Well, Foles is gone, and the first-choice starter in 2017, Carson Wentz, is healthy, back in his place and playing better than ever. “I think he’s grown up as a leader of this team,” says Doug Pederson, the Philadelphia coach and former NFL quarterback. Pederson favorably compares Wentz with Brett Favre, the gritty legend who threw for 71,838 yards and 508 touchdowns. But Wentz is healthy now, and grateful: “Grateful for my health, grateful to be out here with the guys in these big meaningful games. Wentz led the Eagles to comeback victories over New York and Washington, then threw for 313 yards in a victory over the flat Cowboys.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2020 09:00 UTC