Eagles QB Room
Posted: June 13th, 2023 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 4 Comments »Patrick Mahomes is the best QB in football. There isn’t much debate on that. Once you go beyond Mahomes, the discussion can go in a variety of directions. Is it Josh Allen or Joe Burrows? Lamar Jackson is special, but has struggled to stay healthy. Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence are young guns with huge upside. Aaron Rodgers is a Hall of Famer. And of course you have Jalen Hurts somewhere in that mix.
Mike Florio did something interesting over at ProFootballTalk. He’s rating the QB rooms of the NFL.
Remember, this isn’t a quarterback ranking. It looks at everything. Starter, backups, coaches, etc.
When considering all those factors, the Eagles come in second.
As we saw with SF last year, you need more than just a QB. You need multiple QBs and good coaching. The Eagles have an outstanding starter in Hurts. Marcus Mariota is now the backup and could be excellent in that role. He’s been a good starter and good backup. He is a good fit for the Eagles offense. Mariota also seems comfortable backing up Hurts.
QB Marcus Mariota
111 yards rushing (on 13 carries) in his last two games.
Designed rushes (below) + scramble attempts. pic.twitter.com/g1Q1xQFZ3l
— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) October 18, 2022
Beyond Hurts and Mariota, the Eagles have Ian Book and rookie Tanner McKee. Book is the athletic playmaker. McKee is the big pocket passer with a strong arm. They’ll battle it out for the number three spot.
As Florio points out, players are only part of the equation. The Eagles have strong coaches to teach the QBs and run the offense. Nick Sirianni was a successful offensive coordinator and has been an excellent head coach. Brian Johnson did great work with Hurts the past two years. He will now run the offense and Alex Tanney will take over the QBs. Tanney was the quality control coach in 2021 and assistant QBs coach last year. Kevin Patullo will be the passing game coordinator for the third straight year. That is an excellent set of coaches.
Think about Russell Wilson and where he is now vs a year ago. He was considered one of the best QBs in the league in March of 2022. Being on a new team and dealing with a rookie coach brought out the worst in him. Now he’s a question mark.
As good as the Eagles QBs were a year ago, it is possible that QB1, QB2 and QB3 could all be better this season. Hurts can continue improving. Mariota could be an upgrade on Gardner Minshew. McKee could be an upgrade on Book.
Outstanding QB play should help to keep the Eagles at the top of the NFC.
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The Eagles hired Matt Patricia to be a Senior Defensive Assistant. He and Darius Slay had a strained relationship in Detroit so people wondered how Slay would handle a reunion. Slay spoke about it for the first time while at a Calvin Johnson charity event up in Detroit.
Slay told the Free Press in 2020 that he did not respect Patricia after an incident between the two during Patricia’s first season as head coach in 2018.
Now that the two are once again on the same team, Slay said the reunion has been “cordial.”
“It’s another day at the office,” Slay said. “We both got the same goal, just going out there to compete and win a championship, so that’s the main focus.”
Patricia was a disaster as a head coach, going 13-29-1. As many have found out, Bill Belichick’s magic is limited to…Bill Belichick. He can be gruff and awkward with players and make it work. When his former assistants try it, the results are bad. Patricia learned that the hard way.
He should be different as a senior defensive assistant. That will be more of an X’s and O’s type job. He won’t be trying to motivate players and push the right emotional buttons. Patricia is smart so he has a chance to be good in this role.
Sirianni wouldn’t have made the hire if he didn’t think Patricia would help the defense and fit in with the players.
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Dane Brugler is the draft guru for The Athletic. He went back to see where his Top 50 players from last summer went in April’s draft. The Eagles had a good showing.
#2 DT Jalen Carter
#4 CB Kelee Ringo
#9 LB Nolan Smith
#49 QB Tanner McKee
Carter and Smith both went in the first round. Ringo fell to the middle rounds. He was a size-speed prospect who failed to play up to his talent consistently so he slid to Day 3. McKee showed flashes in 2021, but had his struggles last year. He didn’t have a good supporting cast and wasn’t good enough to carry the offense on his own.
Ringo and McKee do have NFL talent. Ringo needs coaching and time to develop. McKee has to show what he can do in an NFL setting.
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[…] Eagles QB Room – Iggles BlitzAs Florio points out, players are only part of the equation. The Eagles have strong coaches to teach the QBs and run the offense. Nick Sirianni was a successful offensive coordinator and has been an excellent head coach. Brian Johnson did great work with Hurts the past two years. He will now run the offense and Alex Tanney will take over the QBs. Tanney was the quality control coach in 2021 and assistant QBs coach last year. Kevin Patullo will be the passing game coordinator for the third straight year. That is an excellent set of coaches. Think about Russell Wilson and where he is now vs a year ago. He was considered one of the best QBs in the league in March of 2022. Being on a new team and dealing with a rookie coach brought out the worst in him. Now he’s a question mark. As good as the Eagles QBs were a year ago, it is possible that QB1, QB2 and QB3 could all be better this season. Hurts can continue improving. Mariota could be an upgrade on Gardner Minshew. McKee could be an upgrade on Book. Outstanding QB play should help to keep the Eagles at the top of the NFC. […]
[…] Eagles QB Room – Iggles BlitzAs Florio points out, players are only part of the equation. The Eagles have strong coaches to teach the QBs and run the offense. Nick Sirianni was a successful offensive coordinator and has been an excellent head coach. Brian Johnson did great work with Hurts the past two years. He will now run the offense and Alex Tanney will take over the QBs. Tanney was the quality control coach in 2021 and assistant QBs coach last year. Kevin Patullo will be the passing game coordinator for the third straight year. That is an excellent set of coaches. Think about Russell Wilson and where he is now vs a year ago. He was considered one of the best QBs in the league in March of 2022. Being on a new team and dealing with a rookie coach brought out the worst in him. Now he’s a question mark. As good as the Eagles QBs were a year ago, it is possible that QB1, QB2 and QB3 could all be better this season. Hurts can continue improving. Mariota could be an upgrade on Gardner Minshew. McKee could be an upgrade on Book. Outstanding QB play should help to keep the Eagles at the top of the NFC. […]
[…] Eagles QB Room – Iggles BlitzAs Florio points out, players are only part of the equation. The Eagles have strong coaches to teach the QBs and run the offense. Nick Sirianni was a successful offensive coordinator and has been an excellent head coach. Brian Johnson did great work with Hurts the past two years. He will now run the offense and Alex Tanney will take over the QBs. Tanney was the quality control coach in 2021 and assistant QBs coach last year. Kevin Patullo will be the passing game coordinator for the third straight year. That is an excellent set of coaches. Think about Russell Wilson and where he is now vs a year ago. He was considered one of the best QBs in the league in March of 2022. Being on a new team and dealing with a rookie coach brought out the worst in him. Now he’s a question mark. As good as the Eagles QBs were a year ago, it is possible that QB1, QB2 and QB3 could all be better this season. Hurts can continue improving. Mariota could be an upgrade on Gardner Minshew. McKee could be an upgrade on Book. Outstanding QB play should help to keep the Eagles at the top of the NFC. […]
[…] Eagles QB Room – Iggles BlitzAs Florio points out, players are only part of the equation. The Eagles have strong coaches to teach the QBs and run the offense. Nick Sirianni was a successful offensive coordinator and has been an excellent head coach. Brian Johnson did great work with Hurts the past two years. He will now run the offense and Alex Tanney will take over the QBs. Tanney was the quality control coach in 2021 and assistant QBs coach last year. Kevin Patullo will be the passing game coordinator for the third straight year. That is an excellent set of coaches. Think about Russell Wilson and where he is now vs a year ago. He was considered one of the best QBs in the league in March of 2022. Being on a new team and dealing with a rookie coach brought out the worst in him. Now he’s a question mark. As good as the Eagles QBs were a year ago, it is possible that QB1, QB2 and QB3 could all be better this season. Hurts can continue improving. Mariota could be an upgrade on Gardner Minshew. McKee could be an upgrade on Book. Outstanding QB play should help to keep the Eagles at the top of the NFC. […]