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Carson Wentz Is The Star of Peter King’s MMQB
By Kyle Scott
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“Obviously it’s bigger,” Wentz said. “There’s more of a media machine now. And you play against guys you’ve been watching since you were a kid [Wentz was 11 the day the Steelers drafted Roethlisberger]. But it’s a game. Just a game. Just football. I’ve been playing it for a long time. My thought is, keep preparing. Prepare, and play the game we all love.”
It shouldn’t be happening this fast, coming up from 7-9 with a rookie head coach and a quarterback coming from North Dakota and a defense that needed a new leader. But it is, and there’s nothing fluky about it. The Eagles are legitimate deep-into-January contenders right now.
Read the full thing here. I haven’t seriously gotten choked up by a positive Philly sports article since, I think, the Four Aces. Today I did.*
*That might be because my wife is playing Adele in the background. It is just like a movie.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.