Parks Frazier Becomes Jalen Hurts' 6th QB Coach in 6 Years — And the Continuity Problem Nobody Wants to Address

Parks Frazier is the new quarterback coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, per CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. That makes him the sixth different quarterback coach Jalen Hurts has had in six NFL seasons. Press Taylor. Brian Johnson. Alex Tanney. Doug Nussmeier. Scott Leffler. Now Frazier. Six coaches in six years. At some point, we need to stop pretending this is normal.

The quarterback coach is the person who works with Hurts on a day-to-day basis — technique, fundamentals, footwork. It is arguably more important than the passing game coordinator title, despite the perception that it is a lesser role. Think of it like assistant head coach versus offensive coordinator — the title that sounds bigger is not always the more impactful job.

Who Is Parks Frazier?

Frazier, 34, has an interesting if thin résumé. He started as an assistant to the head coach under Frank Reich in Indianapolis, worked his way up to quality control, then assistant quarterbacks coach. He got his biggest opportunity as the passing game coordinator in Carolina, where he also served as the interim play-caller when Reich was fired. He then spent time as an offensive assistant under Mike McDaniel in Miami before Nick Sirianni brought him to Philadelphia last year as passing game coordinator.

The Eagles also interviewed Connor Sanger from Arizona and reportedly wanted to talk to Greg Olson, a more experienced option. Whether that conversation ever materialized is unclear, but the Eagles ultimately went with the guy already in the building.

The Experience Gap

Here is the uncomfortable truth: this will be the first time Frazier has ever run a quarterback room. He has been around quarterbacks — in Indianapolis, Carolina, Miami — but being in the room and running the room are fundamentally different things. Scott Leffler, for all the criticism, had decades of experience coaching quarterbacks. He coached Tom Brady at Michigan. He coached quarterbacks in Detroit, at Florida, Virginia Tech, Boston College, and served as head coach at Bowling Green. Compared to that body of work, Frazier is starting from scratch in terms of managing the position group.

That does not mean he cannot do the job. Youth can bring energy and better rapport. Frazier has been around good quarterbacks and has experience in the passing game. His time under McDaniel in Miami is something the Eagles clearly value. But from a pure experience standpoint, this is a step backward.

The Carousel That Never Stops

The pattern is predictable at this point. Have a disappointing season? The quarterback coach gets replaced (Alex Tanney). Have a good season? The quarterback coach gets hired elsewhere (Doug Nussmeier). Have a season where 11 wins feels like 5? The quarterback coach gets shuffled out (Scott Leffler). The result is the same regardless of context: Hurts gets a new voice in his ear every single year.

Twenty-one of 32 NFL teams changed offensive coordinators this cycle. The Eagles are not unique in their coaching turnover — it is an epidemic across the league. But the quarterback coach position is supposed to provide stability even when coordinators change. For Hurts, it has been anything but stable.

What It Means for 2026

The Eagles are trying to implement different offensive concepts under Sean Mannion that will require different footwork and technique from Hurts. That makes the quarterback coach position even more critical this year. Frazier will need to help Hurts adjust his mechanics to fit a new system — the same process that played out when Kellen Moore arrived and eventually built the offense around Hurts after trying everything else in the offseason.

Hurts himself has described this process before: go into sponge mode, let the coaches declare their foundation, then adjust from there. That worked with Moore. Whether it works with a first-time quarterback coach running the room while a new offensive coordinator installs a new scheme is another question entirely.

If the Eagles are successful in 2026, Frazier will probably get an offensive coordinator job elsewhere. If they are not, he will be replaced. That is how it works now in Philadelphia. The expectations are championship-level, the patience is nonexistent, and the revolving door keeps spinning. Parks Frazier is next through it. For Hurts, it is just another year, another coach, another reset.