Popular Fox Sports 1 sportscaster Nick Wright is among those who claim Hurts is actually holding the Eagles back. Hurts mentioned after Sunday’s win against the Raiders that he can handle criticism because he’s dealt with it for most of his career. In response to those comments, Wright said he thinks that criticism is fair.

A couple weeks ago, the thing Hurts struggled with most in that overtime loss to the Chargers was that — after everything that went wrong that night — he had the ball in his hands with a chance to drive down the field and win the game. Hurts takes a lot of pride in those exact situations.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts addressed the criticism he's faced in the most Jalen Hurts way possible: with a memorable one-liner.

Most quarterbacks would like to place the phrase 'Super Bowl MVP' behind their name. Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts has already done that. Twice, he has outplayed the man widely considered the best quarterback of his generation on the grand stage. He could easily be 2-0 in those games.

The past month was a microcosm of Hurts’ football journey — you can doubt him, but you can’t underestimate his ability to respond, especially when the stakes are high. That’s part of the “clutch gene” that Jeffrey Lurie has said he identifies within Hurts. It’s a trait that the quarterback values, too.