Eagles’ Carson Wentz and Alshon Jeffery rebuilding stable chemistry

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is working on rebuilding chemistry with veteran wideout, Alshon Jeffery.

Over the last two seasons, Philadelphia Eagles veteran wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has easily been the most talented wide receiver on the roster. He proved to be a massive upgrade in 2017, when the Eagles did away with Dorial Green-Beckham, and Jordan Matthews.

However, Jeffery’s first solid season with the Eagles didn’t match his progress the following year — not with Carson Wentz at least it didn’t. Granted, Jeffery did miss time in 2018. Due to undergoing shoulder surgery in the offseason, Jeffery would miss the first three weeks.

When he returned, though, it seemed like Carson Wentz and Jeffery didn’t miss a step. That would soon change though, as something looked off between Wentz and his wideouts in 2018. We’ve heard the complaints throughout the year. “Wentz targets Zach Ertz too much!”

While the QB targeting one of the league’s best tight ends is a good problem to have, it did become evident that Wentz’s lack of targets towards Jeffery was making the Eagles quarterback look one-dimensional. During six games with Wentz under center in 2018, Jeffery had under five catches and didn’t even exceed 50 yards.

With Nick Foles at the helm, Jeffery exceeded 50 yards in all five matchups, including playoffs. Now, we’re not here to spark a Foles versus Wentz conversation, as we’ve debunked that ‘Foles did better than Wentz’ myths months ago. But it is necessary to note that obviously, Wentz and Jeffery did not have that same connection in 2018.