I know this is not a hot take but I feel like it needs to be justified anyway, Carson Wentz is not the source of the Eagles problems through the first three weeks of the season. If anything, he's been one of the lone bright spots for a team with lofty expectations. For the majority of the summer, with the Phillies struggling, the focus was on the Birds and how everything was lining up for a another super bowl run, but expectation usually doesn't meet reality when it comes to Philadelphia sports. That being said, it is a long season, but the Eagles have to get it together if they want to make any kind of repeat run.
The past two losses have been difficult, and Carson Wentz has been under some scrutiny by analysts and fans who wish that Saint Nick Foles was still in an Eagles uniform, but the fact of the matter is, Wentz has done his job to lead this team while multiple position groups have let him down.
Let's start with the Falcons game in week two, this was Carson's poorest game out of the three, as he was 25/43 for 231 yds with 1 TD and 2 INT's. He was also sacked 3 times but did have a key rushing touchdown. These reflect that Carson did not play well, and he'll be the first to tell you that, but when it mattered most he led two crucial drives to give the Eagles the lead in a game they played very poorly in. Unfortunately, an untimely Nelson Agholor drop on a play that most likely would have been a walk in touchdown and Zach Ertz not running to the sticks on 4th down were the difference makers for the Birds.
Drops and poor defense have been a common theme for the Eagles over the first few weeks and it reared its ugly head again last Sunday against the Lions as the defense could not get stops. The injuries to Malik Jackson and Timmy Jernigan have tested the front line's depth as the pass rush has been suspect and the secondary has been left out on an island and has not had much success.
Through the first three weeks, 19.4% of Carson Wentz's pass attempts were dropped. The Eagles also have 4 dropped passes in the fourth quarter while trailing by one score, and the rest of the NFL has 7 combined. Two key plays were the J.J. Arcega-Whiteside drop on 4th and 15 at the end of the game and the Nelson Agholor fumble, which led to the Lions kicking a field goal. Both of these plays should have been made, and if they were it would have changed the narrative for the week but it still wouldn't have hid the glaring problems the Eagles have.
Ultimately, if the Eagles want to have success and go on a run, they have to play complementary football, but there's one thing for sure, their Quarterback is not the problem, if anything he's the solution.
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