DALLAS — Add Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts to the list of problems, not just for the Cowboys — we saw that, specifically, on Oct. 16 and, realistically, all season — but for Dak Prescott’s future.
On Sunday, in much easier fashion than one might have imagined as the 49ers ran out of quarterbacks, Hurts joined the popular “Made it to the Super Bowl at 24” Club. The number refers to a quarterback’s age at the start of the season in which he reached his first Super Bowl. Among active quarterbacks who have made it to the big game, 24 is the preferred number. Hurts joins Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Russell Wilson in this particular club. Tom Brady was also a member until Wednesday’s retirement announcement, and we shall see if he sticks the landing on this one.
The problem for Prescott is that with nothing to show in terms of postseason advancement after seven NFL seasons, he has shifted into the “Made it to the Super Bowl in My 30s“ Club. Or at least he aspires to gain admission. This is called the Matt Ryan Phase of a quarterback’s career — not particularly promising, but there is some hope as I will explain later.
