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3 takeaways from the Philadelphia Eagles wild comeback win on TNF

By David Esser

Oct 22, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) makes a touchdown catch past New York Giants strong safety Jabrill Peppers (21) during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) makes a touchdown catch past New York Giants strong safety Jabrill Peppers (21) during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA- OCTOBER 22: Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during warm ups against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA- OCTOBER 22: Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during warm ups against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

The Jalen Hurts stuff is nonsense.

We enter every single football game hearing about how the Philadelphia Eagles “need” to get Jalen Hurts more involved in the offense, and yet every week I’m left walking away with the same question, “But why though?”

The New York Giants had Hurts completely figured out tonight, holding him to just 2 total yards and a failed two-point conversion. The former Alabama/Oklahoma QB wasn’t some enigma on the football field, superior to any and all other playmakers, he was just a guy doing some read options.

Maybe this is a knock on Doug Pederson and his lack of offensive creativity, or maybe it’s just the harsh reality surrounding what this QB2 experiment is as a whole. No team in NFL history has won a Super Bowl operating with two quarterbacks, and to this day I can’t figure out why the Eagles thought they could be the first.

The Hurts stuff was super predictable tonight, and if anything, it damaged the Eagles offensive flow by knocking Wentz off his rhythm. It felt like a distraction when he came on the field, and it never came close to creating some giant play that people are always talking about with him.

If the Giants can neutralize Hurts this easily, I’m not sure why any other team in football can’t do the same.

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