
Only two games in, but Carson Wentz looks up to the task. (Getty Images)
The Eagles look to have struck gold with Carson Wentz, 2 starts into his career. What stands out the most to me is his willingness to take what the defense is giving him. I haven’t seen him make a terrible decision with the football in either of his starts yet. His receivers also have not been giving him much help in this game, with several big drops. Make no mistake, Wentz played a great game and if his receivers had done their job, his stat line would have been truly impressive. Doug Pederson deserves a lot of credit for not only resisting the urge to play Chase Daniel (a player he knows well from his years in Kansas City) but also for incorporating RPO (that’s run-pass-option) plays into their offense that Wentz ran in college. Continue reading →