Nick Sirianni makes a powerful point about Jalen Hurts’ value to Eagles
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Jalen Hurts has never been the easiest quarterback to evaluate, and that may be part of what makes him so polarizing, going all the way back to Alabama and then Oklahoma for one season. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback does not always win in the cleanest or most traditional way. His playing style can be unorthodox. His box scores do not always reflect how much control he has over a game. His rushing production near the goal line can reduce his passing-touchdown totals, and his willingness to sacrifice individual numbers for the best team outcome can complicate how he is judged.
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Nick Sirianni does not view that as a flaw.
In Henry McKenna’s “4 Offseason Observations Ahead Of NFL Training Camp” series for Fox Sports, the Eagles coach strongly defended Hurts’ value and pushed back on the way quarterback wins are applied differently depending on the player. McKenna noted that Hurts has won 69.5% of his games as a starter, ninth-best all-time among quarterbacks with at least 70 starts. That mark sits just below Peyton Manning’s 70.2% and above Aaron Rodgers’ 63.6%.
“I think it’s convenient,” Sirianni told McKenna. “It’s convenient to say that wins matter for this particular player. And then sometimes we forget about that.”
Sirianni’s larger point is that Hurts has repeatedly found ways to win, even when the path does not fit the traditional quarterback conversation.
“When we get down in the red zone to win the game, we run it, and when we get real close, the quarterback sneaks it in,” Sirianni said. “So maybe he doesn’t have as many touchdown passes. And that affects your passing efficiency.”
That context matters entering 2026. Hurts is playing under new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, without A.J. Brown and with DeVonta Smith stepping into a larger role. His performance will be heavily scrutinized, especially after last season’s wild-card loss to San Francisco, when Hurts publicly took responsibility for the failed final offensive play.
Sirianni sees the bigger picture. Hurts’ obsession with winning may not always produce conventional numbers, but it has shaped the Eagles’ standard.
“He’ll do whatever he needs to do,” Sirianni said. “And that’s what you admire about him, because all he really cares about at the end of the day is getting the win.”
That is the Hurts debate in one sentence. Critics may question how it looks. Sirianni values what it produces.
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