Eagles QB coach says Carson Wentz progressing quicker than expected

Carson Wentz continues to get rave reviews from Eagles camp.

The No. 2 pick in April’s draft is picking things up quite quickly, according to quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.

“I don’t want to say there’s anything that surprised me,” DeFilippo said Wednesday, via Zach Berman of Philly.com. “I think there were some things that I thought he would need a little more work with it than he does. He’s further along from a seeing-the-field standpoint than I thought he would be. He’s further along from a playing speed standpoint than I thought he would be coming from the FCS level. Those are things that I guess you can say I’m pleasantly surprised with, but not shocked.”

DeFilippo did have some kind words for the man Wentz is trying to usurp, however, saying that Sam Bradford has also been impressive so far.

“I’ve told Sam this: Sam is as naturally gifted of a passer, as naturally gifted throwing the football, as anyone I’ve been around in a long time,” DeFilippo said. “He can really throw the football. He can change launch points. He can throw off balance. He can do those things that he’s shown out there on the field that I saw it from afar. He’s really a gifted passer.”

Wentz has reportedly outpaced Bradford in camp thus far. The Eagles probably won’t be replacing Bradford before the season starts, but if Wentz is impressing this much this early on, he may take Bradford’s job sooner rather than later.

H/T Rotoworld