Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts hasn’t done much wrong this season, which is why he’s a dark horse MVP candidate, and the franchise’s unquestioned franchise quarterback. Even if you want to get into the dumb discussion regarding his status as a system quarterback (Hint: Every quarterback is a system quarterback), there’s enough great things Hurts can do, both as a runner and as a thrower, to nix that whole thing.
Case in point was this utterly ridiculous pass Hurts completed to receiver DeVonta Smith with 7:47 left in the first quarter. The Eagles had third-and-3 at their own 39-yard line, Hurts was flushed out of the pocket to his left, and he then uncorked this banger of a sideline throw to Smith, who had vaporized cornerback Jaylon Jones with a nasty inside-out move.
