Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts is a big winner of the NFL voting to not ban the tush push play.
The King of the Tush Push play shall remain! Jalen Hurts has been nigh unstoppable on this play. Hurts has had 52 rushing touchdowns since becoming a full time starter for the Eagles in 2021. Hurts has never been lower than QB6 in fantasy point per game in that time. The NFL has voted on potentially banning the tush push play citing player safety. The proposal need 24 of the 32 teams to pass the ban and only 22 voted to ban it. Former Eagles center Jason Kelce was present during the Eagles staff’s presentation for preserving the play. The plea was heard and the play was not banned. The Eagles have rarely been stopped on short yardage and goal line plays since implementing the tush push. The play involves the entire offense line getting as low as possible and driving straight ahead with the quarterback driving behind the linemen with additional help from the running backs and or tight ends pushing on the quarterback past the line to gain. The Green Bay Packers initiated the tush push play to be banned at the rules meeting, making the week 10 matchup in Green Bay a must watch game!
Jalen Hurts’ current ADP is QB4, which makes sense since Hurts is not the explosive runner that Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels are. Josh Allen is arguably the better passer of the two. Hurts is still expected to be the top touchdown scorer on goal line situations for the Eagles and the NFL in general. Hurts has also steadily been progressing as a passer so keep tapping him as one of your top QBs to draft in all formats.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
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Jayden Daniels has fallen to QB-4 with Jalen Hurts taking the QB-3 spot on Underdog.
Jayden Daniels is the 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year while Jalen Hurts is the Super Bowl 59 MVP. In dynasty fantasy football rankings, Daniels has usurped Jalen Hurts into territory just behind Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.
Currently, Underdog average draft position is telling a different story. Since January 27th, Jayden Daniels has fallen from QB-3 to QB-4 by 6.4 spots. Daniels has gone from an ADP of 32.2 in round 3 down to pick 38.6 in round 4. Jalen Hurts is just ahead of him at pick 38.1.
Recency bias is likely a factor as Jalen Hurts just won the Super Bowl. Hurts has also shown year over year fantasy reliability which factors into public sentiment. While Jayden Daniels has conquered plenty and come away with impressive feats, he will still have to avoid a sophomore slump. Take advantage of any dip that presents for Jayden Daniels.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Super Bowl 59 belongs to the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts.
The Philadelphia Eagles destroyed the Kansas City Chiefs on Super Bowl Sunday to the tune of 40-22. While the game ended up being an 18 point victory for the Eagles, the game was even more of a blowout than the scoreboard showed. Dominant would be an understatement.
Jalen Hurts, who has had many detractors on his ascension to the top of the league came away with the Super Bowl MVP award. Hurts threw for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns while also being the game’s leader in rushing with 72 yards and a tush push touchdown.
The game served as payback for the Eagles who lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57 38-35. While Patrick Mahomes legacy as an all-time great quarterback takes a brief pause from the Tom Brady trajectory, Jalen Hurts ensured that he will be given proper respect as one of the game’s best players going forward.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
With a shift in offensive philosophy, A.J. Brown’s fantasy stock has taken a hit to no fault of his own.
A.J. Brown’s average draft position has raised 4.3 spots on UnderDog since January 27th. from 22.5 up to 18.2. This move is notable as it is significantly more difficult to move up the ADP board in the earlier rounds of drafts.
Drafters have gotten savvy to the price dip for A.J. Brown and adjusted to a misprint in his initial ADP. Last year, A.J. Brown was going at the 1-2 turn in drafts and is now priced later in the 2nd round. Part of the dip involves the Eagles being last in team pass attempts per game in the NFL in 2024 at 28.7.
Despite the low passing volume, A.J. Brown managed to be the WR-15. He was 1st in air yards share at 48.3%, 3rd in yards per route run at 2.82, and 1st in yards per team pass attempt at 3.17. A.J. Brown’s 126 score in explosive rating was 4th best at wide receiver. The rise in ADP is simply the market reacting to A.J. Brown still being a player in his prime while in a less optimal setting as the Eagles offense favors the run game led by Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Philadelphia Eagles run game powers them to 2nd Super Bowl in 3 years.
The Philadelphia Eagles are NFC champions, thanks to their incredible ground attack. The Eagles scored 7 rushing touchdowns and recorded 229 yards rushing on Sunday, ending Jayden Daniels and the Commanders cinderella run in the NFC championship.
Saquon Barkley put the Eagles on the board midway through the first quarter with a 60 yard run on his very first touch, breaking down the left sideline and spinning through 2 tacklers near the sideline before cutting back between the hashes and sprinting into the end zone. Barkley was special in the biggest moments for the Eagles, scoring on his first 2 touches before capping off his 118 yard, three score effort with a 4 yard TD run that put the Eagles up 47-23 in the fourth. Franchise QB Jalen Hurts added 16 yards and 3 rushing scores. The Commanders efforts and frustrations with the “brotherly shove” on the goal line led to referee Shawn Hochuli threatening to award a score if they continued to make pre-snap infraction penalties.
The Eagles took advantage of the Commanders porous run defense to the tune of 229 yards rushing on Sunday, the 2nd time in as many weeks a Commanders opponent recorded over 200 yards rushing. The Eagles now await the winner of the AFC championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs for their opponent in the Super Bowl 59 on February 9th in New Orleans.
Author: Justin Currie (@Chev90)
With nary a challenge from their first two playoff opponents, expect Jalen Hurts to have to pass more going up against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.
The Philadelphia Eagles have coasted in the first 2 rounds of the NFC playoffs with victories over the Packers and the Rams. The tenor of both games have had the feeling of an easy Eagles victory, however the scoreboard has been too close for comfort, making the Eagles ripe for an upset.
Jalen Hurts has thrown for less than 200 yards in 5 out of the last 6 games. On Sunday, Hurts threw for 0 touchdowns and managed only 128 passing yards on 15 completions. Hurts also took 7 sacks, one of which resulted in a safety.
Much is being made of Jalen Hurts lack of pocket awareness. His 2 primary receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith had a combined 6 catches for 35 yards and 0 touchdowns. In the event Jayden Daniels and the Commanders push tempo and get a lead early, it will be the ultimate test of Jalen Hurts as he has coasted primarily through the run game between he and stud running back Saquon Barkley.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
