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Miles Sanders, running back of the Philadelphia Eagles, commented on the quarterback move from Jalen Hurts to Nate Sudfeld after the game against the Washington Football Team: “If I’m honest, nobody’s made the decision. No one. That’s all i can say I don’t know who was the main person behind this decision. But I just know that a lot of people on the team were confused. ” The statements of the running back fell into place in a conversation 94.1 WIP.
In the 20-14 defeat on January 4 against the Washington Football Team, the Eagles decided to bench quarterback Jalen Hurts and replace it with Nate Sudfeld, the third quarterback in the Depth Chart. The decision was made in the 4th quarter with a gap of only 3 points. At a time when a man still had every opportunity to decide the game for himself.
Head coach Doug Pederson said the plan during the week was to give Sudfeld some snaps in a Week 17 game that will not affect the playoffs. Some players, including the quarterbacks, were arguably aware of their intention to play in the second half. However, some other players were very surprised and incomprehensible.
There are rumors that in addition to Miles Sanders, Center and Team Leader Jason Kelce took the decision as questionable. The veteran appears to have turned to Pederson to inquire about the decision to swap QB. This expressed one ESPN near source, which even spoke of the term “confrontational”.
ESPN also reports that, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, two defensive players had to be prevented from approaching Pederson immediately after the decision. ESPN however did not confirm this report itself.
But not only among the Philadelphia players the questionable change in the playmaker position caused astonishment. In the whole league there were reactions to the decision of the Eagles and the handling in a game, which helped to decide the winner of the NFC East. Like Joe Judge, head coach of the New York Giants, who got carried away to point out that the action does not reflect any respect for the game. With a victory by the Philadelphia Eagles over the Washington Football Team on the last day of the regular season, the Giants would have won the NFC East title.
Due to the defeat of the Eagles, the Washington Football Team, instead of the Giants, entered the wild card round as NFC East winners.
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