Eagles Predicted to Cut Ties With Young QB After Latest Development

   

Nick Sirianni celebrates in the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX.

The Philadelphia Eagles made some changes to their quarterback room, but there’s still one constant with Jalen Hurts. 

Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles

Hurts is among the top quarterbacks in the NFL and will continue to play a massive role for the Eagles when he’s healthy. Hurts has done nothing but win games, and while some have bashed him for not being as talented as some of the other top QBs in the league, there’s something to be said about how much he wins. He’s extremely talented, and the disrespect has to stop. 

However, regarding the other quarterback decisions the Eagles have to make, they currently have four quarterbacks on their roster with Hurts, Tanner McKee, Kyle McCord, and Dorian Thompson-Robinson. When examining who could be the odd man out, The Sporting News recently predicted that the Eagles would cut ties with Thompson-Robinson, a former Cleveland Browns quarterback. 

“With McKee ascending to the QB2 spot, the Eagles are set to break in their latest sixth-round quarterback in McCord, a rookie who posted some eye-popping numbers last season with Syracuse. That leaves DTR, who was acquired in the Kenny Pickett trade this past spring, as the odd man out,” they wrote.

 

What Did the Drafting of McCord Mean for DTR?

Some believe that the Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to draft McCord was a telling sign for other backups on the roster, including Thompson-Robinson. 

When examining the situation, Eagles Wire’s Geoffrey A. Knox also noted a month ago that Thompson-Robinson could be the one without a job in the next few months.

“Nothing lasts forever in the NFL, but Pickett and Thompson-Robinson have to be telling themselves that one season would be nice,” Knox wrote on June 12. “The former is suffering from ‘Shedeur Sanders envy‘ … The latter seemingly lost his job to Kyle McCord before either played a snap. McCord hasn’t technically won the job yet, but then again, Philadelphia invested draft capital. That says a lot, and when the rookie stepped on the field (in minicamp) to take some reps as the third quarterback, he certainly made the most of his opportunity.”

Thompson-Robinson has shown some promising signs in the NFL, but to suggest that he’s a QB2 or a potential starter would be unfair. Most of his promise has come during the preseason, as he was brutal for the Cleveland Browns a year ago.

The young 25-year-old only completed 51.7% of his passes for 440 yards, which included zero touchdowns and a rough six interceptions.

Thompson-Robinson Knows He Needs to Improve

When speaking to reporters last year about how poorly he was playing, it was good to hear that he didn’t make any excuses, but that doesn’t give the Philadelphia Eagles anything. 

He needs to play better, and if he doesn’t, he’ll likely find himself without a job in Philadelphia.

“I’m not going to use that as an excuse anymore,” he said, per Browns Zone. “This isn’t my first time playing. I’m not a rookie no more, so I can’t use that as an excuse. I got to go out there and be able to execute, and when things don’t go right, don’t make a bad play worse. Those are the things I’m working to eliminate.”

“I think everybody in here sees the potential, and that’s probably the most frustrating thing to me is that I’m not showing it right now,” said Thompson-Robinson, who went 20-for-34 for 157 yards, no touchdowns and a 45.8 passer rating. “So that’s what I’m working towards, trying to be able to put a complete, full game out there on Sunday.”

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