Carson Wentz has been receiving kudos from basically every outlet that covers sports. And today the Washington Post didn’t hold anything back. Mark Schofield wrote, under the heading of “Fancy Stats”:

An offense cannot live on these [basic] concepts alone. At some point the quarterback will need to run more complex plays or show advancement in his own game.

Wentz has succeeded here, too.
On this play, the Eagles face 3rd-and-9 on the Steelers’ 13-yard line. They line up with the quarterback in the shotgun, three receivers in a bunch to the left, and a single receiver to the right. This is another half-field design, with a Flat-7 concept on the right and a post-curl-flat combination on the left. Wentz reads both sides of the field, first checking the corner route to the right and, after seeing it covered, works to the backside, checking the post and curl routes before finally throwing to the flat:

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This is a safe throw for a short gain, but exactly what you want from your quarterback in this situation: He protects the ball by not forcing a play and risking a turnover.

And it goes on and on. He really, really likes Wentz.

Kyle: I actually hated this play at the time, and Wentz missed a wide-open Agholor right at the 10-yard line.