John Fitzherbert once said that old dogs could not learn new things. It seems wrong because dogs age faster than humans and are constantly learning new tips. Anyway, it’s not the point. What we are supposed to glean it is the meaning of the sentence. It is difficult to change their established models of opinion and behavior. What has it to do with the Philadelphia Eagles? Interesting, you ask this question.
We have all watched Chris Simms talk about Jalen Hurts for years. Nothing ever changes. Once upon a time, although a starter in the NFL, the son of a New York Giants The legend said that Hurts was not even among the 32 best quarters at the professional level. Everyone realizes that there are only 32 starting jobs in the National Football League, right?
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You can see why it has attracted the anger of so many bird fans.
Fast advance to the present, and even if Jalen offered a game from top to bottom during his four years as a starter, we could ask a question. What a quarter of the NFL does not have? After having made a record of 46-20 as a starter, leading his team to two appearances of the Super Bowl in four years, and by winning one of them, it is time to put Jalen in the “Elite” level now, right?
Apparently Chris Simms does not agree. Guess what he said this time.
Chris Simms returned to his familiar anti-Jalen rhetoric hurts.
While we settled in May, we were blinded by something from abroad. Chris Simms of NBC Sports broke the character to rent the Eagles organization. While guest Up & AdamsHe suggested: “The Eagles are the most well built football team that we have seen this century.” Come on. We knew it couldn’t last.
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If you bet the money on the two -week line that he would return to the Eagles disparage relatively quickly, call the one you have to collect your money. During an appearance on The herdHe returned to his old habits.
In their analysis, Colin Cowherd and Simms refer to a recent article on pro focus football. PFF recently abandoned its ranking of 32 -quarters before the 2025 NFL season.
As expected, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen all end in the elite level. Jalen, Jayden Daniels, Matthew Stafford and Justin Herbert all land in the second level, a labeled like “high -end starters”.
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As you can see, Simms Place CJ Stroud before Jalen, and although CJ is ultra-talented, it seems disrespectful. John Kosko, the writer of the history PFF, Place Stroud in level 3B, “Solid Starters who need more help”.
MAHOMES. Burrow, Jackson and Allen belong to the elite level, but only two played in a super bowl. Only one won a super bowl (or three). Jalen beat them all. Why don’t we start to mention injuries among the elite? Why is Simms so quick to minimize his achievements?
Maybe Fitzherbert was perfect. Maybe old dogs cannot learn new laps. Jalen continues to win (and improve). Simms continues to find reasons to criticize your game while praising other NFL signaling calls which often endure the same difficult stretches that we have sometimes seen by the Philadelphia franchise signaleur.
Let’s be honest. If occasional periods of ineffective play are a reason to decrease what hurts, no quarter-rear of the NFL belongs to the “elite category”. Large players are sometimes ineffective. It is a by-product to play the most difficult position in sport.
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Chris Simms is back with another anti-Jalen hurts Hot Take
