{"id":166257,"date":"2022-12-23T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/was-jalen-hurts-injury-a-result-of-the-eagles-running-him-too-much\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:14:05","slug":"was-jalen-hurts-injury-a-result-of-the-eagles-running-him-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/was-jalen-hurts-injury-a-result-of-the-eagles-running-him-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Jalen Hurts’ injury a result of the Eagles running him too much?"},"content":{"rendered":"
PHILADELPHIA \u2212 The Eagles’ plan was working great until Jalen Hurts got hurt.<\/p>\n
Then the questions about Hurts possibly running too much came almost as soon as Bears defensive lineman Trevis Gipson tackled Hurts, with Hurts’ right shoulder landing on the frozen Soldier Field ground.<\/p>\n
Hurts was diagnosed with a sprained shoulder, and won’t play Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles won’t have their MVP candidate at the helm when they can clinch the NFC East and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, with the first-round bye that comes with it.<\/p>\n
MINSHEW MANIA TIME:<\/strong>Eagles’ Jalen Hurts won’t play vs. Cowboys as Gardner Minshew takes over, but for how long?<\/p>\n EAGLES’ MIGHTY MOUSE:<\/strong>This ‘Mighty Mouse’ is terrorizing opposing QBs, and he’s one of 8 Eagles in Pro Bowl<\/p>\n\n But it’s not as simple as telling Hurts to run less. If he did, he wouldn’t be an MVP candidate. And he also wouldn’t be as effective as a passer.<\/p>\n “For us to be the explosive offense that we want to be \u2212 Jalen is a very good passer, and he’s shown that he’s become a better passer by each game that he plays,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “(But) he’s in that MVP race because of his dual-threat ability, with his ability to not only do what he’s been doing passing the ball, but also what he’s been doing running the football.”<\/p>\n And there’s another aspect to this as well. Hurts ‘running not only opens up his passing, but it also opens up running lanes for Miles Sanders, who has 1,110 yards rushing.<\/p>\n