You watch the best way Jalen Hurts has blossomed into an MVP candidate, and you may’t assist however admire the best way that the Eagles have completed every little thing of their energy to help and help him and encompass him with every little thing a franchise quarterback wants.
The flip aspect is Daniel Jones.
The brand new Giants entrance workplace has solely simply begun to handle the blatant negligence of the earlier regime, however there are a lot of miles to go earlier than they sleep to place to relaxation John Mara’s well-known line from January:
“We’ve completed every little thing potential to screw this child up since he’s been right here.”
The Eagles have offered a textbook instance of the way you develop a younger franchise quarterback, and you may wager Giants GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll, who did yeoman’s work for and with Josh Allen in Buffalo, will go to high school on replicating it for Jones ought to he be the quarterback in 2023.
Hurts (20 touchdowns, three interceptions, 132 carries for 609 yards with 9 dashing TDs) deserves large credit score himself for his dedication to his craft, however he ought to think about himself as lucky as any franchise quarterback within the NFL to be enjoying the place he's.
The ultimate pièce de résistance was Eagles GM Howie Roseman stealing vast receiver A.J. Brown from the Titans for the 18th and a hundred and first picks on draft day one yr after he leapfrogged the Dave Gettleman-Joe Decide Giants for Tenth-overall choose WR DeVonta Smith. Third-round WR Quez Watkins has helped choose up the slack with tight finish Dallas Goedert (shoulder) hoping to return Week 15 to chase his third 50-plus catch season in his fifth yr.
Julian Love: “[Brown is] a stud, probably the greatest of the very best proper now within the league. He’s robust, quick, nice fingers, good route-running.”
Daboll: “Full receiver. … He was that method at Tennessee, and he’s definitely that method now.”
Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen: “He’s an elite participant. Very lucky that we received him. Nice job by Howie getting that completed.”
By comparability, Gettleman imported Kenny Golladay (4 years, $72 million, 41 catches, zero TDs) and drafted WR Kadarius Toney (39 catches, zero TDs), who was unloaded by Schoen and Daboll to the Chiefs for a third-rounder and a sixth-rounder.
In order that leaves Jones throwing to Darius Slayton as his go-to man and a lesser solid of characters, no disrespect meant.
Then there may be the matter of the offensive line. The Eagles have an amazing one. The Giants don't.
“We’ve received to repair the O-line, let’s be sincere,” Gettleman stated when he was employed. And let’s be sincere, he didn’t repair it — kudos apart for drafting left deal with Andrew Thomas.
Decide didn’t assist with a dizzying recreation of offensive line coach musical chairs, and Schoen and Daboll instantly started enjoying catch-up with first-round proper deal with Evan Neal and free brokers middle Jon Feliciano and proper guard Mark Glowinski to be taught underneath revered O-line coach Bobby Johnson.
The Eagles have seamlessly changed future Corridor of Fame LT Jason Peters with Jordan Mailata as RT Lane Johnson’s bookend. Heart Jason Kelce is an skilled veteran rock. LG Landon Dickerson was the 2021 second-rounder. RB Miles Sanders isn’t Saquon Barkley, however he’s a stud (187-for-924, 9 TDs dashing, 17-for-74 receiving).
“Their offensive line is pretty much as good because it will get. … It begins with Kelce. Will get every little thing set. He’s been a incredible participant for a very very long time,” Daboll stated.
For Hurts, former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni has confirmed to be the proper coach to switch Doug Pederson.
“I believe Howie’s completed an amazing job of placing collectively a very good staff,” Daboll stated.
Hurts has quieted critics who questioned his arm expertise.
“He’s simply trusting his gamers to make performs,” Love stated.
Towards the Packers, Hurts ran for 157 yards. Towards the Titans, Hurts threw for 390 yards and three TDs.
“The way in which [Hurts] ran the week earlier than had a serious impact on how the Titans performed us,” Sirianni stated. “A serious, main impact.”
Hurts isn’t as elusive as Lamar Jackson, however is stronger.
“You gotta deal with him like a operating again,” Love stated.
Daboll was Alabama’s offensive coordinator when freshman Tua Tagovailoa got here off the bench within the second half to switch Hurts and defeat Georgia in additional time within the 2018 nationwide championship recreation.
“He’s as aggressive and mentality robust as I’ve ever been round,” Daboll stated. “Nothing rattles him.”
To his credit score, nothing has rattled Jones. He desires to proceed as QB1 for the New York Giants subsequent season, and he’s enjoying for that privilege. For now, he can solely fantasize about what it should be prefer to be Jalen Hurts.
You’ll by no means see Daniel Jones sweat … however in fact it hurts.
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