On Monday, there is only one game on the schedule, as the Philadelphia Eagles take to the road to face the Chicago Bears.
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Philadelphia is having a love affair with Carson Wentz.
Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson, who passed on Wentz and got a first-hand look at him from the opposite sideline on Sunday, wasn’t about to admit that he’s having second thoughts. “We’re going to have to stick by him, put the right pieces around him and help him learn how to play that position as well”. Trust me, their horrendous outing against Wentz is going to haunt them for a long time and they have a lot of decisions that will be very hard to defend over time, but then you add in the comments from their front office and it ramps up the situation. “But in this particular case, we just didn’t feel it was necessarily the right bet to make for us at this time”.
Meanwhile, the Eagles traded away projected starter Sam Bradford and gave Wentz a chance to play on opening day.
Matthews and Wentz made for a nice passing combination in the season opener.
The organization hoped that Wentz’s old fashioned quarterbacking style would jell with new head coach Doug Pederson and his methodical offense, a sharp contrast from Chip Kelly’s exceedingly fast, high-scoring system. He completed 186 of 292 passes for 2,109 yards with 12 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 93.3 rating. Griffin arrived as Mills was stepping back on the field and the two collided.
John Fox has been a National Football League head coach for 15 years with three different teams and before that a defensive coordinator, so he’s seen his share of good, young quarterbacks. Listen, I know there’s always outside influences. “So that’s my mindset every time I line up with Carson”. They want to say that I’m not protecting myself. Sometimes, those things are unfortunate, and in that type of ball game, maybe giving up a yard and getting out sooner rather than later is better. Just gotta monitor it and see how it goes. The Pittsburgh Steelers trounced the Washington Redskins in the first game, as Ben Roethlisberger looked to be in mid-season form.
“It was just man coverage across the board”, Wentz said.
“He had a good game, a great game if you guys (media) want to term it that, and I respect that”, said Jackson, who has built his reputation as a quarterback expert. “If I can keep him in the building, as long as I stay in the building, then we’re going to be OK”.
“I don’t think it was necessarily a dirty play”, Griffin said. “I don’t really get into TV”. If you watch my reaction, I was as surprised as anybody.
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“I know the people here (in Philadelphia) were rocking”. There’s a song on there called ‘Fly Over States, ‘ and it made sense because where he lives is a ‘fly over state, ‘ said the Eagles player from Madison, Ala. He’s a humble guy from North Dakota and I’m a humble guy from Alabama.
