Despite adversity, Eagles’ Wentz is already performing better than he did in 2017

What a way to start the season for the face of the Eagles’ franchise. What is essentially a redemption season for a quarterback who missed back-to-back playoff seasons with injuries, is off to a hot start.

In fact, through the first 4 games of 2019, he is exceeding the production from his “MVP campaign” in 2017. Impressive? Sure. But looking at the context of those 4 games, it’s actually stupid impressive.

Crunching the numbers

Comparing the stat line from 2017 and 2019 through 4 games, Wentz is delivering about the same number of completed passes, the same amount of interceptions, and a slightly higher total yardage. The major difference in the raw stats is obviously total touchdowns, which…