Olin Krutz

I think this next hire for him is critical.

And the problem is, if he does it right, if he hits a home run, he's going to be right back in this spot next year because that guy's going to be a head coach.

in the 2027 cycle.

It's just a weird spot that the Eagles are in.

And the deeper problem there, they need to find a way to get more out of Jalen Hurts.

The reports have begun to become more prevalent.

It started with Derek Gunn, who's been covering the Eagles forever.

It happened during the season.

The idea that

Jalen Hurts is frustrating coaches and players because he does his own thing when it's time to go run the plays that are called.

And he's got a lot of power over the team because of his contract structure.

They are stuck with him.

The cap hit would be astronomical if they would trade him or they wouldn't release him.

But if they would release him, they would have to deal with a huge cap charge because of the way they layer the payments to minimize the current cap charges.

They need to find a way to get through to him.

And one of the things Chris Sims and I were talking about the other day

When the Patriots were beginning to wonder whether or not Tom Brady had lost his magic after 2011, 2012, 2013, what did they do?

They used a second round pick on Jimmy Garoppolo.

That was a shot across the bow that was also a vitamin B12 shot for Tom Brady and it sparked the second half of the Patriots dynasty.

The Eagles may just need to go out.