One thing was apparent when the Philadelphia Eagles made Doug Pederson the 22nd head coach in team history, well the 21st if you’re refusing to count Pat Shurmur‘s one game as interim head coach in 2015 (thank goodness he didn’t get promoted). What everyone watching Pederson’s hire knew was this. ‘Dougie P’ was going to need a franchise signal-caller to hitch his wagon to. In 2016’s NFL Draft, he went with a ‘Wentz Wagon’ as Philly took Carson Wentz with the second-overall selection.
That led to a 7-9 record as Wentz set the NFL record for most pass completions by a rookie quarterback with 379.