The Eagles' moving up to the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL draft sent waves through the league.
They're going to take one of the top-two quarterbacks: North Dakota State's Carson Wentz or Cal's Jared Goff.
Are both guys prepared for the pressure that comes with playing for a rabid fan base and answering to a tough group of reporters?
"Oh, that's the million dollar question," former NFL coach and Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden said during a conference call on Thursday. "That's something you're going to have to prove, no matter who you are, whether you're a player or a coach in the NFL, and especially in Philadelphia, given what the Eagles just gave up to get a player.
"But the one thing that stands out about Wentz is his off‑the‑field intangibles. He's a two‑time captain, he's a 4.0 GPA, he's a fifth‑year finishing senior, valedictorian in high school, very faith oriented. If anybody can stand the mental pressure that comes with playing in Philadelphia and withstand the physical pressure that it takes to play at a high level, it's Carson Wentz."
There are reports that Wentz is the player that Howie Roseman and Doug Pederson covet, but a lot can happen between now and next Thursday night. Gruden thinks Goff also has the right attitude to handle the demands of playing in Philadelphia too.
"In terms of Jared Goff, I don't know how you deal with pressure until you go out and prove it," Gruden said. "Some people feel pressure, some people don't. But I just thought Goff came across as an iceman. A guy that didn't feel any pressure, he applied pressure. Nothing bothered him."
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The big question for Wentz is how he'll fare making the leap from the FCS to the NFL. There will obviously be a big jump in the speed of the game and the windows he'll have to throw into.
Although Gruden acknowledged that projecting a 1-AA quarterback to the NFL isn't easy, the one thing that might be an advantage for Wentz is coming from a pro-style system.
"Well, first of all, they get in a huddle. Can you imagine that?" Gruden said jokingly. "They involve the quarterback at the line of scrimmage. He gets up there and audibles, changes plays, changes protections. He doesn't have to look to the sideline to get all the answers, and that is huge."
The Eagles have invested an awful lot into the quarterback position. Sam Bradford is back, Chase Daniel is making big money for a backup and they've given up a decent haul to have the opportunity to draft either Wentz or Goff.
With a first-year head coach and brand new offense coming in, it was going to be a challenge for the Eagles to get the quarterbacks already on the roster up to speed and ready to go for Week 1. With a rookie quarterback in the mix and the league restricting how many reps players can get with the CBA, that challenge becomes greater.
"You don't have time to give three guys reps. You just don't," Gruden said. "If you do, you're not running a real sophisticated offense. It's hard to get one guy ready to go today, let alone two. So there could be a trade. I don't want to start any rumors in Philadelphia, but if they do draft a quarterback with all they have invested in him, I'm sure they want to give him as many reps as possible, and that's going to make somebody, I think, unhappy and perhaps expendable."
There's been a lot made of the fact that Wentz and Goff may not be as good as last year's top quarterbacks, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota. This may be true, but Gruden sees that as part of a bigger issue.
With college coaches running spread offenses and departing further from NFL concepts, it may become progressively harder to find quarterbacks that are "pro ready."
"It's hard to compare this draft to last year's draft or the 10 years ago draft," Gruden said. "But all I know is if you don't have one of these guys, if you don't have a quarterback, here's the pool of quarterbacks in this year's draft. And if you have a real good scouting department, you can see who the candidates are going to be in next year's draft.
"I think when people are looking at this year's group of quarterbacks, there are several that have the ability to play in this league. And if you don't get one this year, I hope you have a magic wand to get one next year or the following year's draft. Because nothing that happened five years ago is going to help you right now."