BREAKING: Fred Warner has gone head-to-head with Brady, Rodgers, and Mahomes—but after the NFC Championship, he called Jalen Hurts “a force the NFL isn’t ready for.” What Hurts did next, Warner says, “drowns you in discipline”—and it’s the kind of quiet domination every defense should fear

Fred Warner has lined up across from some of the greatest quarterbacks of this generation—Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes. He’s seen every style, every skill set, and every way a quarterback can dismantle a defense. But after the NFC Championship game, the San Francisco 49ers star linebacker had a new name to add to that elite list: Jalen Hurts.

“A force the NFL isn’t ready for,” Warner said without hesitation.

Hurts didn’t beat Warner’s defense with flashy highlight plays or constant deep bombs. Instead, as Warner described it, the Eagles quarterback “drowns you in discipline.” Every read was crisp, every decision deliberate, every step in sync with the game plan. It was the kind of quiet, calculated execution that makes defenders feel like they’re slowly being suffocated.

“That’s the scary part,” Warner explained. “You’re waiting for a mistake to pounce on—but he doesn’t give you one. You think you’ve got him bottled up, then he moves the chains. You force him into third-and-long, he finds the right read. It’s just constant pressure, and it wears you down.”

Hurts’ performance was more than just a personal statement—it was a blueprint for the Eagles’ style of football heading into the next season. Philadelphia’s offense thrives on patience, efficiency, and exploiting the smallest cracks in a defense’s armor. And if Hurts continues to master that brand of football, Warner believes the rest of the league will have to find new ways to adapt.

“Some guys beat you with speed or arm strength,” Warner said. “Hurts? He beats you with patience and control. And that’s the kind of domination that doesn’t just win games—it changes seasons.”

With praise like that coming from one of the league’s most respected defensive minds, it’s clear Jalen Hurts has the attention of every locker room in the NFL. The only question now is how—if at all—anyone plans to stop him.