Wenttz Case Analysis
In this past Spring's NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz with the second overall pick. The plan coming into this season was for Wentz to be the third quarterback on game days with Chase Daniel being the backup and Sam Bradford the starter.
However, that would not be the case as Wentz had a solid preseason debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, despite suffering a rib injury sidelined him for the last three weeks of the preseason. Wentz's preseason debut and the progress he made in practice gave Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and the rest of the front office confidence he could be the starter against the Cleveland Browns on September 11.
In a strange turn of events, Wentz was named the …show more content…
But this is not a cause for concern and it is easily fixable. He has three coaches in Pederson, Frank Reich, and Joe DeFilippo, who were all quarterbacks and can work out the kinks. Although, if Wentz was still the third quarterback or even the backup, these mechanical issues would not be noticeable or highly scrutinized.
But that is hindsight, he is the Eagles' starting quarterback now and will have to adjust on the fly to fix these issues. With four games left in the season, Wentz is completing 63.1 percent of his passes, along with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
While those numbers may not be pleasing to the eye, we have to remember that he is still a rookie and so is his head coach. We have to give both a full offseason and preseason to figure things out. So yes, while the interceptions are a cause for concern, look at the pieces around Wentz in comparison to his rookie counterpart Dak Prescott.
It is literally night and day as Prescott's job is made easier because of the talent he has surrounding him, while Wentz is going through the typical rookie growing
However, that would not be the case as Wentz had a solid preseason debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, despite suffering a rib injury sidelined him for the last three weeks of the preseason. Wentz's preseason debut and the progress he made in practice gave Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and the rest of the front office confidence he could be the starter against the Cleveland Browns on September 11.
In a strange turn of events, Wentz was named the …show more content…
But this is not a cause for concern and it is easily fixable. He has three coaches in Pederson, Frank Reich, and Joe DeFilippo, who were all quarterbacks and can work out the kinks. Although, if Wentz was still the third quarterback or even the backup, these mechanical issues would not be noticeable or highly scrutinized.
But that is hindsight, he is the Eagles' starting quarterback now and will have to adjust on the fly to fix these issues. With four games left in the season, Wentz is completing 63.1 percent of his passes, along with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
While those numbers may not be pleasing to the eye, we have to remember that he is still a rookie and so is his head coach. We have to give both a full offseason and preseason to figure things out. So yes, while the interceptions are a cause for concern, look at the pieces around Wentz in comparison to his rookie counterpart Dak Prescott.
It is literally night and day as Prescott's job is made easier because of the talent he has surrounding him, while Wentz is going through the typical rookie growing