The Packers and Chargers have been “in touch with and monitoring” Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter) hears. Both teams have veteran QBs in place, but they could be eyeing Hurts as a developmental option further down the board. 
So far, most projections have Hurts going in the second or third round. The Cowboys and Raiders have also been connected to the dual-threat passer in recent weeks.
Obviously, the Packers are set under center with Aaron Rodgers, who has four years to go on his contract. Rodgers, 36, has also indicated that he would like to play into his 40s. Still, Rodgers did not look like his usual self last year. The two-time MVP completed just 62% of his throws and this upcoming season could be an indicator of how much he has left in the tank. Behind Rodgers, the Packers are lacking in proven options. There’s Tim Boyle, who doesn’t have much of a track record beyond his solid 2019 preseason. There’s also fellow UDFA Manny Wilkins, the Arizona State product who spent all of last year on the taxi squad.
The Chargers say they’re comfortable with Tyrod Taylor, but they haven’t dismissed the possibility of exploring Cam Newton or other veteran QBs. Assuming they stick with Taylor and his extremely reasonable contract, they could pair him with a prospect like Hurts to hedge their bets for 2021 and beyond.
Hurts, the 2019 Heisman runner-up, threw for 3,851 yards with 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions at OU. Before that, he spent two years as Alabama’s starter, and one year as a backup to Tua Tagovailoa.
Lamar Jackson, Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson. Even Patrick Mahomes to some extent. These NFL teams never learn their lesson. This year’s Blaine Gabbert will be Justin Herbert. And Jalen Hurts will be in the Pro Bowl in three years. He has all the tools, he just needs good coaching and the right opportunity. He will make plays with his feet and his arm. He is a winner. Someone smart will draft him late in the first round.
Ignoring highly-picked bust black QBs suits your narrative but doesn’t reflect reality. Akili Smith, Jamarcus Russell, RGIII, Jameis, etc.
Do I need to list white QB’s that have been busts for you to understand how stupid you sound?
lmfao no kidding, What an idiot!
For every jackson, Wilson, Prescott there’s
Tavaris Jackson (rip), Robert Griffin 111, Deshone Kizer, Paxton Lynch, Marcus Mariota, Johnny Manziel, Cardele Jones, Ej Manuel, Geno Smith, Terelle Pryor.
Good systems produce good quarterbacks. Bad systems produce bad quarterbacks. Coaches like Belicheck and Reid have nice systems for QBs.
Ultimately none of these players had the “right stuff” to be successful qbs. In retrospect they each lacked qualities that make for a successful nfl career. Sometimes field vision, sometimes accuracy, touch, commitment, leadership, a track record of success, arm strength, mobility.
Hurts doesn’t seem to have that fatal flaw. He is a proven winner with excellent mobility, a good enough arm, and is an improving passer with a good football mind. That makes him more like Dak, Wilson, and Jackson than some of the others. Put him in a good system with good coaching as happened with the other three and he can be a very good pro.
So does Manziel become successful in a better system that Cleveland? He had the arm, could run and was a proven winner in college. I don’t think so. Also hurts won in Alabama and Oklahoma. In all fairness you can put an average college QB on those teams and they still win 10-11 games.
Thanks for the laugh and proof you have no FB IQ. Dak and Jackson have no reason to be put on a sentence with Wilson, Ramon. He is in a good system but has way more talent. You agree using
Phone is messing up.
You are using mid to a bit above mid and putting them with a top 5 QB. think again bud.
I can list a ton of black busts at every other position 🙂
you are out of your mind… Watch some games watch how Jalen hurts does not make good decisions has no arm not accurate and go watch the physical talents Herbert….
Hurts is a sleeper at this point. he’ll likely be well better than anyone but Tua and Burrow in the draft, and maybe even better than them.
Better than them based on what?
production and the arc of his production. Hurts was able to rebound very well from the year on the bench and while changing teams. bodes well for him being able to keep his production up in moving to the pro ranks.
This makes absolutely no sense. He went from Bama to Oklahoma. Both programs win double digit games with less than average QB’s. Just because he could “handle change” doesn’t mean he has a possible better projection than Burrow or Tua.
Bears with their second 2nd Rd pick!
Bye bye Mitch.
I’d draft Hurts over the others. he has a proven history or winning, being benched and not complaining, to coming off the bench to win again.
Burrow wasn’t even discussed in the top 32 before this season. Tua gets hurt, Love has 100 excuses for a bad season, & the Oregon QB has nothing but the ‘right height, weight and a cannon for an arm’. Sorta like that old Raven QB who threw from his knees far but didn’t last 3 years in the league.
Hurts isn’t going to be a great NFL QB. He may be serviceable like Tyrod Taylor.
From someone who had OU season tickets and went to a few away games of his as well. Some things I noticed about Jalen under Lincoln Riley.
1) Ball control – don’t have the time to look it up but Jalen lost a lot of fumbles because he doesn’t secure the ball well. Needs to be cleaned up a lot.
2) Passing selection – too many times Jalen would stare down his first option (cee Dee lamb) and then tucks it and runs. Oftentimes he missed wide open WRs/TEs that would have had big gains. Also needs to improve this.
3) QB pressure – the sec he felt any pressure…and sometimes there really wasn’t any, he would tuck it and run. He needs to learn to stand in the pocket and let the lime protect him to wait for his open receiver and then make the throw.
All in all, we watched him follow 2 heisman winners here and he did ok, but was not on the same level as Baker or Kyler. He’s worth a draft and stash to learn for years before giving a chance to and in the meantime playing wildcat. (Tysom hill) however I would not take him before the 4th round. He is a great leader and guys really seem to respond to his character. He was nothing but a good guy in our 1 year with him. However, that only goes so far when there are other lacking traits when you’re talking about an NFL QB.