Doug Pederson is finally delighted to see Carson Wentz playing football. All he needed to do was put it on the bench.
On Friday, Pederson enjoyed the work Wentz did leading the scout team, which is a new experience for the 27-year-old former Pro Bowler.
Leading the scout team or look team is one of the biggest responsibilities for any reserve defender, and Pederson said Friday morning that Wentz has embraced his new duties to work with young receivers and give the defense the best look. possible on the opponent next week.
Wiser, he used the word “carefree” to describe Wentz running with 2, a dimension that was certainly missing from the fifth-year veteran’s game this year.
“He did very well,” Pederson said. “It’s really exciting to watch him because you see him doing things – whether it’s 7 to 7 exercises or team exercises or whatever it could be – just the way he runs there. I mean a little no worries when you are the service team or the scout team. “
Pederson replaced Wentz for rookie Jalen Hurts in the third quarter of the Packers game, and the Eagles ended their four-game winning streak against the Saints on Sunday in Hurts’ first NFL start.
It’s an unusual role for Wentz, who hasn’t been a backup since 2013 – the second year in North Dakota, when Brock Jensen claimed.
He took third rope rehearsals for a few weeks at the start of training camp as a novice in 2016, but shortly after returning from his rib injury, Sam Bradford left and started.
And since then he has been the owner. So far.
“He’s doing a very good job,” Pederson said. “He really took it and (really well) worked with some of the younger boys. Obviously, we present the image to the defense and it is able to train even the youngest based on what they see on the card from the point of view of the route or from the point of view of protection or whatever it is. But he did a very nice job there. “
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