Josh McCown played on eight teams throughout his NFL career and the journeyman signal-caller knows the game and can tell a great quarterback when he sees one.
McCown and Carson Wentz were teammates for one season and it may have been the guttiest season of No. 11’s career as the Eagles made the postseason with no explosive receivers on the roster.
With the Eagles having several needs in the NFL draft, GM Howie Roseman shocked everyone when he selected former Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second round at No. 53 overall. For Roseman and the Eagles, the pick was simple.
Hurts is a good football player who’ll make the Eagles quarterback room that much better and more competitive. Some analysts and pundits have labeled the pick as Howie Roseman and company not having any faith in Wentz.
Others believe the selection could cause Wentz to consistently look over his shoulder. McCown is calling false on that narrative, telling Bleacher Report’s Adam Lefkoe that Wentz’s confidence is the main reason Hurts presence won’t bother the Eagles franchise quarterback one bit.
Wentz is coming off a season in which he threw for 4,000+ yards and 27 touchdowns with only single-digit interceptions.
Wentz was elite in the red zone and carried Philadelphia to an NFC East title. If Wentz can develop chemistry with his new weapons, Jalen Hurts will be the least of his worries this upcoming season.
