Nearly everybody agrees that the elite tier of quarterbacks within the NFL consists of Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson in a single order or one other.
Nonetheless, there may be one other signal-caller who’s about to play within the Tremendous Bowl for the second time in three years and was the runner-up within the MVP balloting in 2022 who isn’t thought-about elite.
Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, within the minds of some, doesn’t get his due, and one man who thinks that method is Mike Francesa, who stated on his podcast that Hurts is underrated.
“He’s a greater quarterback than folks give him credit score for. He’s a greater chief than that,” Francesa stated.
“He is a greater quarterback than folks give him credit score for. He is a greater chief than that”@MikeFrancesa solutions an e-mail on Jalen Hurts and whether or not or not he is a prime tier QB 🏈 pic.twitter.com/qYS6Ff0lig
— The Mike Francesa Podcast (@FrancesaPodcast) February 5, 2025
Francesa admitted that Hurts isn’t an excellent passer or an excellent participant general, however that his means to maneuver the chains together with his legs makes him a really viable signal-caller.
Hurts threw for two,903 yards and 18 touchdowns this season, however he ran for 630 yards and 14 touchdowns, but he wasn’t chosen to participate within the Professional Bowl.
All through his profession, he has needed to overcome being an underdog — he was benched through the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship Sport in favor of Tua Tagovailoa, who was then a freshman, and when the Eagles drafted him in 2020, he was initially a third-string QB behind Carson Wentz and, of all folks, Nate Sudfeld.
When he stepped into the beginning function, folks once more doubted he may deal with his duties.
Now, he has the chance to silence these critics for eternity by successful a Tremendous Bowl title in opposition to Patrick Mahomes and the defending world champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
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