Inside Training Camp: Episode 2

off the right way. Our Alex Smith goes one on one with the man who is the number two overall pick in twenty sixteen, had a record setting a rookie season and quite the off season getting ready for a second year in the NFL. Here's our sitdown with quarterback Carson Wentz. Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Novacare Complex. Eagles training camp well underway here in South Philadelphia. I'm

Alex Smith, joined by Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. Carson, I know you've been here all week long with some of the rookies and selected vets, but now that the whole team is here, does it kind of feel like the first day of school. I mean, how exciting is it to have everybody back into it did yesterday? It sure did? You know? That's what I actually told somebody that I'm just finally getting everybody here. I know I can speak for more than just myself. We're all just really excited

to finally get back. You know, summer was great, great to get away, but we truly believe we're building something special here and I think a lot of us are chomping at the bit to get back. So seeing everybody again yesterday, I'm sitting in those meetings and everything. It's just been an exciting time. So everybody gets back in. Coach Peterson addresses the team. What's the message this year after going seven to nine last year? Yeah, well the

message is pretty pretty clear. You know that that wasn't good enough, that's not where we want to be. And um, at the same time, we realize how close we were in so many games. So the message is this this league is, uh, it's hard to win. It's hard to win close games. So so we're gonna we're gonna hopefully switch switch that around a little bit, and um, you know, hopefully we can our goal is to win the division and then keep playing in the January and see what happens.

And that's been the resounding message for sure. Carson. I know last year was a crazy year from you in terms of the draft and then being the in the starter right before the season starts. But did you take some time this offseason to kind of, you know, take a step back and reflect on it? For sure? Yeah, that was that was the biggest thing. I think the month of January and most of February for me to just kind of get away from football for a little bit.

You know. I made a deal with with the coaches that for a good month I wouldn't wouldn't throw a football and touch it. It was a little bit, but it was really good for me at the same time. You know, it was good um because like you said that that first year, playing all sixteen games, going through the draft process, it was all just a whirlwin. Um. So I've really was able to take that time away and come back for OSPs and OTAs and you know,

just kind of hungry for it. Then take a little more time this summer and I've just been really really anti chomping at the bait, ready to go, and I just feel a lot more refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to go because I did take that time. What do you think the biggest thing you took away from last year was what was the biggest learning point for you? I think the biggest thing, kind of like I already

talked about, is just it's hard to win. You know, this league is everybody's so close, you know, everybody anybody can beat anybody any Sunday. So it's hard to win. And we just got to learn how in those in those close situations, those type moments, to find a way to dig deep and get it done at the end. Carson, are you a guy who puts a lot of stock into your own personal stats? Because in all of sports, but really the quarterback position, people tend to look at touchdowns, interceptions,

you know, completion percentage. Do you put any stock in your own stats? I don't put stock in personal stats. The only stat I care about his wins, you know, wins and losses. At the end of the day, that's what matters. That's what a quarterback is judged on and should be judged on. You know, stats as they come and go, you know, but at the end of the day, are we winning or not? Talking about the quarterback room, you have Nick Foles in here, a guy who's been

here before he started, he knows this fan base. What's it been like working with Nick? Yeah, it's been great. You know, him and I are very similar are off the field, similar beliefs, similar you know, values and everything. So it's been great to kind of pick his brain a little bit and get to know him, and you know, our relationship, you know, as far as football goes, is kind of just beginning, and so this I know this season will be a fun year with him, and then

also Matt mcgloyin. You know, we're all kind of different, but we have the same same goals and we all get it. So it's cool to kind of see the dynamic kind of coming together as camps here. Externally, from a fan's perspective, there's always high expectations with this team. They're the most passionate fans in the NFL. But do you set expectations internally? Oh for sure, you know my expectations, you know, like I said, our goal and expectations. There's

to be playing into January and see what happens. And I definitely have high expectations, you know, seven to nine. For me, it'll never be good enough. You know, that kind of takes me off to be done before the playoffs, and I never want to have that feeling again. Of course, to my final question for you here, I know it's been a busy off season for you, but one thing you were able to do was start your AO one Foundation. How happy are you to finally get that going? Yeah,

that was super exciting, you know it was. It's kind of a long time coming because you know, I think I've kind of told the number of people, but once I was drafted, I knew I wanted to do something with the foundation and find a way to give back, So that was kind of a long time coming. It was stressful a little bit setting it up and making things go, but my brother was a huge part of

that and helping facilitate everything. So getting the foundation website going, getting the event going back in North Dacode, everything went really well and I'm really excited to see where the Lord takes that. Carson Wentz, thank you very much, appreciate your time, Appreciate it, and thank you all for joining us right here on Philadelphia Eagles dot com. Great stuff

Alex Now. One of the reasons why Carson Wentz has been able to make a smooth transition from the college to the pro game has been the support step around him. One of those men quarterbacks coach John D. Philippo helped get Derek Carr's career off the ground before coming to Philadelphia. The former Radner High School quarterback was miked up for a practice during OTAs let's take a listen. Now, hey, I want to get I want to see your eyes to me number one hard, okay, give me a chance

and big reset over to two. Okay, here we go. Give me a chance, give me a chance, give me a chance. Not there, good set, well done. You have to get that thing up. Get it up, get it up, get it up, get it up. Out a boy, a much better two, three, four, five? Good reset ball, There we go. A nice shot. Well done, man, well done. Good. That's gonna happen fast. You're move the ball up to the nine yard line. Nine yard line left hash Okay, I have a wide nine technique. I got two wide

nine techniques right now. The end after I work a plaction, peak is gonna be up the field with my first step. Bene, I needs you right here, my friend. Okay, okay, I want to anticipate it up in over right now, get the down flat right here by the tight end. Here we go. I'll be the d n There we go. Good, get up there we go, very nice, very nice. Yess. No, it's wet with no cleats out here, right, I don't want to fall in my butt. Okay, good right. I know as much as you guys would love to see

me slip. Okay, it's not gonna happen. Too good of an athlete for that. Good one more time around here we go. There we go. Good, come on, a baby, had a baby? Good play ash and pink their nick. Good. Come on, get up there we go. A good job. Good, same thing on the other way. Hey, you really gotta opposite elbow violent turn this thing now. Okay, I gotta come around here. I gotta really get that get that elbow, get that elbow turned, Get that thing turned, get it turned,

get it turned. There it is right there. Nice, Well done, there you go. That's better, much better risk good, strong and weak. Huh Yeah, this would be spread and left. I actually know. Hey, yes, this should be spread left in the left hash yes, spread left in the left hash good, bear that thing good, get that safety to bite down. Bang, I'll that's a good time right there. That's the time you want right there. That's a good route back. That's a great job of lifting your guy

and the defender. That's a really good job. Dregs ran a great route by lifting his guy into into the guy over. He knows that's what that's what you need. If you're gonna get that look, I love it, I love it, I love it. Then we're moving. We're moving, we're moving. We know you want to see the action on the field. You want the highlights. We're gonna get

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