It’s not that Pederson developed Hurts, because, really, he didn’t.
Wentz was the franchise quarterback back then. The offense was designed for Wentz, not for Hurts, who was a second-round pick in 2020, drafted primarily to serve as Wentz’s backup. That is, when Hurts wasn’t running gadget plays.
So when Wentz had by far the worst season of his career, Pederson had no choice but to insert Hurts for the final 4 1/2 games.
None of that worked, of course.
Still, it became apparent that the Eagles were better off moving forward with Hurts, behind a new coach in Nick Sirianni who could tailor the offense to Hurts’ skills, than they were sticking with Pederson and Wentz.
