The Philadelphia Eagles have been on a disappointing turn as the defending Super Bowl champions have lost three straight games. At the center of this disappointing run has been QB1 Jalen Hurts, who had a dismal performance with five turnovers during the Eagles’ recent defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers. With Philly now taking on the Las Vegas Raiders, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was asked if he would consider benching Hurts.

“No, I think that is ridiculous,” Nick Sirianni said, shutting down any speculation about Hurts’ benching, during an appearance on the Sports Radio 94WIP. “I know every time I go out in that field with Jalen Hurts as our quarterback, we have a chance to win the game. That’s something that’s been proven. We’ve won a lot, a lot of football games.”

Coming back to the Chargers defeat, Hurts finished by going 21 of 40 for 240 yards and no touchdowns. The EPA/drop back of -0.38 was the worst of his season. Unfortunately for the Philly QB1, this has been a continued trend as Hurts has thrown five interceptions in the last two games after he threw just one in the first 11 games. He also has only three touchdown passes in the last three games after throwing seven combined in consecutive October games against the Giants and Vikings.

Reacting to this loss, Jalen Hurts took responsibility for the defeat in his post-match press conference.

“I didn’t play well enough—too many turnovers,” Hurts said. “Lots of opportunities, especially when we get on the other side of the 50, and I wasn’t able to get us in the box. Winning is a point of pride for me. That’s why I play the game. I gotta find ways to lead our team to victories. It’s not something that’s foreign to us; we’re just not able to do it at the moment. It starts with me and how I lead. For me, we lost the game, and I didn’t play well enough to win the game,” the Eagles star told the media, also adding, “We gotta go out there and put it together.”

Although critics have called out Jalen Hurts, former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has defended the 27-year-old.

McNabb backs Jalen Hurts after disappointing Chargers’ loss

Donovan McNabb, who led the Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX, faced the wrath of Eagles’ fans during his time in Philadelphia. During an appearance on the SPORTSRADIO 94WIP, McNabb backed Hurts with the playoffs looming ahead. He also made a positive comparison to a New York Giants postseason legend.

“I’m very comfortable with him,” McNabb said. “But they got to come to a happy medium. For Jalen, when I look at the way he plays, and he brings, if he protects the football, we almost become the New York Giants (when) Eli was looking bad in the regular season. And then all of a sudden, come playoff time, he looks like an All-Pro quarterback. And that’s kind of where we are right now. And that’s kind of how our runs have been.”

Now with a considerably easier schedule ahead for the Eagles, Jalen Hurts has a great opportunity to shut down the critics by ensuring Philadelphia finishes the season on a positive note.