The Eagles are on pace for the NFC's top seed and could clinch the division this month despite reports about the offensive struggles.

The NFL is a quarterback league. That’s a pretty well accepted doctrine surrounding the game. If you don’t have at least an above-average quarterback, you won’t succeed. So naturally when teams face each other each week, we tend to look at the quarterbacks first.

Hurts, the Super Bowl MVP, was the recent target of anonymously sourced stories that said some inside the organization had grown exasperated with him and his role in the wilting offense. The two-time Pro Bowler has thrown for 1,995 yards (with just one interception) and he hasn’t topped 200 yards passing in any of the past three games.