Is Carson Wentz ready to fly with the City of Brotherly Love? We are about to find out. It is worth noting that due to deadlines, this is being written before Wentz takes a single snap.
The Eagles open their 2016 schedule with a game at home against the Cleveland Browns. This will be North Dakota State’s own Carson Wentz first start in his NFL career. He looks to improve from his one preseason game this season where he went 12-24, 89 yards and one interception.
Hopefully he can clean up the small rookie mistakes he made that game will be able to put all the Wentz haters to rest. Almost everywhere I have looked I see so-called sports experts say that he is going to be a bust or at least take a long time to develop coming from a FCS school and not seeing any big competition. How about you let the guy play in the NFL a little bit before you go ripping on him on how he won’t make it. Can’t judge a book by its cover so let’s see how he plays.
I’m talking to you Philly fans. Yes, you guys as Eagles fans have had a roller coaster of events since Donovan McNabb was traded to the Redskins going into the 2010 season. Which also happened to be the last year that the Eagles made the playoffs, first time not making the playoffs since 2007.
In this time Wentz will be the seventh starting QB since 2009. The other six starters that played during 2010-2015 you booed out of the building if they played bad. I thought you were supposed to be the City of Brotherly Love. He might not play well but a second overall draft pick isn’t going to help your franchise overnight. I ask you to remember he is not going to solve all your answers right away for he is a rookie and will make mistakes. Just give him time.
If it wasn’t for the devastating season ending injury to Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Bradford would be the starter and Wentz would be on the bench learning and developing his craft. In this day and age of the NFL, what they should do is develop their players before they put them out on the field where it is much faster and harder than a college game.
Unfortunately, there was an injury to Bridgewater and Bradford was traded to the Vikings and the Eagles felt as if Wentz was the best choice for the team moving forward. With the trade, Philadelphia received a first round pick in the 2017 draft and a conditional fourth round in the 2018 draft, so there is room to improve and build the team around Wentz.
Wentz starting week one has the message that they are playing for the future. They aren’t closing the door completely this year for a lot of things can happen. Wentz can catch fire. He and the Eagles as a team plays well or another team in the NFC East division could possible not play as well and give the Eagles the chance to win the division, or if not the division a Wild Card spot. There is a reason why the NFL season is 17 weeks with a bye week for each team. Give Wentz time he will adjust to the NFL and prove that he belongs there.