Madden 17 loves Carson Wentz, hates Arizona Cardinals

Nassib also stated that despite Wentz being a dual threat, he doesn’t think the quarterback will run very much, given the fact that he’s still recovering from a fractured rib.

“Everybody has their opinions”. They went 9-7 and advanced to the AFC championship game.

Doug Pederson first arrived in Philadelphia 17 years ago, brought in by a first-time head coach charged with rebuilding a franchise that had sunk to the bottom of the NFL.

We’ll all find out soon this weekend, but one thing’s for sure, the Fargo-Moorhead area and Bison fans all over will be glued to a television at noon Sunday watching either the Vikings open up with Tennessee or Wentz taking his first snaps under center as a National Football League starter.

“We have to make judgments on the individual players and we’re not always going to be right”, DePodesta told Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland.

Hollywood might want to start paying attention if this whole Wentz thing works out and he becomes the quarterback the Eagles hope. Face it, Bradford was here for just this year and would’ve been gone in a trade, probably one that would not have netted what the Vikings sent back – a first-round pick in 2017 and a conditional fourth-round selection in 2018.

Carson Wentz, who the Browns could have taken with the No. 2 overall selection, got the nod as the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s game following the trade of Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings.

Three Eagles played in a season opener as rookies: Randall Cunningham (1985), John Reaves (1972) and Jack Concannon (1964). Both Smith and Bonnet were teammates of Wentz’s at North Dakota State.

Wentz did not practice from August 12, the day after he broke two ribs in the Tampa preseason game, until this past Monday, when he was cleared medically and also took over the reigns from Bradford. He averaged 3.9 yards per completion with none longer than 19 yards in exhibition games. If Wentz is the future, then it’s Matthews job to protect him, not with pass protection but with production.

Carson Wentz is the latest quarterback selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the draft. “We are excited for that”. The way he led the huddle on Monday at practice and just what he’s done the last couple days, just getting himself ready to go. “I really do”, Jackson said.

There have been teams that succeeded behind rookie quarterbacks – Atlanta with Matt Ryan and Baltimore with Joe Flacco in 2008, Indianapolis with Andrew Luck and Seattle with Russell Wilson in 2012, to name a few – but I just don’t see it with the Eagles.

It is a historic decision for the Eagles to start a rookie in the season opener.

The Browns will get the first look Sunday in Philadelphia. No word has come down regarding right tackle Lane Johnson’s suspension, so he should be available.

Wentz may not have played a lot in the preseason, but in the one game he did play in, he looked sharp, displaying all the attributes noted by PFF. Things change quickly in the NFL. I think there were a lot of people that were surprised, but now, it is just move forward. “I’m just ready to attack it and do my best”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a big deal, big moment for me and I’m excited for it, but I’m not trying to make it bigger than it needs to be.

Those veterans are still convinced the Eagles can win with a rookie quarterback whose preseason consisted of just 39 snaps and 24 passes, all of them coming almost four weeks ago.