Brian Mitchell doesn’t have time for outrageous takes on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.
On 106.7 The Fan in D.C. from Radio Row on Wednesday, Mitchell reacted to recent comments from Chris Simms, who said while Hurts is a big part of Philly’s success, the quarterback position has been set up to be “one of the easier quarterback jobs in the sport.”
“Right now he’s becoming a doofus in my eyes,” Mitchell said to co-host J.P. Finlay. “He just likes to say stuff.”
Mitchell added that the reason the Eagles QB job looks easy is because of the play of Hurts.
“Jalen Hurts makes it look easy. I don’t think playing quarterback for the Eagles is an easy job,” he said. “Because the quarterback has so much stuff to worry about and things to do. Jalen has become better, and the reason I think a lot of those other guys have a lot of easiness is because Jalen Hurts is the one taking the snaps.”
Finlay said if the position was one of the easiest in the league, why did back-up Gardner Minshew not play as well in his two starts?
“If it’s easy to do something, then anybody should be able to do it, right?” Finlay said. “If it’s easy to be quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gardner Minshew did two starts. He completed 58 percent of his passes, with three touchdowns and three picks. That doesn’t sound easy.”
“I guarantee you, for his football team, all the things he does, he’s as important as anybody out there,” Mitchell responded.
Mitchell said folks like Simms coming up with these kinds of takes about Hurts comes down to not giving credit where credit is due.
“When you have to nitpick with every little thing, you’re basically telling us how damn good the dude really is,” Mitchell said. “We nitpick so much at little things because we don’t want to give him credit for what he does right.”
