Quarterback controversy emerging in Philadelphia?!

With Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett both injured, is second year man Tanner McKee the guy going forward?

With star QB Jalen Hurts out with a concussion symptoms and backup Kenny Pickett leaving the game today after a hard hit from Dallas Cowboys podcaster Micah Parsons, second-year quarterback Tanner McKee is now the man under center for the Philadelphia Eagles.

While many might expect a guy who, coming into this weekend, had attempted zero (0) NFL regular season passes to struggle, McKee has actually done quite the opposite. In under two quarters of work he has already completed 75% of his passes, half of which have gone for touchdowns.

McKee’s career numbers lead me to believe that if given control of the offense for an entire game in the playoffs, for instance, he would set multiple single-game passing records and go down in NFL history as the greatest quarterback to ever do it. Just extrapolate 3-of-4 passing for 54 yards and two touchdowns out over four quarters and you get…well, I’m no good at math, but you get a lot of, uh, everything.

Personally, I’m excited to hear what everyone has to say in the post-game press conference and on WIP this week. A quarterback controversy has avoided Philly all season but as we close in on the final week of the year it appears to have found the Birds.

(Read: sarcasm)