Following a turnover-filled 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on “Monday Night Football,” a lot of the blame for the recent struggles from the Philadelphia Eagles has gone to Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts.
It was the third straight loss for the Eagles and one in which Hurts committed five turnovers. The recent struggles have even led to some suggesting that the QB should be benched, something head coach Nick Sirianni immediately shut down.
Sirianni was not alone in his response, either. During an appearance on Thursday’s edition of “First Take,” former NFL player and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky was asked if he believes Hurts is being overly criticized right now.
Dan Orlovsky does not agree with recent criticism of Hurts
“Yesterday became the dumbest conversation of the NFL season,” Orlovsky said. “We had someone ask the head coach of the defending Super Bowl champions if they were going to bench their quarterback. By the way, that quarterback’s fourth in the NFL in touchdowns right now. Fourth, behind (Matthew) Stafford, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott. And we’re going, ‘Should we bench the quarterback’ like he’s the only person who’s not playing up to their level? Saquon Barkley’s one of two running backs that have over 50 carries this year that have gone for either no yards or negative yards. Is that cause Saquon can’t play anymore?”
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