Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has gotten off to the worst start of his NFL career.
It's unclear why Wentz has played poorly in his past few games; however, former Eagles quarterback Ronald Jaworski believes that Jalen Hurts could be in Wentz's head. During a recent appearance of 97.5 The Fanatic, Jaworski was asked if the presence of Hurts could be getting to Wentz.
“It certainly could,” Jaworski said, per ESPN's Tim McManus. “I lived that situation. I still remember draft day: ‘Oh, the Eagles drafted Randall Cunningham in the second round. OK, the clock is ticking!' You know that, so you know that you have to raise your level of (play), and there's an added amount of pressure. This is four years after I'm the league MVP, the highest-paid player in the NFL, all of a sudden they draft a quarterback. Everyone has a shelf life, and you begin to feel that pressure.
“I can't say to what degree Carson feels the pressure, but he's aware of it,” McManus said. You know as a player the minute you struggle a little bit, you start hearing it from the fans, you start hearing it from the coaches in the meeting room, you start seeing a little giddy-up in the guy who wants your job. All those things start to filter into your thinking and clearly — clearly — I believe that has an effect on him.”
There's no doubt that it's an internal problem for Wentz because he has been fully healthy this season. Nevertheless, it was a questionable move when the Eagles selected Hurts in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft because they already have a starting quarterback in Wentz. On a positive note, it's still early in the season for the Eagles or Wentz to panic. Although they have gotten off to an 0-2 start, there is still plenty of time to flip the switch.
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