Carson Wentz Week 1 Review
Carson Wentz turned in a stellar debut performance vs the Browns. We analyze four of his throws from the All-22 Tape.
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Carson Wentz Week 1 Review (2016 Debut)
Carson Wentz turned in a stellar debut performance vs the Browns. We analyze four of his throws from the All-22 Tape.
2016 Philadelphia Eagles QB Preview
Author – Bryan Trulen
#10 Chase Daniel 5’11” 225 8th Year, Missouri
Chase signed a lucrative free agent deal with Philly after spending the past 3 Years in Kansas City learning the Andy Reid/Doug Pederson system. He has been a QB who has showed up extremely well during exhibition play and in his two regular season starts in place of Alex Smith. Chase is a fundamentally sound naturally accurate quarterback who has shown the ability to get the ball to his playmakers. Chase also is a playmaker himself as he is legitimate threat running the football.
Weak areas of chases game are his lack of NFL arm strength and inability to see from within the pocket. Chase is 5’11” and simply struggles when forced to hang in the pocket and survey down the field. If Bradford struggles at any point during 2015, expect Chase however’ to receive a legitimate opportunity to make the Starting QB job his in Philly. He has waited a while for this type of opportunity and may run with it for as long as possible.
#11 Carson Wentz 6’5″ 237 Rookie, North Dakota State
Carson enjoyed a meteoric rise to celebrity from January – May 2016. There is considerable substance behind all of the hype being generated around him however. He reminds us at QB Film Room of a smoother version of Colts QB Andrew Luck when he was coming out of Stanford. Carson played within a pro style system at North Dakota State and put on display traits such as having a rhythmic feel to his throws, ability to anticipate throws and the ability to throw effortlessly while on the move. Carson already possesses high end NFL arm talent as a rookie. Intangibles wise Carson has it all as he is a certified gym rat, highly intelligent and savvy with the media. Carson is an innate leader who inspires his teammates and we would not be surprised to see him instantly become the vocal and inspirational leader of the Eagle locker room when his time to play comes. Carson has a Pro-Bowl ceiling but he will not be forced into action until he is ready to do so and may not take a regular season snap if Philly’s QB Plan stays in tact during 2016.
What are the Vikings getting in Sam Bradford?
With Minnesota trading for Sam Bradford, Vikings fans not yet acclimated with Bradford as a player need not fret for us at QB Film Room have you covered with a 2016 Player Capsule on Sam Bradford.
#7 Sam Bradford 6’4″ 224 7th Year, Oklahoma
Multiple injury plagued seasons put a halt to Sam Bradford’s development as franchise quarterback in St. Louis and he was dealt to Philly in 2015 in what turned out to be a resurrection opportunity for him as an NFL QB. Bradford saw extended action as Philly’s starter in 2015 and was playing really good football during the 2nd half of the season. Bradford re-established himself as a viable NFL starting QB during the 2015 season and is back again as the “starter” entering week 1, barring any last minute trade activity.
On tape, Bradford showed the ability to throw with both comfort and accuracy from the pocket and made several big time throws down the field during 2015. Bradford has a very strong arm that he uses when he needs to. Bradford at times made big throws on the run as well in 2015, showing the ability to extend the play off-script and still find the open man.
Even though Sam re-established himself last year, inconsistency still marred his game and showed up on tape. The luke warm assessment as him being Philly’s 2015 starter should be noted as he will have to play well in year one of Doug Pederson’s new offense in order for him to sustain the title as starting quarterback for the duration of the season.
Alex Smith/Travis Kelce Inside the Tape
During Saturday Evening’s contest between KC and Houston, there was a defining play that essentially turned the momentum over to KC for good. This particular chunk play in the passing game produced a big gain for the Chiefs and propelled them to a defining scoring drive early in the contest.
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As we can see, the Chiefs come out in heavy (12) Personnel and stack their two receivers. The Texans combat the formation with a classic single high safety look.
The Chiefs deploy Play-Action and release their WR’s on vertical routes. Travis Kelce (Attached to LOS) takes an outside release initially as the Play Action muddies the reaction speed of the Houston LB’s.
As the play develops, Smith comes off Play-Action into a clean pocket, the WR’s seperate themselves horizontally as they take off down the field. TE Travis Kelce uses elite level route running ability and presses the cushion of the CB attempting to cover him. Kelce also uses eye, head and leverage manipulation in terms of deceiving the CB .
Smith Takes an extra beat in the pocket to survey the field/manipulate the secondary with his eyes/shoulders. While this is happening, the WR’s continue to press vertically while Kelce creates ample separation to get open on the deep crossing route.
Finally, the ball is released comfortably by Smith into a decent sized window that was beautifully crafted due to great play design, route releases and Kelce using great burst and deception while getting across the field. The end result was a momentum changing play for KC as they put the proverbial nail in the Texans coffin relatively early in this Wild-Card affair.
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