Dan Orlovsky reacts to the local Philly media calling to bench Jalen Hurts, I react to Spike Eskin proving yet again he is nothing but cancer to the conversation

Dan Orlovsky went on First Take and did what way too many people around Philadelphia refuse to do right now. He spoke with some actual perspective.

Dan Orlovsky pushed back hard on the idea that Jalen Hurts should be benched, a take that somehow keeps leaking out of local media circles despite being completely detached from reality.

Dan Orlovsky is right about Jalen Hurts, Philly Local Media

Dan Orlovsky reacts on @FirstTake to local media members in Philadelphia (who shall remain nameless) calling for the benching of Jalen Hurts. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/kLGiccSQ7j

— Jason Ashworth (@AllAshworth) December 11, 2025

If you have been reading The Liberty Line this past week, you already know where I stand. Jalen Hurts is being wildly over-criticized.

Philly Sports Talk Radio is broken and 94.1 WIP is dragging everyone down with it

That does not mean he has been great. Monday night was a mess. Four interceptions and a fumble are unacceptable. Nobody is denying that. But this idea that Hurts is suddenly not the guy or needs to be benched is laughable.

The Eagles offense has been broken for weeks, and it starts up front. The offensive line has regressed more than any unit on the roster. Injuries are part of it, but the reality is that the run game has disappeared and the protection has not held up.

When that happens, everything else falls apart. Saquon Barkley has been neutralized. The passing game is out of rhythm. And now Hurts is being asked to carry everything with a first-time offensive coordinator in Kevin Patullo, who frankly looks overwhelmed.

That context matters. Dan Orlovsky understands that. A lot of people locally do not.

Which brings us back to Spike Eskin.

Yes, again.

This morning, Eskin fired off a smug tweet about the “internet eating itself” and Philly sports Twitter raging about WIP clickbait while supposedly using WIP personalities as clickbait. He topped it off with a condescending “whatever we can do to help.”

This was very clearly in response to my article calling him out for proposing that Eagles fans give the offense a standing ovation and agree not to boo during the first quarter against the Raiders.

Spike Eskin acting like… Spike Eskin

The major difference here is that what we write isn't clickbait. This is the general consensus of the Philly sports fans. Also, we don't need 94.1 WIP for anything. We're doing just fine over here. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/qPIlsmiTED

— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) December 12, 2025

Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse, Spike Eskin proposes an ‘Eagles Positivity Pledge’ against the Raiders on Sunday which includes standing ovations and no booing

Let me be crystal clear. There is no “we.”

Spike Eskin does not speak for Eagles fans. He does not represent the city. He does not represent the tailgate lots at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Nobody heading into The Linc is asking or listening to Spike Eskin on what on how they should react or behave.

The idea that Eagles fans should be instructed on how to behave by a guy who has never sounded remotely plugged into this fanbase is absurd.

This is the NFL. This is Philadelphia. Booing is part of the deal. Always has been.

What makes Eskin’s tweet even funnier is the implication that The Liberty Line needs WIP for relevance. That could not be further from the truth. This site started five years ago and has grown into a platform that now pulls over 30,000 daily readers and more than a million monthly views.

That did not happen because of sports radio. It happened because people are sick of sports radio and the engagement speaks for itself.

The articles calling out WIP and its personalities consistently go viral because fans want a place to vent about how bad local sports talk has become.

This is not clickbait. This is demand.

Philly Sports Talk Radio is broken and 94.1 WIP is dragging everyone down with it#WIP | @drewmsmith https://t.co/94yBkIWJBS

— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) December 10, 2025

This is not about rage farming.

This is about calling out nonsense when it shows up, whether it is reckless Hurts takes, forced positivity pledges, or smug tweets pretending to be above it all.

As for the “holier than thou” crowd…

You know who you are, rushing to post things like “I stopped listening to the radio years ago” or “there are so many creators who don’t get involved in the drama,” spare me.

Take the public grandstanding somewhere else. The irony is incredible. If you actually believed what you were tweeting, you wouldn’t feel the need to tweet it at all.

What everyone needs to understand is this…

You’re reacting to something I wrote, and I’m a guy with absolutely nothing to lose. Local media already hates us. Influencers don’t want to collaborate because we’re wild cards who actually say what we believe instead of falling in line for access or approval.

That’s fine. We’re the outcasts.

We’re the voice of the fans who are actually there. We’re in the parking lots tailgating every Eagles home game. We’re in the ballpark all season with the Phillies. We’re boots on the ground, saying exactly what we feel like saying. It really is that simple. Some people love us for it. A lot of people hate us for it too. And honestly, that’s the deal.

Dan Orlovsky was right. Jalen Hurts is not the problem people want him to be and Philly sports radio continuing to manufacture chaos around him only makes an already frustrating situation worse.

At the very least, Dan Orlovsky, even while operating at the national level, understands there are major issues here with the local media.

Win on Sunday and a lot of this noise quiets down. Lose again and the circus continues. Either way, pretending the quarterback is the sole issue or that fans need to clap on command is insulting.

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