Carson Wentz is given a correct assessment by Pro Football Focus

At this point, there should be no concerns about Carson Wentz’s effectiveness. Just ask the stat wizards over at Pro Football Focus.

Well, hopefully, all of you Carson Wentz haters had fun while it lasted. Three weeks into the Philadelphia Eagles 2019 season, the criticism was rampant, and the criticism was heavy. There seemed to be no end to the line of detractors who were lining up to take a shot at Philly’s franchise signal-caller.

Then it happened. A closer look and a more thorough study gave way to a more honest assessment, one that was based on a little more than the three-minute game highlight clip that most of you base your opinions off of or the long soliloquy that came from a talk show host that didn’t see the games either.

That’s right. You have to look a little closer. Four games into 2019, the stat gurus over at Pro Football Focus have graded Wentz as their highest-rated quarterback through the first four weeks of the NFL season.

The second month of the pro football season is underway, and Wentz is seen by the PFF analysis team as one of their players to watch in Week 5.

Here’s an excerpt.

"It feels like we aren’t talking enough about how good quarterback Carson Wentz has been in 2019. Our highest graded quarterback in the league among players with at least 50 dropbacks, Wentz struggled in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, but has been impressive the rest of the way. His numbers for the year are modest, but he’s also been the unluckiest quarterback in the NFL when it comes to drops, with his receivers failing to hold onto 12 catchable passes through four weeks."

For those of you who like numbers, here they are. He’s completed a little under 61 percent of his passes for 963 yards and nine touchdowns versus only two interceptions. That’s good for a quarterback rating of over 95, and here’s the good news. The Eagles seem to have found their version of a quarterback’s best friend, a good running game.

The Eagles get a struggling New York Jets squad in Week 5. Jordan Howard and Miles Sanders had breakout games in Week 4. Could Wentz follow suit with a nice performance in Week 5? There’s no real reason to assume that he can’t.