Howie Roseman Shuts Down 'Make-or-Break' Talk on Jalen Hurts

If you were hoping the noise around Jalen Hurts turns into a real quarterback controversy in Philadelphia, Howie Roseman just closed that door. Speaking on WIP, the Eagles GM pushed back hard on the idea that Hurts is entering a make-or-break season, calling both his quarterback and head coach Nick Sirianni proven winners. In Hurts' regular-season starts under Sirianni, Philadelphia is 56-22, plus 6-4 in the playoffs with a Super Bowl ring to show for it.

Roseman's framing was simple: the only barometer that matters is winning football games, and Hurts keeps doing exactly that. He added that plenty of other fan bases would happily trade for the results Philadelphia has gotten from its starter. It's a strong public endorsement, and it removes any lingering question about who's under center for a Hurts owner heading into the 2026 season.

The 2025 numbers back up the confidence. Hurts threw for 3,224 yards with 25 touchdowns and, remarkably, zero interceptions across 16 games. He tacked on 421 rushing yards and eight rushing scores, the kind of dual-threat production that keeps a quarterback safely inside the fantasy QB1 tier even when the passing volume runs lean.

Where the Fantasy Numbers Land

Here's the nuance managers should sit with. Hurts finished 2025 as our QB7 and the No. 16 overall player, worth 315 PPR points on the year. That's a rock-solid result. But his form chart tells a softer recent story: over his final five games of 2025, he averaged 5.3 fantasy points below his season mark, a dip driven more by touchdown regression and game script than any real red flag.

The rushing floor is what makes the whole profile bulletproof. Eight rushing touchdowns and 400-plus yards on the ground give Hurts a weekly baseline that pure pocket passers can't match, and it's why the late-season slide reads more like variance than decline. When your QB1's worst stretch still keeps him startable, that's the definition of a set-and-forget asset.

The verdict: hold Hurts as your QB1 and don't overthink it. The front office just publicly cemented his job security, the ground production insulates his floor, and any dip in his draft price from that late-2025 slump is a discount, not a warning. If a leaguemate is nervous about the recent trend, that's your window to buy — just don't be the one selling.