The Eagles are making another quarterback change, and this one comes with the season already hanging by a thread.
After Jalen Hurts went on injured reserve, Tanner McKee took over in Week 6 and got the first crack at steering the offense. He finished 72 of 114 for 638 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
His numbers tell the story: a 30.6 QBR and a 76.7 passer rating. Philadelphia lost the last three games with McKee under center, and now the team is moving on before the bye week.
That decision is a surprise, especially after coach Nick Sirianni sounded committed to McKee on Monday.
“Tanner’s our guy,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said on Monday. “We’re not making any changes there.
Again, how do we find solutions? That could be within scheme, that could be within how our schedule is, practice plays.
Everything’s on the table for us in that aspect. But right now, this is where we are and we’re trying to find solutions there.
We’re looking at everything as far as what we can do differently as coaches.”
Instead, the Eagles are turning to Marcus Milton, who was signed off the Cowboys’ practice squad on Oct. 16 to back up McKee. Philadelphia brought him in after Andy Dalton declined an offer to re-sign with the team.
Milton has appeared in five games over his three-year career and has completed 37 of 53 passes for 424 yards and two touchdowns. Drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, he flashed in preseason and has an NFL-starting caliber arm, but his accuracy and decision making is shaky.
Now he’s set for his first NFL start on Sunday against the New York Giants.
The Eagles enter that game at 2-6 and riding a six-game losing streak.
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