This interception against Dallas’ abysmal pass defense is based on a throw Hurts should never make for several reasons. First, he’s rolling to his left out of the pocket, which will negatively affect his throwing momentum. Watch from the end zone angle how Hurts has to torque his entire body to get his shoulders turned to the target, and how his velocity just isn’t there as a result.
Second, the Cowboys have Travis Fulgham — Hurts’ target — bracketed in their two-deep coverage, with cornerback Anthony Brown up front, and safe4y Donovan Wilson bringing up the rear. It could be argued that Hurts didn’t even have to leave the pocket in the first place, and it’s pretty clear that a look to receiver Greg Ward from the left inside slot out of trips would have been the safer throw.
The pick against Washington came on a quick slant to tight end Zach Ertz, and this was a case of underrated safety Kamren Curl jamming Ertz right from the snap, Ertz neglecting to get his head around, and Hurts should have adjusted his throw for how that aggressive coverage affected the timing of the route. That’s what you expect from starting quarterbacks.
But in the grand scheme of things, these are relatively minor and workable quibbles. Obviously, Sirianni is going to want his own ideal quarterback, but unless Zach Wilson somehow falls past the Jets at 2, the Dolphins at 3, and the Falcons at 4 (the Bengals aren’t in the market for a quarterback), Jalen Hurts has shown enough to be given a legitimate shot through an entire offseason to prepare as the starting quarterback, and then show what he can do in that capacity from start to finish.