Carson Wentz Is Proving Everyone Wrong, and Doing It Easily

Early August feels like a foggy, distant memory now when looking at Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz. An undefeated start after Week 3 will have that effect, with Wentz’s latest afternoon of brilliance coming in a 34-3 trouncing of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

But flash back for a moment to early in training camp.

Those were less than optimistic times for the Eagles amid the sweltering summer heat. They appeared to be rebuilding, and Wentz would be the first piece of a new foundation.

He wasn’t ready yet, though, and needed to be developed after starring at a lower college football tier.

The Eagles knew Wentz had the talent and physical attributes to eventually thrive as an NFL quarterback. But the game speed was much slower at North Dakota State, and the defenders he faced weren’t remotely close to NFL-caliber.

He would need coaching and lots of film study away from the bright lights of NFL Sundays. Most of all, he would need time.

There’s no right or wrong way to develop a quarterback, and the Eagles seemed intent on taking a road less traveled while being patient. That felt especially certain after Wentz suffered a rib injury during Week 1 of the preseason.

Then the Eagles jumped on an opportunity to capitalize on Sam Bradford’s trade value. Just like that, the guy who was set to keep a seat cushion nice and toasty for Wentz was gone. And just like that, a rookie who took all of 38 preseason snaps was pushed into the starting quarterback fire.

Hilarity had to follow, right? Learning to play quarterback at the NFL level is the hardest adjustment in football. Heck, it might be the most difficult learning curve in sports. And yet there was Wentz in Week 1 taking on a starting job fresh out of North Dakota State with only slightly more than zero snaps to his name.

But three weeks later, no one is laughing.

It’s difficult to put together words in real time while watching Wentz. Instead, the rookie elicits garbled screams and stunned silence as he makes the position look remarkably easy.

And in that awestruck state, we’re taking in history, as ESPN Stats & Info noted:

Carson Wentz has thrown 102 passes and 0 …

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