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Scouting Philadelphia: Carson Wentz Will Be the QB Before Thanksgiving
Is it really such a bold prediction? Sam Bradford has too many flaws to keep the starting job
by Andy Benoit
Carson Wentz will become this team’s starting quarterback before Thanksgiving. If the more experienced Sam Bradford were an old steady veteran, that’d be one thing. But Bradford is up-and-down in several core departments of professional quarterbacking, including: precision accuracy, pocket poise and coverage diagnosing.
He struggled mightily in Chip Kelly’s system early last season, and that’s a system built on basic reads and route concepts. If there had been a high first-round rookie QB behind Bradford last season, he likely would have been benched.
Doug Pederson’s scheme is user-friendly, like Kelly’s, though in slightly different ways. Remember: Bradford, like Wentz, has never played in it before. And while Wentz faced lower level competition at North Dakota State, he still had complete command of that pro-style offense.
He called protections at the line of scrimmage; he adjusted running plays; he made audibles; plus his reads often weren’t dictated by the play design, but rather, by the defensive look. He’s more prepared to play than a typical rookie QB.
Scouting Philadelphia: Carson Wentz Will Be the QB Before Thanksgiving
Is it really such a bold prediction? Sam Bradford has too many flaws to keep the starting job
by Andy Benoit
Carson Wentz will become this team’s starting quarterback before Thanksgiving. If the more experienced Sam Bradford were an old steady veteran, that’d be one thing. But Bradford is up-and-down in several core departments of professional quarterbacking, including: precision accuracy, pocket poise and coverage diagnosing.
He struggled mightily in Chip Kelly’s system early last season, and that’s a system built on basic reads and route concepts. If there had been a high first-round rookie QB behind Bradford last season, he likely would have been benched.
Doug Pederson’s scheme is user-friendly, like Kelly’s, though in slightly different ways. Remember: Bradford, like Wentz, has never played in it before. And while Wentz faced lower level competition at North Dakota State, he still had complete command of that pro-style offense.
He called protections at the line of scrimmage; he adjusted running plays; he made audibles; plus his reads often weren’t dictated by the play design, but rather, by the defensive look. He’s more prepared to play than a typical rookie QB.
