With the Eagles’ sights now set toward next season, each week we’ll be taking a look at what I would do with each player in a position group on the roster if I were in Howie Roseman’s shoes. Let’s kick this series off with the quarterbacks.
Jalen Hurts
It is only fitting that the first player of the series is the most polarizing one. Hurts’ season was a fairly rocky one with an ugly ending. While his bad moments were disgusting on the eye test, he certainly had stretches of good quarterback play with a few highly impressive performances. His intangibles are basically flawless, but his arm is clearly limited and is not an ideal fit for the type of offense the team evidently wanted to run to open the season. If a veteran quarterback goes on the trade block at some point, the Eagles will almost certainly get him if they want him given their draft capital, and the same applies for trading up for a prospect they may want this April. In other words, Roseman can pretty much do whatever he wants at the QB position.
In my view, with no slam dunk quarterback prospect and none of their three first-round picks landing earlier than 15th, they should only take a QB early if one that they really like falls to them, which I doubt happens given the nature of how teams pursue quarterbacks during the draft. Regarding trading for a Russell Wilson or a Deshaun Watson (pending his legal status), it depends on the price and their desire to play in Philadelphia. There is no reason to severely overpay for a veteran since they are not in the midst of a condensed title window right now. It is completely feasible that the most logical option turns out to be giving Hurts one more year with more help around him, and re-evaluating the position in 2023.
What I would do: This all went a long way to say that I would just play it by ear. I would be fine with keeping Hurts for another year but I would not feel like I have to commit to it either. See how the cards fall this spring and take it from there. If I was forced to make a decision right this instant, I would probably lean toward using the three firsts to bolster the rest of the roster, and then moving on if he still can not get the job done in year 3.
Gardner Minshew
Minshew turned out to be a lowkey steal from the Jaguars in August in exchange for a sixth round pick, as he showed he is a high-quality backup who could start in a pinch if need be. Minshew is still under contract next year for less than a million dollars, which is a huge bargain. There is no reason to move on from him as an elite insurance policy.
What I would do: Unless I get a crazy trade offer for him (like, say, a third-round pick or better), I’m keeping him as the backup QB next season.
Reid Sinnett
Sinnett was actually a lot of fun to watch last preseason and is probably worth keeping as a training camp body to develop. Enjoy Queen serenading you to a montage of his preseason game vs. the Bengals. That’s really all I got.
What I would do: Keep as a training camp body/someone to eat up preseason snaps, practice squad QB.
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