To Hill or not to Hill.
After Jalen Hurts was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, there has been speculation that Philadelphia could use him in the same way that the Saints use Taysom Hill.
The Saints use Hill in a utility position, playing him at running back, wide receiver, tight end, kickoff and punt return, kickoff and punt coverage, as well was snaps at quarterback. With Hurts ability to run the football, the similarities aren’t far off. Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley joined Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network to talk about his former QB.
It remains to be seen how the Eagles use @JalenHurts. But, let’s be clear. He’s a QB, not a gadget guy.
From my interview with @LincolnRiley @nflnetwork #NFLNow. pic.twitter.com/KmQNZ4ReKz
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) May 8, 2020
“Yeah I think a little bit of those opinions are, one, people that haven’t really studied Jalen’s production, really watched the tape, and when you see that you’re going to see a guy that had one of the most efficient passing seasons in the history of college football this year.” Riley said.
Hurts threw for 3,851 yards in his lone season with Oklahoma, completing 69% of his attempts and scoring 32 passing touchdowns.
”You know, nothing against Taysom, again you’d love to have him on any football team you could ever have, but I do believe that Philadelphia and a lot of the other teams that were interested in Jalen were looking at him purely as a quarterback, excited about all the things he could do, you know bringing that winning attitude and bringing just a very versatile skillset.” Riley said. “I’m glad he got with a guy like Doug Pederson who will do a great job of developing him and using him in a lot of creative ways.
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