What's wrong with Jalen Hurts? Eagles need a lot more from their star QB

Jalen Hurts has never had a problem with the Philadelphia Eagles being built around Saquon Barkley. Winning is all that has ever mattered to him. If all he does is play game manager, as he's done through the first two weeks of the playoffs, and they keep winning, that's fine. Whatever it takes.

But if the Eagles are going to reach their second Super Bowl in three seasons, it is surely going to take a lot more from their quarterback than just that.

There are no outward signs of concern in Philadelphia as the Eagles get set to play host to the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, but maybe there should be after Hurts' mediocre and at times alarming performance in their first two postseason games. He's thrown for a total of just 259 yards. He's taken nine sacks, including seven in the divisional round against the Rams. And he hasn't looked at all like himself.

Hurts swears he's not feeling the affects of the concussion he suffered in Washington on Dec. 22, or any rust from sitting out the last two games of the regular season. And he hasn't blamed anything on the injured finger on his left (non-throwing) hand either, nor did he admit that his lack of mobility late in the game against the Los Angeles Rams was because of his injured left knee.

But it's pretty clear that something is off. And after a game in which the Eagles netted just 65 passing yards, even Hurts acknowledged he and the passing game were capable of so much more.

"Our performance today was enough to win, but enough is never enough in terms of the standards we have for ourselves and what we want to do," he said. "There's always a drive for more and this urge to continue to improve, and that's how it will continue to be. At this point in