Jalen Hurts had his worst performance as a professional quarterback in a 22-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Monday Night Football. He threw four interceptions. He even fumbled the football on the same play as one of those interceptions. That hasn't happened since the Jimmy Carter administration.
Hurts is somehow undoing all the goodwill from the Birds' Super Bowl LIX run. He's burning bridges with his receivers, with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith all but giving up hope that they'll have the same on-field impact anymore in Philly.
Is this a Kevin Patullo problem? It feels like it could be. The offense looks night and day different from last year to this year. Nick Sirianni has been insistent on trusting the first-year offensive coordinator, despite the disastrous results.
Firing Patullo doesn't answer the bigger questions about the future of the Eagles' QB position, though. Hurts has two more years after this one of having a nine-figure dead cap figure in the event of Philadelphia cutting him. Starting in 2028, though, that number shrinks below $50 million.
You hate to even be having this conversation 10 months after Hurts won a Super Bowl MVP, but there's been an undeniable shift in the City of Brotherly Love under center. And it may force uncomfortable questions soon.
Eagles Should See What They Have in Tanner McKee
Tanner McKee was so well-liked by Sirianni that the team traded steady backup Kenny Pickett for Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who didn't last long with the Birds. There must be something to his play in practice and during training camp.
To boot, his production in limited snaps has been evident. McKee owns 30 completions in 45 attempts, 323 passing yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 117.2 passer rating. The former sixth-rounder looks like another solid Stanford Cardinal QB product.
Is he the long-term answer? Probably not. But it doesn't hurt to see what he can be as the team weighs its options with Hurts' albatross over the next several years.
Who knows? Maybe McKee could be a transitional option next year if the Eagles can pawn Hurts off on a desperate franchise like the New York Jets. Howie Roseman has pulled off miracles before, and the Jets look increasingly desperate as their league-leading playoff drought continues.
Fans want McKee to start in Week 15. That's probably a bridge too far, but if Hurts struggles against a Las Vegas Raiders defense he has no business struggling against, maybe it's McKee time soon enough.