Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni. That quarterback and head coach combination will be the reason why the Eagles make it back to the Super Bowl, or get embarrassed by the rest of the NFL. 

For starters, Jalen Hurts has been a phenomenal surprise for the Eagles since his first full season as the starting quarterback for the franchise back in 2021. From leading a 9-8 team to the playoffs to having an MVP-caliber year in 2022, Hurts put the league on notice. 

Last year’s Eagles team even included flashes of Hurts being a top-level quarterback, but that was only until the Eagles had one of the biggest collapses you will ever witness. Turnover issues, lack of effective coaching, and having the seventh-worst defense in the league explains how the Eagles went from an astonishing 10-1 record to losing five of their last six games of the season. 

It was during that decline that Jalen Hurts looked like a completely different quarterback, one that had less confidence and more mental errors. He was intercepted a career-high 15 times last year, which was the same amount that he had in his previous two seasons combined as the Eagles’ starter. 

Including fumbles, Hurts has now accumulated the most total turnovers (27) of any quarterback since the start of the 2023 season.

Jalen Hurts has talent and continues to be recognized as one of the league’s finest. With that being said, Hurts must find a way to limit his turnovers, present some poise, and generate leadership within the Eagles locker room if they want to succeed in their 2024 campaign. 

Nick Sirianni is not excluded from this equation. Since becoming head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, he has made the playoffs in all of his first three years, which includes a Super Bowl 57 appearance. Although his job is in question, he has still found much success since his hire, having a career record of 37-21 in the regular season and postseason.

It is also worth mentioning that Sirianni did have two future head coaches as coordinators at his disposal throughout his first two years in Philadelphia. Following the departure of Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon prior to the 2023 season, Sirianni has yet to find ways to consistently win without them.

Going back to last year, Sirianni had no answers to help save the Eagles from their demise. It almost seemed as though he lost the locker room by the postseason. The Eagles became the first team in NFL history to start a season 10-1 and never reach 12 wins. Sirianni’s team was also embarrassed in the Wild Card round against Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers, losing 32-9 in embarrassing fashion.

Sirianni’s role as head coach is up in the air with questions surrounding his impact on the team. He leaves play-calling duties to both his coordinators and has not called the offense since the beginning of the 2021 season despite being a former offensive coordinator. 

Now one month into the 2024-25 season, the Eagles sit at 2-2 with Hurts and Sirianni still the center of attention and many question marks still apparent.

Can Jalen Hurts get back to MVP form? Will Nick Sirianni survive the hot seat? As they always say, time will tell.

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