NFL1000: Rookie Review from Week 13

December 9, 2016   ·   Doug Farrar   ·   Jump to comments

It’s generally tough for young quarterbacks to find consistency in the NFL. They’re facing defenses with bigger and stronger players and far more advanced coverages. While the players in their offenses are generally more talented, it takes a while for things to even out when you’re a rookie signal-caller. Coaches can do their best to make things easy, but if one or two things change, a quarterback can find himself heading down the charts in a big hurry.
That’s what has happened to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz recently. As I pointed out in this week’s NFL1000 Scouting Notebook, Wentz’s decline over the last month has been precipitous: After a great first two months of the season, he’s fallen off in efficiency and productivity at an alarming rate. Over his last four games, he’s completed 108 passes in 177 attempts for 1,011 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions. And against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Went...

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