Originally posted by Stanley:
Jalen Hurts is about to get a massive contract. Without this team around him, it's gonna end up biting Philly in the ass
Yeah, I think it is a mistake as well.
Primarily because he fumbled the ball like 9 or 10 times this year, and his primary utility on the offense is he is a threat to run. He has less arm then Purdy, and as he ages he is going to have to turn into a Drew Brees like passer to really be worth top qb money.
He might have roughly the worth of his next contract in a QB starved NFL, but there is no way I would pay a soon to be aging Hurts after that.
If I was the Eagles, I would structure that contract in some sort of way that it had an easy bail out for the team at year 2 or 3. There was so much talent on that team, I would want to know how often Hurts can carry a team that is not half loaded with pro-bowlers, and I would also want to make sure the league will not catch up with him like they have other running system QBs (thinking Kappernick) before I went in 100% honest on a top 5 QB long term contract.