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After the first six weeks of the NFL season, Fox sports host and analyst Colin Cowherd gave a few thoughts on what he thought of former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is now starting for the Philadelphia Eagles.
His assessment thus far: too early to tell. Cowherd thinks Hurts’ success will depend on the next few weeks and what the Eagles organization surrounds him with in the future.
Cowherd shared his current assessment of Hurts during his Friday show.
“I watch Jalen Hurts and I’m like ‘Yeah, it’s not much to look at.’ But why are they so good in the red zone? Because of Jalen Hurts. He’s hard to defend, and the rest of the numbers aren’t terrible,” he said.
“So I think there are some times where you have this cultural change in football. I’m just going to sit and watch it. Even over the last three weeks, I’m like ‘I don’t know, it could go either way.’ It may just come down to this: does he get the right coach, does he get the support, is the owner all in, does the GM draft players to help him.”
It’s too soon to evaluate Jalen Hurts, says @ColinCowherd:
“Everybody was bailing on Lamar Jackson… I’m just going to watch Jalen. I don’t have an answer. It may depend largely on the support he gets.” pic.twitter.com/eLfyiJdTdm
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) October 15, 2021
So far this season, the Eagles are 2-4 with Hurts at the helm. He has thrown for 1480 yards and 8 touchdowns but Thursday night he only threw for 115 yards and 1 touchdown, although he ran for 2 more in the Eagles’ loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28-22.
Veteran journalist Stacey Mickles graduated from the University of Alabama and covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
