State of the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl or bust after last season’s stunning collapse? – NFL.com
Jalen Hurts is an elite quarterback. I know I had him downgraded a bit heading into last season for FANTASY REASONS, mainly because I didn’t see him scoring double-digit rushing touchdowns again. He proved me wrong on that one. But I love him as a field general. He struggled with interceptions when throwing from the pocket last year. Heck, he struggled with turnovers in general (20 giveaways, 12 more than he had in 2022). His fourth-quarter passer rating dropped from 104.7 in 2022 (second in the NFL) to 83.6 in 2023.
But I’ve seen enough from Hurts over the years to believe he can bounce back this season. Hurts has a 112.8 passer rating on downfield passes (10-plus air yards) since 2022 — the third-highest mark in the NFL over that span — which fits nicely with Kellen Moore’s affinity for taking shots.
Philly might have to move away from the Brotherly Shove (not entirely), but I’ll get to that in a moment. Overall, I really love Hurts’ chances of bouncing back this season. By the way, the Eagles traded for former first-round pick Kenny Pickett to be the new backup QB, too.
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Nickerson, who turns 30 in October, was originally a sixth-round pick by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft. Since then, he’s spent time with the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins. All told, he’s logged three starts in 30 career games played.
Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: OG Trevor Keegan – PhillyVoice
Keegan also tested reasonably well at the NFL Combine for a guy known as a road grader. He’s not Jason Kelce, but he’s also not some unathletic slug. A player who has a similar profile is Mark Glowinski, who is currently a free agent, but who has played for the Seahawks, Colts, and Giants over a nine-year NFL career (124 games, 96 starts). Glowinski was a Seahawks fourth-round pick (134th overall) in 2015; Keegan went 172nd overall in the 2024 draft. Like Keegan, Glowinski has shorter than ideal arms, but reasonably good athleticism for a guard.
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