“The whole time, all along, it was just getting ready for whenever this time would come”, Wentz said.
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Soon, we will begin to find out. “We worked him out”, Eagles first-year head coach Doug Pederson said of landing Wentz. One of their best pass-rushers in Armonty Bryant, he is suspended for the first four games of the season for performance-enhancing drugs and Josh Gordon is suspended for the first four games of the season for a substance abuse violation. Again, it comes down to individual evaluation of a player.
Nobody knows if it will or won’t.
WOEPENERS: The Browns have lost an NFL-record 11 straight openers. This is why we drafted him.
NEW DEFENSE DEBUTS: After playing three seasons in a 3-4 system, the Eagles have switched to a 4-3 scheme under new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. The Browns open the season Sunday in Philadelphia, and WKSU commentator Terry Pluto says there’s already a twist to this game that has fans lamenting and second-guessing. He had a businesslike conversation with Chase Daniel, who will remain the backup, and they discussed the week ahead without any awkwardness about Wentz’s leaping Daniel on the depth chart.
In exchange for Bradford, the Eagles received the Vikings’ first-round pick in the 2017 draft and a fourth-round pick in 2018 that could improve to a third or even second depending on how the Vikings and Bradford do.
“I don’t need that extra yard”, Pederson said. Trendy sophomore David Johnson managed just 438 rushing yards, and the defense, seen as a strength in real life, was shredded on a regular basis.
Wentz should have a full complement of players around him. Throwing Wentz into the same situation would have been unfair to the young quarterback.
It should also deliver stability to a position that has been one of the most unstable in the league for the Eagles.
Against that backdrop, Pederson – who previously spoke of sitting Wentz this season to allow the former North Dakota State star to grow and develop – outlined the decision to play Wentz after all, saying “it’s something that we believe in”. The Birds have also churned through Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley.
“Chase is a team guy”, Pederson said.
“In a given year, there may be two or three NFL-ready quarterbacks at the college level”, DePodesta told WKNR-850 AM. “They do have some weapons on this offense, if they can protect RGIII and if he doesn’t take too long to operate the offense efficiently”. Instead, Carson Wentz has become the big man on the Eagles campus.
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.
If Wentz is mentally tough enough to endure a tough rookie season, the future is bright in Philly! “But that’s up to us to pick him up, elevate him and help him do well”.
“We have to make judgments on the individual players and we’re not always going to be right”, DePodesta told Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland. That could lead to trouble.
“It goes to the big picture, the organization and the team”, Pederson said. “It’s about our focus and our preparation and how we go through our process during the week to get ready to play”.
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“Everyone knows their role”.
