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The Eagles opened yet another training camp on Monday morning. The first three days of practice will consist of just quarterbacks, rookies and select veterans – about half of the 90-man roster. Here’s what I saw:

-- You want to know how the rookie quarterback looked first and foremost, right? I’m juggling with the idea of having a Carson Wentz daily feature because he seems to be the Eagles player most are interested in hearing about – by far – as camp begins. That’s quite a statement considering that Doug Pederson doesn’t plan on playing Wentz this season. The Eagles coach stuck to his guns after practice: Sam Bradford is the starting quarterback, Chase Daniel is the backup, Wentz is the third stringer, and that’s how it will be for the opener in September. Asked where he wants to see Wentz by Sept. 11, Pederson said, “Starter-ready.” Umm, so if he’s starter-ready, doesn’t that mean theoretically that he could supplant Bradford? I think it would be wise to take a lot of what Pederson says at face value.

-- Truth be told, it’s unlikely Wentz will be “starter-ready” by then – at least judging by how he performed in the spring and again on Monday. One moment, he’ll look like the most talented of the three quarterbacks; the next, an NFL novice. That Wentz will have a learning curve isn’t a surprise. He threw without the wobble that plagued some of his throws during OTAs and minicamp. The ball consistently explodes out of his hand. During 7-on-7s, he overthrew tight end M.J. McFarland on one attempt, but connected with receiver Marcus Johnson on a deep sideline throw in team drills. During the blitz drills, he had some unfortunate luck when Isaac Seumalo snapped the ball over his head. (I’ll have more on Seumalo later.) A play later, Wentz rolled to his right and threw incomplete off his back foot. In red zone drills, he tossed high and wide of McFarland and the ball was batted away.

-- Bradford, Daniel and Wentz split repetitions. Pederson said that he hasn’t yet finalized how snaps will be distributed during camp, but so far, the plays have been evenly divvied up. In 7-on-7s, Bradford flung a sweet back shoulder pass down the seam to McFarland, but he couldn’t hold on and linebacker Myke Tavarres knocked it away. Tavarres has stood out since the spring. Of the undrafted rookies, he might have the best chance to crack the 53-man roster. During red zone, Bradford recognized that Cedric O’Neal was free underneath and hit the wide-open running back, who waltzed into the end zone for a “touchdown.” Daniel didn’t have his best day. He fired high to receiver Xavier Rush during intalls, and he slightly underthrew receiver Hunter Sharp and cornerback Aaron Grymes knocked it away. And Daniel was again a touch late on a pass to Rush. Corner Jalen Mills had tight coverage.

-- All three quarterbacks seemed to have a little rust, which was expected on the first day. Bradford and Daniel were also throwing to receivers they hadn’t really worked with much during the spring.

89Hen wrote:That's a long read. The short of it, Wentz will be #3 on the depth chart to start the season and most likely will not get a start this year, barring injuries.

bluehenbillk wrote:

89Hen wrote:That's a long read. The short of it, Wentz will be #3 on the depth chart to start the season and most likely will not get a start this year, barring injuries.

Wentz most likely will start in December once the Eagles have been mathematically eliminated from post season play.

GannonFan wrote:Just hoping Wentz isn't just a fragile, football version of Eric Lindros.

Ivytalk wrote:

GannonFan wrote:Just hoping Wentz isn't just a fragile, football version of Eric Lindros.

Well, we already know that Wentz is mentally tougher than Lindros, so that counts for something.

89Hen wrote:That's a long read. The short of it, Wentz will be #3 on the depth chart to start the season and most likely will not get a start this year, barring injuries.

Gil Dobie wrote:

89Hen wrote:That's a long read. The short of it, Wentz will be #3 on the depth chart to start the season and most likely will not get a start this year, barring injuries.

Just moved up to #2 with Bradford going to Minnesota

93henfan wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:
Just moved up to #2 with Bradford going to Minnesota

A first and fourth rounder for Bradford?

Please, somebody get the Vikings a rape kit.

**** AWESOME!!!

Gil Dobie wrote:

89Hen wrote:That's a long read. The short of it, Wentz will be #3 on the depth chart to start the season and most likely will not get a start this year, barring injuries.

Just moved up to #2 with Bradford going to Minnesota

93henfan wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:
Just moved up to #2 with Bradford going to Minnesota

A first and fourth rounder for Bradford?

Please, somebody get the Vikings a rape kit.

FUCKING AWESOME!!!

Cluck U wrote:

93henfan wrote:
A first and fourth rounder for Bradford?

Please, somebody get the Vikings a rape kit.

**** AWESOME!!!

It's almost as though Dennis Green is channeling his awesomeness from the grave.