18. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts went just 14/25 for 203 yards. But he did toss three touchdowns in the Eagles’ victory. Much has been made about the Eagles’ changes this offseason, as there is yet another new offensive coordinator in Sean Mannion, and AJ Brown is now on New England, so Hurts may have to carry a heavier load in the passing game.
The issue with that, though, is that Hurts has never been a special passer in this league, so asking him to do more might not work out the way they hope. Hurts has actually never thrown more than 25 touchdown passes in a season, and he’s never thrown for 4,000 yards in a season, either.
I am very interested to see how the Eagles look on offense this year, as the absence of Brown and the limitation of Hurts are two things that I really believe can have this unit with a lower ceiling.
But a win is a win, and the Eagles have done a ton of winning with Hurts under center.
17. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers were able to escape the Falcons at home in Week 1, but it was a very typical Week 1 performance. Nothing of major note happened on offense for Pittsburgh, as Rodgers finished with 24 completions but had just 221 yards. He didn’t throw an interception and did toss a touchdown, but I do believe that what we saw from Rodgers in Week 1 is, for the most part, what we should get from him most weeks. This isn’t to say that Rodgers can’t have his moments from time to time, but he’s turning 43 years old this season and is simply not nearly the player he used to be.
The Steelers’ leading receiver was Michael Pittman Jr., who had just 58 yards. This high-floor, low-ceiling offense is going to struggle to hang with some of the better teams in the NFL, and as long as Rodgers is still under center, the Steelers just aren’t going to accomplish much and do feel like, comfortably, the third-best team in the AFC North.
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