Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Studs and duds heading into their bye week

The Philadelphia Eagles’ coach and quarterback have given fans indigestion.

It seemed as though everything was trending in the correct direction. It seemed as though Week 8’s game was the perfect time for Carson Wentz to right a few wrongs. Getting players like Dallas Goedert, Jalen Reagor, and Jason Peters back in the lineup made fans think a boat race of a performance against a faltering Cowboys team was assured. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

Wentz threw two touchdowns, but he was also responsible for four turnovers. With only 123 passing yards on the Week 8 matchup, Wentz notched one of his poorest performances of the season.

’11’ has taken a beating under center this season. He’s the most sacked quarterback in the league, but a substantial portion of those sacks rest on his shoulders. In a game where simplicity would’ve had easily won the Eagles the game, Wentz continues to put his team and defense in harm’s way.

Speaking of offensive troubles, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson continues to make things tougher than they need to be. His ‘shotty’ play-calling and inability to manage games continue to keep this team behind the chains. His offense has become predictable.

In Week 8 on one instance, the Eagles were scrimmaging with a 4th-and-three situation at Dallas’ 44-yard line. Instead of calling a timeout to reevaluate the play call, the Eagles rushed to the line and set the play in motion. As all of Philly’s fans saw, Carson Wentz got drilled by Leighton Vander Esch, causing a forced fumble that the Cowboys recovered in the process.

The fifth-year head coach also struggles to scheme his rookie wide receivers open, and as a result, the guys on the outside have to fight for every yard. Philly’s fan base is tired of seeing this team struggle week in and week out. They’re tired of the vanilla answers that he gives in his press conferences. Doug needs to hands the play-calling duties over, but because he’s stubborn, he refuses to do so.