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Philadelphia, we have a quarterback
So far, he seems to have gotten the most from his team by playing to their strengths, which is something that Manuel was adept at doing, especially when it came time to setting his lineup.
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Opening week has rarely been kind to the Cleveland Browns.
Wentz, who hails from Bismarck, had 278 yards passing and two touchdowns in a stellar National Football League debut and the Eagles beat the Cleveland Browns 29-10 Sunday.
After throwing one touchdown to Jordan Matthews midway through the first quarter, Wentz connected deep on a attractive 35-yard pass to wide receiver Nelson Agholor nearing the end of the third quarter. He had the advantage, and Wentz knew, as he started to release the ball when his receiver and the defender were still about even before crossing the 25-yard line. “Going down, moving the ball, getting that 20-yard touchdown or whatever it was right away, right off the bat, was huge for my confidence and was huge for this team’s confidence”. And I don’t think I’m overreacting.
Oh yeah, how about no turnovers as well.
Wentz was thrust into the starting job Week 1 after the Eagles traded starting quarterback Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles might need Burton to step up in real game action. For a few games when I played for the Denver Broncos, I had to move from cornerback to safety. “I thought we had a great outing, but there are a lot of things we can improve on”. Losing Griffin after week one is nearly comically appropriate for this franchise, and the added sting of getting burned by Wentz just adds another layer to the Browns’ misery.
The play of Philadelphia Eagles rookie Carson Wentz has certainly caught people’s attention.
Winning really must cure most issues in the sports world. “I think there were a lot of things that the defense did”. Presumably, they are well aware of where Carson is as a pocket passer, so they got him out of the pocket often with sprintouts and bootlegs. We all know these are the realities of the NFL.
“This is who he is”, said Eagles head coach Doug Pederson after the win. He played well. Like I said, we’ll look back and see where he is over a period of time, but the Browns have to get better.
All quarterbacks see their performance drop when affected by pressure, but Wentz’s drop-off versus Cleveland was larger than most, and his ability to produce when under pressure was one of the areas of concern PFF’s evaluators had when studying Wentz for the draft.
The insane part about it is the Browns initially held the second overall pick and the chance to take Wentz, but the team felt the North Dakota State quarterback wasn’t all he’s cracked up to be.
I am frustrated with the oversimplification of football analysis. “I’ve got to block out the noise – both good and bad – and just get back to work”. McCown went 1-7 in eight starts last season.
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The Eagles also got meaningful contributions from backup back Kenjon Barner (four carries, 42 yards) and veteran showman Darren Sproles (five carries for 12 yards; two catches for 24 yards), who did what he does best: Just a little of this and a little of that but it’s always risky whenever he does anything.