

He now owns franchise rookie records in every major passing category including attempts, completions, and touchdowns.

Wentz is having a special season as far as Eagles rookie quarterbacks are concerned. I think the future is very bright, and I think the near future is very bright.”

You really got to go out and compete in one of the highest competitive industries there is, one of the hardest positions to play.” You can’t just do it in the meeting room or on the practice field. Like all of us, like everybody in this room who goes out every week to prepare for these games, and then you go out and you actually have to play. The start of his first eight games of his career, there’s been a lot of really shining moments. “I couldn’t be any more glad we got this guy,” said offensive coordinator Frank Reich on Thursday. They still seem to be very satisfied by the quarterback they selected with the No. This context hasn’t been lost on the Eagles coaching staff. Wentz has arguably been provided with one of the worst wide receiving corps in the NFL. His so-called skill players haven’t been very reliable for him. It’s also been apparent that Wentz simply needs more offensive weapons to work with. It must be noted that Wentz’s stats have regressed since the Eagles lost starting right tackle Lane Johnson to a 10-game suspension. Of course, the numbers don’t represent the entire story. 4 games, 91 completions, 135 attempts, 67.4% completion, 1,007 passing yards, 7 touchdowns, 1 interception, 7.5 yards per attempt, 103.5 rating, 11 rushing attempts, 35 rush yards, 0 rush touchdowns, 3 fumblesĤ games, 86 completions, 140 attempts, 61.4% completion, 883 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 6.3 yards per attempt, 72.4 rating, 12 rushing attempts, 1 rush yard, 0 rush touchdowns, 5 fumbles
