Again, Hurts could have said he and Wentz developed a bond, that they still keep in touch, or pretty much anything else.
Yet Hurts chose his words carefully and then shut down any more Wentz questions when asked if Wentz gave him pointers while Wentz was benched.
“I’m just going to say, I think we’re focused on the now,” Hurts said. “I’m focused on the now.”
In other words, no.
It was pretty much the same when Wentz answered a question from reporters who cover the Commanders if it means anything extra going against Hurts.
“I don’t put a lot of stock into that,” Wentz said. “It’s a new team. A lot of new faces over there. So yeah, it’ll be fun.”
Look at it another way.
Granted, it’s only two games, but Hurts has led the Eagles to two victories, using his right arm and his legs. He has made pinpoint passes on the run. He has thrown over the middle. And he has run over opponents, as he did on his 26-yard TD run against the Vikings on Monday night.
He’s clearly better than he was last season when he completed just 61.3% of his passes and was often hesitant about throwing over the middle.
So far, Hurts has completed 69.8% of his passes after a dominant performance against the Vikings in which he completed 26 of 31 passes for 333 yards and a touchdown. Hurts also ran for 57 yards and two more TDs.
