Members of the Eagles organization haven’t been shy about dropping big names when making comparisons between Carson Wentz and other quarterbacks during the impressive start to his rookie season.
Wentz hasn’t been the only impressive rookie quarterback in the NFC East, of course. There’s also Dak Prescott of the Cowboys, who will be on the other side of the field from Wentz in Dallas this weekend. It’s the first meeting between the two quarterbacks and it led to a question for Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews about whether this could be the replacement for the last great quarterback rivalry in the league.
“Peyton [Manning] and [Tom] Brady, that’s an extremely high honor to be mentioned with those guys,” Matthews said, via ESPN.com. “I have spoken highly of Carson and know that he could be named with those guys just with more years of playing. And I have a high respect for Dak, too. ... You’re talking about a guy who is a poised quarterback, he knows what it means to be a leader, he knows what it means to be game-planned for. And I feel like Carson is the same way. The thing I love about Carson is he has that same ability but he also has a chip on his shoulder. So you’re talking about two guys that could potentially be like a Brady and Peyton rivalry. The only difference is, you’re going to get this two times a year, and possibly playoffs.”
Going from the first two months of a career to anything approaching Manning-Brady proportions is obviously a pretty big stretch, but it would make for a lot of happy people in both Dallas and Philadelphia because it would mean there’s no reason to look for a quarterback for the next decade or so.
