Adrian Fedkiw
After the Philadelphia Eagles’ 32-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, head coach Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz disagreed about whether or not mechanics were a factor.
Pederson believed they were to blame.
“It’s strictly mechanics,” Pederson said during his press conference after the game. “If you watch the way it’s happening, the fact that we have to get him off of his back foot and trusting what he sees down the field.”
Wentz saw it differently.
“You throw the ball 60 times, you’re going to miss some. That kind of happens. I don’t think it’s the mechanics. You make mistakes. Things happen, and that’s just the bottom line,” he said.
Pederson went more in depth on the issue during his Monday press conference.
Wentz finished 36-of-60 for 308 yards and a touchdown to go with three interceptions. The mechanical flaws remain the same. He’s still staring receivers down, he’s still throwing into double and triple coverage, still not setting his feet in the pocket and still airmailing the seam routes.
Can’t tell you how many times Wentz has overthrown the seam pass this year @AdrianFedkiw pic.twitter.com/Rmm5ts0jnx
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) December 4, 2016
One of the reasons why Pederson wanted to sit Wentz during the season was so he could continuously work on the mechanics. While I feel that playing experience is more important, it’s a bit concerning that there hasn’t been progression, especially with two former NFL quarterbacks, Pederson and offensive coordinator Frank Reich, and quarterbacks coach John DeFillippo mentoring him.
It’ll be imperative that these issues get corrected in the offseason.