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Carson Wentz enters the 2020 NFL season under some big-time pressure but it’s how he responds in the pocket with rushers targeting him that should have Eagles fans and analysts confident about this season.
Even with a depleted receiving corps and a lack of speed on the roster, the Eagles star quarterback was still able to rise and lead his team to another division title.
Wentz was huge down the stretch and made a ton of big-time throws, so many, that Pro Football Focus ranked him No. 3 in the NFC in that category.
Most big-time throws under pressure in 2019:
🔹 Aaron Rodgers – 15
🔹 Russell Wilson – 15
🔹 Carson Wentz – 14 pic.twitter.com/BO0MoNbKwG— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) August 3, 2020
Wentz was not only among the best in the NFC under pressure, but he went stat for stat with some of the best signal-callers in the NFL when that stat was presented.
Carson Wentz under pressure:
Passer Rating: 78.8 (8th best in the NFL)
Adjusted Completion Percentage: 65.6 (9th best)
Passing Yards: 1194 (7th best) pic.twitter.com/k77F139tnB— PFF PHI Eagles (@PFF_Eagles) August 10, 2020
Throw in the return of DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery along with three speedsters acquired in the NFL Draft, and the 2020 season should be Wentz’s true coming party if all his weapons remain healthy.