Eagles Might Have An 'Emergency' Situation At Quarterback

They were put in a difficult situation against the Browns. They were told earlier in the week that McKee wasn’t playing. They didn’t need to be told that Jalen Hurts wasn’t playing, either. McCord and DTR were told that they weren’t just playing but that they would alternate every two series.

“We wanted to get both of them reps and get both of them reps with the twos and also with the threes,” said head coach Nick Sirianni. “So, that was the thought process of why we rotated them within that series. Again, wanted them to both be able to play behind the (number) two offensive line with the number two pass catchers and also with the number threes.”

It led to confusion in the third quarter when DTR thought it was McCord’s turn so he was parked on the bench until somebody yelled that he was up. He grabbed his helmeted but by then McCord was back in.

There was one point in the game where Thompson-Robinson stood between the huddle and the sidelines during a timeout, looking unsure of who was supposed to be in the game.

“You try to count off when’s it your turn, but I think he and I just got a little mix up there,” said McCord. “…Obviously it’s not like the normal rhythm of the game that you’re used to but at the same time when you’re in there you just have to do your job and make the plays.”

To his credit, McCord met with reporters. When the doors to the locker room opened, DTR was seen leaving through a side door not to be seen again.

McCord threw a 9-yard touchdown pass on one of his turns, and it came on third-and-goal to Ainias Smith. The QB was roughed by a Browns defender, so he said he didn’t see the TD, but he heard the crowd react.

“It was sweet,” said McCord of the score. “Obviously, growing up you dream of it ,but it’s a far-fetched reality. You kind of see that come to life. It was awesome.”

He finished 8-for-16 for 47 yards and a passer rating of 77.1 It was far better than last week’s 1-for-5 with an interception outing against the Bengals.

“In practice you do get a handful of reps and with those reps you want to make the most of them I feel like in the game when they do let you play it’s your time to go show you know what you’re doing,” he said. “That’s all my focus was going into this week that whenever that opportunity comes, whether it’s every two drives or get one drive the entire game or I play the whole game, it doesn’t matter, it’s just making the plays when they present themselves.”

Thompson-Robinson was 5-for-8 with 17 yards, a pick-six interception that gave the Browns the lead for good in the second half, and a passer rating of 27.1. It was a steep dip from last week’s

“I have to watch the tape,” said Sirianni. “Obviously, they had some good moments and had some plays that they made, but also we missed some plays. But, that’s not always just on the quarterback if there was a misplay. I’ll have to go watch the tape. It wasn’t good enough out there on the field today.”