Here’s a good reason for Carson Wentz to find Alshon Jeffery this season

As if there aren’t a myriad of reasons for Carson Wentz to target his Philadelphia Eagles teammate Alshon Jeffery already, here’s another.

No one has to convince Carson Wentz, any members of the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff, or any fan of this team just how important Alshon Jeffery is to Philly’s offense. There isn’t a team in the current NFL that would say no to the possibility of landing him.

If that was the case, you’d have to get a few people on the phone to figure out why that’s the case.

Do yourself a favor. Forget how last season ended. Forget that final pass slipping through Jeffery’s hands. Forget seeing him face down, visibly upset. Think about something for a second. After the disappointment of seeing what seemed like another championship run in the making go awry, ask yourself a question.

Didn’t you, for a moment, tell yourself that there’s no way you could be angry with Jeffery for missing that final pass? Sure you did, and why did you tell yourself that? You did so because you know how reliable he is.

Wentz will walk into the 2019 season with a ton of options to throw the ball to. There’s DeSean Jackson, Nelson Agholor, Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert to name a few. Still, even though there’s a history that demonstrates Wentz can, at times, become a little Ertz reliant, he may want to make sure he gives an additional look at ’17’ when he goes through his progressions.

Why? It’s simple. Jeffery makes his quarterback look good. Just last season, Wentz, Nick Foles, and Nate Sudfeld combined for a quarterback rating of 111.7 when targeting Jeffery. That’s a personal best for ’17’, but don’t take our word for it. Check out this tweet from Pro Football Focus.

Ladies and gentlemen, that’s why you go to this guy in the clutch, and that’s why we’re sure Nick Foles would throw the exact same pass if he had it to do all over again. For their weekly edition of ‘Touchdown Tuesday’, the Eagles shouted out ’11’ and ’17’ on July 9th. Take a look at this one.

That’s why you can’t get too bent out of shape when Jeffery misses on one. Hey, he’s only human. Every Eagles fan is hoping for a big season. That isn’t too tall of an order for this guy.