“He wants to be great,” Barkley told The Athletic. “He’ll do anything to be great.”

The Jalen Hurts skeptics are out in full force as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the NFC divisional-round matchup, three wins away from winning a Super Bowl. What’s behind criticism this time? A lot of what has plagued the Eagles quarterback over the past two seasons: His ability to win a game based on his passing.

The No. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for a divisional round showdown with the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, with a trip to the NFC

Chase Daniel breaks down what Jalen Hurts needs to do for the Philadelphia Eagles to pick up a Divisional Round win over the Los Angeles Rams in the City of Brotherly Love.

But it's hard to ignore Hurts' 43-12 record as a starter since the Eagles were 2-5 midway through the 2021 season. The Eagles have gone 14-3 in both 2022 and this season, tying the best regular-season records in franchise history.

Jalen Hurts knows the numbers everyone talks about: 131 passing yards, 5.3 yards per attempt, 21 attempts, six passing first downs, seven attempts over 10+ air yards, one attempt over 25+ air yards. He's not oblivious.

On the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast, we touched on a point that Chase has been making for a while now: Jalen Hurts might be a good quarterback, but he isn’t throwing like one right now.

The passing game against the Packers could've been more sharp but Jalen Hurts knows his "role in each game will be different" to get the job done.