The Eagles enter the Week 9 bye week in first place in the NFC East following Sunday night’s 23-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys, but everything’s not peaches and cream. Carson Wentz once again struggled in the first half and was nearly outplayed by a rookie quarterback starting his first game on the road.
Wentz turned the ball over four times, logging two interceptions and two lost fumble in Sunday night’s 23-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Afterward, Wentz admitted that he’s not playing well, but made it clear that he will play better.
“I’m not good enough. I’m pumped we got the win, but I’m going to have to watch the tape and I’m a little frustrated with how I played and how we’ve left some plays out there, left some points out there, and missed some big opportunities. I can be better. I know I will be” said Wentz. “
“Some of these shots down the field, I’m going to keep giving these guys chances, and I can be better and put the ball in there in the right spot, but I’m not going to change my aggressive mentality,” Wentz said. “We’re going to start connecting on some of those big plays. It hurt us a little bit today, but the defense played great, and we got the win.”
Through the halfway point of the Eagles schedule, Wentz has passed for 1,883 yards, 12 touchdowns, all while leading the entire NFL in interceptions with 12, just two shy of his career-high 14 in 2016 when he was a rookie. Wentz is among the league leaders in fumbles and he also leads the league in sacks against, with 32 after 8 games.
The Eagles want and need Wentz to stay aggressive because it’s what made him the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Wentz needs to make better decisions and Doug Pederson as the offensive coordinator needs to do a better job of saving Carson from himself at times, with screens and play calls that don’t leave his franchise quarterback trying to be Superman at the wrong times.
Wentz will now have a week off to figure things out.
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