Jalen Hurts, the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, led his side to win on Friday against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1. Hurts and the Eagles managed to win the first-ever football game played in Brazil 34-29, despite unfavorable weather circumstances.
Nevertheless, Super Bowl winner and former Eagles defensive end Chris Long, who hosts the podcast Green Light with Chris Long, emphasizes Hurts’ thrown interception and argues Hurts needs to perform better.
“He did some good things, but I’m about to give him the medicine here.” Jalen Hurts needs to step up his game. Both of us are aware of it. I had to hit the porch because the pick in the end zone was so awful, recalled Long. “Yeah, you know you guys did it, you Philly aggregators, you Philly reporters—I love you all, but you got to own this one,” said the Eagles fan in me, echoing what you were saying at home.
Long claims that Hurts became agitated due to constant pressure from the local media on his lack of interceptions at Eagles training camp. It was expected that he would collect two turnovers in Friday’s victory.
“Everything is your fault; you should have picked in the red zone. You know, you’re to blame for not paying attention to safety during the game because you were counting the number of f****** passes he made without an interception while in camp, Long said. That would be like to being told, “You got a no-no, you don’t do that,” while seated in the dugout.
Chris Long believes Jalen Hurts must perform better for the Eagles.
In the first half of the Eagles’ game at Neo Quimica Arena against the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) scurries around.
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Jalen Hurts’ decision to skip all preseason games may have also had an impact on Chris Long’s two interceptions. In preparation for Week 2, he must get his bearings.
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