFL Scouting Mix Wednesday. Roseman needs to construct the roster round Hurts this offseason, giving the quarterback extra expertise to work with going ahead.
“Nothing’s modified. What actually has modified for us is the chance so as to add,” Roseman mentioned Wednesday. “We received to proceed so as to add good gamers and ensure we’re persevering with to do every little thing we will to maximise our gamers’ means to achieve success. That actually begins with the quarterback.”
The Eagles have a possibility so as to add expertise to the roster this offseason with a projected $18,506,260 in wage cap area and three first-round picks (No. 15, No. 16, and No. 19 total). Giving Hurts added move catchers on offense would profit. DeVonta Smith (916 yards), tight finish Dallas Goedert (830) and Quez Watkins (647 yards) had been the one Eagles receivers to surpass 300 yards in 2021. Jalen Reagor, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, and Greg Ward mixed for 430 yards and 5 touchdowns in 17 video games — so an improve is required for the Eagles to correctly consider Hurts.
Hurts accomplished 61.3% of his passes for 3,144 yards with 16 touchdowns to 9 interceptions for an 87.2 ranking on the yr, and he is simply the second quarterback in Eagles historical past to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 750 yards in a season — and the eighth to succeed in these numbers in NFL historical past. He improved because the season went on, finishing a season-high 66.7% of his passes for 709 yards with three touchdowns to only one interception for a 101.3 passer ranking in main Philadelphia to a 9-8 file and playoff berth — one yr after the Eagles went 4-11-1.
Hurts can also be the one quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in his first 20 profession begins (he is began solely 19 video games in his profession). The expertise is clearly there, however it’s as much as the Eagles to assist Hurts maximize that potential.
“As you watch increasingly more (particular person tape), you are happy with the development Jalen has made,” Sirianni mentioned. “That is widespread of who Jalen Hurts is as a participant and as a quarterback. He simply continues to get higher. We all know development is gonna proceed.
“He is simply prepared to do the issues that he must do to get higher and that is why he does proceed to get higher. You possibly can see the development of him getting higher all year long in numerous issues.
“He led us to the playoffs and we need to do higher than that. We’re assured Jalen is a man that may assist us do this.”
