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Philadelphia Eagles: Inside The Iggles’ 2017 Midseason Awards

By Daniel Tashman

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 08: Nelson Agholor #13 of the Philadelphia Eagles scores a touchdown after making a 72-yard catch against the Arizona Cardinals during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 8, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 08: Nelson Agholor #13 of the Philadelphia Eagles scores a touchdown after making a 72-yard catch against the Arizona Cardinals during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 8, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 23: Quarterback Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a touchdown by Zach Ertz #86 with Trey Burton #88 and Alshon Jeffery #17 during the second quarter of the game against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on October 23, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 23: Quarterback Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a touchdown by Zach Ertz #86 with Trey Burton #88 and Alshon Jeffery #17 during the second quarter of the game against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on October 23, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

MVP – Quarterback Carson Wentz 

This one shouldn’t come as a surprise. The second-year quarterback is, without a doubt, the most valuable player on this team. He may even be in the discussion for the most valuable player in the entire league this season. Without Wentz, the Eagles wouldn’t be where they are today.

The jump Wentz made in his sophomore year has been, simply, incredible. He looks like a completely different quarterback than he was in his rookie campaign in 2016. His footwork, pocket presence, and vision have improved drastically. You have to give credit to Doug Pederson and the Eagles coaching staff.

Although Wentz has improved, he isn’t exactly a finished product just yet, and it shows at times. He still, sometimes, struggles with accuracy, and he floats passes, particularly deep throws. Wentz also, sometimes, may hold onto the ball too long, trying to make something out of nothing, which, sometimes, leads to him taking a sack.

Now, this may not be a bad thing all of the time as Wentz has shown his big play ability when plays are broken. Still, you don’t really want your franchise quarterback taking too many unnecessary hits. Wentz has already surpassed his touchdown total from last year (16). He already has 19 this season (Tied for 1st in the league), with only 5 interceptions thrown.

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