I don’t know.

I really don’t know.

Do you?

I guess they feel like they can bring him in as another camp body, get him some reps, and see if they can maybe mold him into something.

That’s the obvious takeaway, the fact that Doug Pederson and company successfully (and quickly) turned Carson Wentz into an elite quarterback and coached Nick Foles to a Super Bowl win. And you saw some good things Thursday night from Nate Sudfeld, who they’re looking to turn into a legitimate backup.

Hackenberg hasn’t been great in the NFL. He actually hasn’t even played in a regular season game despite being drafted by the J, E, T, S, Jets Jets Jets in the second round of the 2016 draft. Since then, New York turned in a pair of 5-11 seasons with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bryce Petty, and Josh McCown under center.

The thought was that the former Penn State QB would translate into a decent pro, maybe better than he was in college, simply for the fact that he had the measurables of a typical pro-style thrower. He’s about 6’4″, 225 pounds, built in the same mold as Wentz, Foles, and Sudfeld. Hackenberg certainly is not mobile, but I don’t think you’d say that Foles and Sudfeld are. If those guys can be successful, maybe Doug can do something with Hackenberg? Who knows.

I didn’t watch a ton of Penn State back then, but this is how Christian finished after three years in Happy Valley:

Obviously I remember the Temple loss, the game where he went 11-25 with 103 yards and an interception while being sacked a ridiculous 10 times. PSU finished 7-6 that season and Hackenberg eventually gave way to Trace McSorley by the end of the season.

Hackenberg probably had his best year as a freshman, when he threw for 20 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and 2,955 yards on a 58.9 completion percentage. It was pretty much downhill from there in terms of overall production.

So, yeah, I guess it can’t hurt to bring in Hackenberg and take a look, but I don’t think the Eagles are going to learn something they don’t already know.