Doug Gottlieb: “Jalen Hurts is not good enough. He ain’t going to be good enough this year, and he ain’t going to be good enough next year… Everyone has the same experience of him – he’s a good leader, he’s solid, he’s tough, he can move, he can throw, but he’s not a progression guy, he’s not crazy accurate, and you’re better off with some read-option, one read, and if you don’t see it, RUN. That has a short shelf life as a starter in the NFL. He’s a really good backup, and he can be a good Taysom Hill type. THAT’S what he can be. Alabama experienced that, Oklahoma experienced that, and the Eagles have experienced that… Carson Wentz WON yesterday. When you hear Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson you understand that Jalen Hurts and Nate Sudfeld ain’t good enough, and the Eagles are sitting there going ‘If we trade him, we kill our cap, we don’t have the quarterback outside of Carson Wentz on our roster, and it would be incredibly difficult to find another quarterback in order to replace Carson Wentz’… Doug Pederson cannot win without Carson Wentz.” (Full Video Above)
Listen to Doug Gottlieb explain why he thinks the Philadelphia Eagles must retain Carson Wentz this offseason despite Wentz coming off the worst statistical season of any quarterback this season, as Wentz ranked second to last in the NFL in QB rating, second to last in completion percentage, third to last in yards per attempt and led the league in interceptions, and sacks taken despite only playing in 12 games.
Jalen Hurts went only 1-3 in the final four games of the season, but did beat the powerful Saints defense in his NFL debut, and put up gaudy numbers at times, accounting for over 400 total yards each in Week 15 and Week 16.
Check out the audio above as Gottlieb details why he believes that Pederson can’t win without Wentz, and why Hurts AIN’T the guy you want taking over as the starter.
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