A New Me?

A month remains until the Eagles report to the NovaCare Complex for training camp, but the buzz building in anticipation of the 2025 season is already palpable. Fresh off their resounding Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles’ focus has long shifted toward preparation for the upcoming season. But before the season commences, the time in between will determine starting roles and roster composition, while will be chronicled heavily in July and August.

With a host of new faces on the roster and competition in key areas at play, now is the time to begin brushing up on the various position groups.

With that, our position preview series, which will run the next two weeks, begins with the quarterbacks.

GETTY IMAGES: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will be the central part of an evolving offense.

Jalen Hurts

Among the elite at his position, Hurts pilots an Eagles offense aiming to reach new heights under first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. On the heels of a Super Bowl-winning season in which he was named the game’s MVP, Hurts mentioned the need for the offense to evolve, suggesting fresh ideas and wrinkles will be ushered in. The 26-year-old quarterback has proven to be adaptable throughout his career and will have yet another play-caller to acclimate to, though this particular transition figures to be relatively seamless, as Patullo has worked with Hurts since joining the Eagles as part of Nick Sirianni’s initial coaching staff in 2021.

From his spring media availabilities to the practice field, Hurts has been dialed in, showcasing signature poise and command while remaining solely fixated on the upcoming season. As for spring practices, the nature of the sessions tends to favor the passing game, but Hurts was decisive, distributing the football with timing and efficiency. The Eagles’ franchise signal-caller appears primed for a banner 2025 campaign.

Tanner McKee

McKee steps into the all-important No. 2 quarterback role behind Hurts and is quickly establishing himself as one of the game’s more intriguing backup quarterbacks. For a refresher, McKee, slotted behind Hurts and Kenny Pickett, completed 30 of 45 pass attempts for 323 yards and four touchdowns last season over a game-and-a-half of game action, likely cementing his status as the primary backup for 2025. It’s also relevant to note how much confidence the team and organization has in the third-year quarterback.

The 25-year-old McKee this spring delivered passes with velocity and accuracy and demonstrated confidence in his surrounding talent. McKee continues to improve, suggesting he’ll again be prepared if called upon. This feels like a case in which the Eagles are merely renting McKee, as the Stanford product appears destined to eventually garner starting consideration elsewhere.

Kyle McCord

Seated a bit further down the pecking order, McCord’s reps this summer figure to come at a premium, though the rookie certainly helped himself with a handful of notable completions this spring. At Syracuse, McCord led the FBS in passing yards (4,779) in his lone season as a starter. The 22-year-old is a timing-based passer who throws with good anticipation, and should benefit from his long-standing relationship with newly minted quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler, who actually offered McCord a scholarship in eighth grade. While it’s unclear whether or not McCord immediately leaps veteran Dorian Thompson-Robinson on the depth chart, or if it’s gradual, it feels inevitable. I’m expecting McCord in his first season to seize control of the No. 3 quarterback job behind Hurts and McKee.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Acquired in the trade that shipped Pickett to the Browns, Thompson-Robinson brings 15 games (five starts) of NFL experience. The 25-year-old Robinson, a fifth-round pick in 2023, was a player the Eagles once hosted on a pre-draft visit and will presumably accumulate a ton of valuable reps this summer. Thompson-Robinson, who completed 121 of 230 career pass attempts for 880 yards, a touchdown and 10 interceptions, must prove to be consistent and fundamentally sound if he’s to push McCord in any meaningful way during camp and preseason play. Experience aside, I expect Thompson-Robinson to garner fewer opportunities to showcase in practice compared to the drafted McCord while playing a sizeable portion of the team’s exhibition games.

– Andrew DiCecco (@AndrewDiCecco) is a Staff Reporter/Content Producer for InsideTheBirds.com.