The Athletic · Sep 28, 2017
All-22: Eagles put faith in Carson Wentz with ‘take it' system
In the second quarter of last week's Eagles-Giants game, Doug Pederson gave Carson Wentz a “take-it” call.
“I can just give a formation and tell Carson to take it,” Pederson explained Wednesday.
“But there are parameters built around that based on the game plan, so that's the limited part. We don't give him full reign of our entire playbook. It has to be game-plan specific, and those specific plays are usually a one-run, one-pass in those situations.”
Wentz is in only his second season, but the Eagles are giving him increased control at the line of scrimmage. They are counting on him to get the offense out of bad looks and into advantageous ones.