Through his first two seasons in the NFL, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has become one of the rising stars in the league at his position. The significant amount of progression in his development this past season has quickly pushed him into the conversation of being on the doorstep of becoming an elite player under center.
During an appearance on NFL Network's “Good Morning Football” on Tuesday morning, former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky was asked which signal-caller will find himself in the greatest of all-time (G.O.A.T.) category a decade from now. He responded with the name of Wentz.
I live in Philadelphia, I can't go anywhere without someone doesn't talk to me to tell me how much they love Carson Wentz. 18 wins in his first 29 starts. He is already in the NFL history books with most completions in his first 24 starts [with] 540 completions. I look at it like this; when I look at GOATs at the position our brains automatically go to Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Their sophomore years Brady had 28 touchdowns [and] 14 picks. Manning had 26 touchdowns and 16 picks. Carson had 33 and 7. He took the sophomore slump and gave it the Dikembe Mutombo finger wave…What has helped those guys become GOATs is really good play-callers and incredible general managers. Brady had Josh McDaniels and Bill Belichick as his general manager. Joe Montana had Bill Walsh and John McVay, and Peyton had Tom Moore and Bill Polian. Carson Wentz has Doug Pederson and Howie Rosenman. He has an incredible play-caller and remarkable GM. I think in 10 years we will be talking about Carson because of those guys in the GOAT conversation.
Wentz had shown vast improvement in the 2017 campaign that saw him thrust into the NFL conversation as the likely frontrunner before he tore his ACL and LCL in December. Had he not suffered those injuries, he could have simply earned the prestigious honor in just his second campaign and seen his stardom and recognition around the league go to the next level.
Granted, much of this will depend on his ability to stay healthy from this point on coming back from a serious leg injury, but he has a chance to continue to build something special in Philadelphia.
The front office has put together a roster on both sides of the ball that could compete for another Super Bowl with him as the centerpiece of the puzzle along with having a stable head coach that further empowers him to take control of the offense.
If Wentz stays on the same promising trajectory, he could be well on his way to earning that reputation along with being in the same conversation with some of the game's greatest players under center in a decade from now.
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