Eagles coach Doug Pederson said recently that having rookie quarterback Carson Wentz inactive for regular season games is “probably the direction we’re heading” with Sam Bradford and Chase Daniel occupying the top two rungs on the depth chart.
The Eagles quarterbacks went through a workout at the team’s facility Monday and Pederson said that’s still the plan as the team heads toward the formal start of training camp. While the Eagles may have Wentz as their No. 3, Pederson said that the team wouldn’t show less urgency about getting him ready to play.
“Right now, we’re just going to get Carson as many reps as we can,” Pederson said, via Philly.com. “Get him caught up. Get him to where he needs to be. I’m very comfortable and excited with where Sam left OTAs and where he’s coming in now. Chase is a solid two. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens down the road. ... You want [Wentz] to be in a position where if there’s an injury or somebody goes down, you plug him in and you don’t have any worries.”
Pederson said that Wentz needs to improve in “little things” like his drop, footwork and progressions in order to get ready to play in the NFL and suggested that he’ll get plenty of chances to do so while playing in the team’s first two preseason contests.
