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Jalen Hurts is likely out for the rest of the season. McKee might be the Eagles starting QB going forward? I didn't see him play yesterday but it didn't seem like a scintillating performance. Still, this is his big chance.

Actually, IMO this is a bad situation for McKee. He has never fit well as a replacement for Hurts because he is nowhere near as athletic/good as a runner. The Eagles offense is built around Hurts' different skill set, and that offense is already struggling. It is a very big ask for McKee to step in and make said offense "work". McKee has had a very nice career as a back-up QB for the Eagles. If he isn't able to "solve" the Eagles problem going forward this year, they may question his suitability to be Hurts' backup in the future.

I suspect the coaches are strong enough to realize that, and have a different game plan in mind for McKee.

I agree that they will attempt to fit the game plan to his strengths. However, they have drafted and traded for players that fit with Hurts' running and scrambling capabilities. These players don't fit as well with a pocket passer that doesn't run well. Those personnel decisions circumscribe what is possible. That limits what the game plan can be because of inherent roster limitations.

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Jalen Hurts is likely out for the rest of the season. McKee might be the Eagles starting QB going forward? I didn't see him play yesterday but it didn't seem like a scintillating performance. Still, this is his big chance.

Actually, IMO this is a bad situation for McKee. He has never fit well as a replacement for Hurts because he is nowhere near as athletic/good as a runner. The Eagles offense is built around Hurts' different skill set, and that offense is already struggling. It is a very big ask for McKee to step in and make said offense "work". McKee has had a very nice career as a back-up QB for the Eagles. If he isn't able to "solve" the Eagles problem going forward this year, they may question his suitability to be Hurts' backup in the future.

I suspect the coaches are strong enough to realize that, and have a different game plan in mind for McKee.

I agree that they will attempt to fit the game plan to his strengths. However, they have drafted and traded for players that fit with Hurts' running and scrambling capabilities. These players don't fit as well with a pocket passer that doesn't run well. Those personnel decisions circumscribe what is possible. That limits what the game plan can be because of inherent roster limitations.