We talked about the Philadelphia defense and how the Browns can deal with it. Wentz headed home from hunting. Pederson was named the Eagles’ starter while Donovan McNabb, the second overall pick in the draft, was given time to develop. “I’m ready to go for Sunday”. I knew I was taking the mental reps being out the last couple of weeks. I was developing at a fast pace and now it’s here.
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“Chase has done everything I’ve asked him to do”.
“I’m excited just to get an opportunity to play”, Rowe said. For the first time since the early 2000s, the Eagles organization and their fans will be excited for the future of this team. 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”. “There’s nothing different I need to do now. It’s still football, still be the same guy”.
Wentz reached out to Bradford this weekend and expressed his appreciation for the veteran, who Wentz said had been a mentor.
Wentz seemed undaunted by any additional pressure that might come his way. He also knows it won’t always be smooth. I’ll just take them in stride.
“They have good players on offense, and Carson is a very talented young man, but at the same time, it is not going to be about them”, he said. “That preseason game I walked away feeling extra confident with it”. “But I didn’t feel overwhelmed or anything”. “I’m just ready to attack it and do my best”.
“It’s huge. Having the support from your teammates, your coaches, having them every day out there working with me”, Wentz said with a smile. “He can take the reins before the end of the season”. “We’ll see how it goes but I think he has some positional versatility, a smart kid, has got some length, has some speed”. “So everybody’s going to have their opinion obviously, that’s just the way this business is, but we’re very comfortable with Carson and the direction he’s headed”. “Right when I heard that Sam got traded, I was informed that Carson was going to be the starter”. He could be that same OMG-I-have-no-idea-what-I’m-doing-in-the-pocket quarterback we saw his last few years in Washington.
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Now he’ll be under center against the team that traded down in the draft instead of staying put and selecting him. Would an ideal situation be later than sooner? “We spent a lot of time with him like everybody that has drafted quarterbacks in the National Football League”. ♦ At that point, it hardly mattered to Wentz that he had only “bagged” one goose, which he called “not a good morning”. Good special teams. Good offensive line. “All the pieces are here for him to be successful and for us to win some games”. The Browns decided they didn’t think Wentz was the quarterback they wanted to build their team around and the Eagles did. “So, when you look at the new front office and new coaching staff, it’s not as if they inherited the 1964 Browns”. Pederson praises Wentz for his preparation and professionalism, but there’s little National Football League film – 39 total preseason snaps – for the Browns to use in scouting the No. 2 pick in the 2016 draft.
