The term “game manager” gets thrown around there like a scarlet letter.
But if you watched the NFL wild card round, you probably noticed a pretty common theme.
The LA Chargers season is over because Justin Herbert threw 4 interceptions.
The Green Bay Packers season is over because Jordan Love threw 3 interceptions.
The Minnesota Vikings season is over because Sam Darnold threw an interception and lost a fumble.
3 quarterbacks who went out there this weekend and gave the game away.
Then you get to guys like Jalen Hurts.
The answer to that question, in all honesty, is still up in the air.
And listen–I get it.
It is what it is.
But at the same time, it’s a stupid fucking question.
The answer to that question is absolutely not.
However, he rarely has to show that he’s capable of doing that.
Because he knows the Eagles already have enough home run hitters.
He knows that Saquon Barkley and the offensive line are going to hit home runs every game.
He’s just out there hitting for contact and moving guys around the bases.
Every once in a while he’ll hit one of his own.
But he knows his job is to take care of the ball.
There is a small handful of quarterbacks in this league who can single-handedly win you football games.
But there are also way more quarterbacks in this league who can single-handedly lose you football games.
