Rich Eisen gives one reason Jalen Hurts has had it rough for his entire football career, it’s unfair

Jalen Hurts is a Super Bowl champion, but he hasn’t had the easiest time in the NFL or in college for one key reason.

Jalen Hurts is a Super Bowl champion. Some had their belief in the Philadelphia Eagles, but it was hard not to believe that the three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes would win in the end. By Monday morning, everything about that idea aged like milk.

Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs went down in flames, losing by a score of 34-0 at one point. NFL expert Andrew Hawkins has gone on record claiming that the Eagles’ offense ran through Saquon Barkley.

Well, Barkley averaged just 2.3 yards per carry in the Super Bowl. In the biggest moment, Jalen Hurts and the defense shined. Hurts scored three total touchdowns and completed 17 of 22 passes. Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions, his third multi-interception performance of the season.

Hurts had praise for his Eagles going into the Super Bowl, but now he has reasons to praise his team throughout the offseason. That said, he hasn’t had the easiest road to get here.

Rich Eisen on Jalen Hurts’ tough situation

Speaking on a February 11 edition of “The Rich Eisen Show,” NFL expert Rich Eisen listed off half a dozen instances in which Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinator has changed.

He said: “Yet another new offensive coordinator for Jalen Hurts. Think about it. Different offensive coordinators at Alabama. Then he goes to Oklahoma, had Lincoln Riley there, then he goes to the pros.”

“There’s Doug Peterson. Poof, there goes Doug Peterson. Three years after winning a Super Bowl.

“In comes Nick Sirianni. He’s calling plays. [Then], he’s not calling plays anymore. Shane Steichen Calling plays, then Shane, poof,” he added. 

Meanwhile, other quarterbacks have had one or two changes in a decade. For instance, Tom Brady had Josh McDaniels at his side for nearly a decade. Hurts has been lucky to get two years out of a coordinator.

Jalen Hurts proves mobile quarterbacks can win Super Bowls

The Eagles quarterback is one of the only mobile quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl in the 21st century. For decades, some experts have claimed that a quarterback who makes up a big chunk of their production on the ground cannot win it all.

Hurts rushed for 630 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. While those numbers are not quite on a level like Lamar Jackson or Michael Vick, especially when it comes to rushing touchdowns, they are big enough to classify Hurts as a mobile quarterback.

He now has won it all and with Kellen Moore joining the New Orleans Saints, he will once again need to learn under a new offensive coordinator. Can the Eagles run it back?