Philadelphia Eagles: 5 signs Carson Wentz can be their new franchise QB
By John Buhler
2. He doesn’t have great weapons yet
The Eagles are 2-0 to start the year for three reasons: 1. They’ve played two of the worst teams in football in the Browns and the Bears. 2. Philadelphia has limited turnovers on offense. 3. It seems that Schwartz has this defense playing elite ball early.
Wentz gets thrust into the spotlight here early because of his high draft selection. He’s not changing the way the position of quarterback is being played, but Wentz is having success in an offense with less-than-ideal personnel.
Philadelphia is going about this offensive overhaul correctly by going with a conservative offense to help bring along their young starting quarterback. Keeping it basic in 2016 will help Wentz gain confidence as a young playmaker before he gets the weapons he’ll need to lead this team on multiple NFC Playoffs runs.
When Philadelphia moved on from Kelly and brought in Pederson, many wondered what the Eagles offense was going to look like. Kelly wanted to go fast and Pederson probably wanted to play with poise like his mentor Reid often does with his football teams.
If the Eagles were going to be good at something in 2016, it would be defense. Though he had an up-and-down tenure coaching the Detroit Lions, Schwartz is a top 10 defensive mind in football. He can get a pass rush and keep opponents out of the end zone.
It’s been only two starts, but Wentz has shown that he can extend drives with his arm and pocket presence without having good running backs or wide receivers. When he gets good offensive weapons in year two or three, look out!