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Originally Posted by smithandrew051
I assume they believe the window with Hurts as QB will be shut before long.
Probably going for it now and then planning to rebuild after.
They’re probably right if that’s the case.
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Yeah - Hurts is probably the most obvious short-timer of the 'premier' QBs in the game right now.
He's just never developed much as a passer, he already looks less explosive than he looked 2 seasons ago, the bumps and bruises are mounting. I just don't see him being relevant into his 30s absent some real progression that we haven't seen in his 4 years as a starter.
He'll probably age about like Alex Smith did. And we saw how damn difficult it is to win post-season games with Smith as your starting QB. Worse still, Smith's deal was typically a middle class QB's deal -- Hurts isn't. He's going to be getting paid like a top quarterback fairly quickly.