However, reports began to emerge that the Eagles were considering starting Wentz if his injured rib, which caused him to miss the final three games of preseason, had fully healed. “You go with what you got”.
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It may or may not prove to be popular among fans that Carson Wentz was asked over the weekend to take a shot at being the Eagles’ starting quarterback.
“We’re worked on his feet, we’ve worked on a little bit of the upper body mechanics, we don’t feel like it’s a slow release”, said Pederson. He’s such a special guy that this doesn’t bother him.
The Eagles traded up twice in the draft to select Wentz at No. 2 overall. The Minnesota Vikings were desperate for a quarterback after Teddy Bridgewater went out for the season. It’s something that we believe in.
In a recent interview with ESPN’s Tony Grossi, Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta claimed that the reason the Browns didn’t target Wentz in this year’s draft was because they did not believe he was a franchise quarterback.
“Would the ideal situation be later than sooner?” “It was just that, as we looked at the offer and what it could do for our football team going forward, we felt like it was in the best interest of our team (to do it)”. “So all the pieces are here for him to be successful and for us to win some games”.
Chase Daniel, who signed a three-year, $21 million contract in the offseason to play behind Bradford and mentor Wentz, remains the backup.
I said to myself, “This kid is more than ready to quarterback in the National Football League right now”.
When talking about the offensive game plan, Pederson said he didn’t want to “reinvent the wheel”, and wants to continue to use the same plays the team has been using all camp. Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson talks about their confidence in getting him back on the field.
“There was a lot of emotion going on with my family and stuff”, Wentz said.
“He’s a dual threat, but I heard he’s a little banged up right now, so I doubt he’ll be running the ball very much”, Nassib added.
There have been teams that succeeded behind rookie quarterbacks – Atlanta with Matt Ryan and Baltimore with Joe Flacco in 2008, Indianapolis with Andrew Luck and Seattle with Russell Wilson in 2012, to name a few – but I just don’t see it with the Eagles. The Eagles made that official by naming him the starting quarterback Monday. He was 12 of 24 for 89 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in his only preseason action against Tampa Bay on August 11.
As for Wentz, when he found out the good news, he knew he was ready. I felt like I developed at a fast pace.
The Eagles signed Daniel in March to a three-year contract worth $21 million, among the higher salaries in the National Football League for a backup quarterback.
While all eyes will be on Wentz, and he will bring plenty of juice to the opener and every game he plays in this season, it will be up to his teammates to make sure it’s not all about him. He believes he is ready for the pressure cooker of playing for a championship-starved fan base. He has not taken any first-team snaps this summer; his work has mostly come with the third-team offense.
Mark Sanchez guided the Jets to the AFC title game in 2009, and Andy Dalton led the Bengals to the playoffs that season.
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“I don’t need that extra yard”, Pederson said.
