Dan Orlovsky blasts Eagles QB Jalen Hurts criticism: 'Dumbest conversation of the NFL season'

To be fair, the Eagles are only scoring the 19th-most points in the league (22.2 PPG) and rank 22nd in passing yards (198.9 YPG), so it is fair to question Philadelphia's aerial attack. However, at 8-5, the Eagles still sit atop the NFC East ahead of the 6-6-1 Dallas Cowboys, and have a favorable matchup against the 2-11 Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

Even though Hurts was only 21-of-40 for 240 yards with zero TDs and four interceptions on Monday night, he only had two interceptions entering the game. Despite the criticism, Hurts only expects "good things" from the Eagles the rest of the way and is not letting the outside noise affect him.

While Orlovsky admitted that he was not always the biggest believer in Hurts when he first started, he was baffled by the suggestion to bench him.

"I was probably the most critical person of Jalen Hurts early in his career," Orlovsky said. "He has gone to the playoffs four times, he's gone to the Super Bowl twice, he's won the Super Bowl once and he was the MVP of the Super Bowl. And 10 months later, 10 months from doing that, we're going, 'Do you think we should bench the quarterback?' I believe Jalen Hurts before Monday night has thrown one interception since October. ... and we're saying, 'Should we bench the quarterback?' Do you know how stupid of a question that is? ... It's still crazy to have the quarterback in the NFL right now, who's fourth in touchdowns, have his job security in question."

To some, the current drought the Eagles are experiencing may bring back memories of the 2023 season when Philadelphia lost five of its last six regular-season games before getting blown out in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is "not worried" about that happening, and a favorable remaining schedule should at least provide some encouragement as well.

Still, the Eagles have not looked the same during their three-game losing streak, and it is clear the noise is only going to ramp up until the on-field performance improves.