Just a few months ago many Cleveland Browns fans, along with other fanbases at the top of the draft envisioned Wentz with their team. Chase Daniel was right beside the rookie.
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The pregnant pause was palpable from Frank Reich when asked if he believed Carson Wentz was ready to start in his National Football League debut Sunday against the Browns, but the Eagles offensive coordinator ultimately explained why he supported the staff’s decision.
“Um, yeah”, Reich said, when asked if Wentz was ready to make the jump up the depth chart. Kelce and Wentz have worked on the center-quarterback exchange some in practice, but never in a game or even in a team-drill setting until Monday.
You got to like a guy who, while receiving possibly the biggest news of his life, was lying in the middle of a cornfield goose hunting. This stage is not too big for him. Wednesday was the early-morning film study and game plan work.
“It’s something that we believe in, I believe in, this is why we drafted him”, Perderson said. 5, 2016, two days after the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to the Vikings for a 2017 first-round pick and a 2018 conditional fourth-round pick.
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz makes his first career start in his first career regular-season game, despite have very limited on-field preseason experience.
“That’s in the past”, he said.
Suffering under Washington management last season, QB Robert Griffin III wants to start anew with Cleveland. “I really do. He’s going to be a good player. It’s about our focus and our preparation and how we go through our process during the week to get ready to play”. “I’m very confident that we’ll make the plays on Sunday”.
“He can run. We know he’s got the rib issues, so we hope he does run”, safety Jordan Poyer said.
Some people seemed confused what the Eagles were doing, but it seemed obvious: They wanted Bradford – a competent if unspectacular starter – to play this season (and possibly next) to give the team a fighting chance in what looks like a weak NFC East. Daniel would serve as his backup, while also helping teach the rest of the players the offense.
“If I were Chase, I’d be disappointed”, Pederson said. “I’m excited for it”. “It will be interesting to see what they want to do to me being a young quarterback, but we will be ready”.
Wide receiver Bryce Treggs, whom the Eagles claimed from the San Francisco 49ers, said he was about to sign his practice-squad contract with the 49ers when his agent called and told him the Eagles claimed him. Keep the game plan simple. The playbook is wide open. Right when I heard that Sam got traded, I was informed that Carson was going to be the starter. So there might be some read option, but in small doses. “We’ll see how it goes but I think he has some positional versatility, a smart kid, has got some length, has some speed”.
“Interacting with coach Pederson has been awesome”, Wentz said. “A lot of the reps that we have already had, even going back to the offseason, the game plan hasn’t changed”.
It won’t all be about Wentz, though. I feel really comfortable with where we are. “We quickly cleaned up and got out of there”.
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“If we didn’t have the confidence in how our team was playing and how we’ve structured the team, and the quarterbacks that are on the roster, we couldn’t do this”.
