Carson Wentz was named the starter for game one against the Cleveland Browns on September 11.
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Aug 11, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford (7) during pre game warmups against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field. It shouldn’t considering what the Eagles gave up in the trade with Cleveland to move up to number two in last April’s NFL Draft. Wentz headed home from hunting. In his first game, he completed 9 of 21 passes for 75 yards and an interception in a 7-0 loss to Washington.
“I’m very confident and I’m very excited to get this opportunity”, Wentz said Monday.
Doug Pederson said he arrived at the NovaCare Complex at 5:45 AM on Wednesday only to find Wentz already sitting in the film room. I knew as I was taking the mental reps, being out the last couple of weeks.
“Chase has done everything I’ve asked him to do”.
The Carson Wentz Era is now for the Eagles.
“I definitely believe the playbook is wide open”, Wentz said. “There’s nothing different I need to do now. It’s still football, still be the same guy”.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz found out that instead of sitting on the bench for the season, he was going to be given the keys to the offense, and be the team’s starting signal caller THIS season.
“That is all in the past”, Wentz said.
During the off-season there was talk over what role Wentz would play in the 2016 season. He also knows it won’t always be smooth. I’ll just take them in stride. “This stage is not too big for him”, Pederson said. It wasn’t pretty by any means, but I didn’t feel overwhelmed or anything. “To me, this is just the beginning of the new normal”.
Pederson confirmed Monday morning Wentz will start against the Cleveland Browns. He’s ready to go.”But there are similarities to 1999, the most notable being that the success of Pederson will be tied to Wentz, just as the success of Andy Reid was tied to McNabb.Pederson and the team had said all along that the plan was for Wentz to wait and learn”. We have to be smart in how we handle it.
Overall, “I think they’re going to keep things basic for him, but I’m just going to go out there and play as fast as I can and pressure him as much as I can, make him uncomfortable“. Pederson won’t let Carson Wentz wait at all. “We’re a team in the National Football League”. “It’s something we believe in and this is why we drafted him”. This is why we drafted him.
“Would the ideal situation be later than sooner?”
On Sunday, they’ll face a team that chose the opposite direction. We’ve got a good defense.
Like the rest of their roster, Cleveland’s special teams experienced a ton of personnel turnover during the offseason, and it’s hard to say whether the unit is better or worse off as a result. “Good runner. So all the pieces are here for him to be successful and for us to win some games”. “We are just trying to get better and get ready to play in a big game on Sunday”. “When you lose your quarterback with Sam, it can be mixed emotions, but guys were 100 percent behind Carson”. Madden 17 didn’t like them quite as much – or at all, really, picking the Cards to go an astonishing 3-12-1. Expect the Browns to be well coached on Sunday, even if they are out-manned. “They’ve embraced it and support it 100 percent”. Twenty-two of the 23 came against other Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams.
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According to CBS Sports, the Eagles agreed to deal Bradford to the Vikings in exchange for a first-round pick for the 2017 draft as well as a 2018 fourth-round draft pick.
