![]() For now, Prescott has a big edge over Wentz in generating big plays and avoiding negative plays, because of his ability to manage a typical NFL pocket. They could stay in the same styles and completely reverse in terms of efficacy - but that doesn’t look likely. Prescott is safer with the football largely because he’s able to get out of dangerous situations with more consistency.Īgain, the difference is fundamentally stylistic: Wentz is a Roethlisberger, Prescott is a Brady (with athleticism). This weakness of Carson’s is why Wentz has more fumbles (25) over the last two seasons than any other quarterback, and Prescott - who has played in more games and has more rushes - only has 18. ![]() I use “pocket management” because it encapsulates both the presence to feel pressure and the reaction to that pressure, but if you want to divide the ideas, Wentz’s pocket presence pales in comparison to Prescott’s. When watching Wentz’s clips specifically, a common term may come to mind: pocket presence. Wentz’s tendency to either hang and deliver, or completely break the pocket, is reflected in PFF charting data, which shows him as quicker to all his decisions than Prescott is - when to leave the pocket, when to tuck and run, and even when to get sacked, as Prescott is better at lengthening plays. Both are good escape players who have the athletic ability to break a tackle and get outside of the pocket altogether and create with their legs, though Wentz’s ability here has depreciated since his 2017 ACL injury ( 4.7 YPC in 2017 2.7 in 2018 and 3.9 in 2019). By the same token, Prescott has the quickness and rapid release that Wentz doesn’t, which allows him to hop quickly into open pocket space and buy an extra second. That is not to say Wentz never moves within the pocket - rather, Wentz has the frame to handle obscured throwing lanes or survive minor hits that Prescott can’t. He is more prone to moving within the pocket to extend the play and find his checkdown before pressure arrives, while Wentz is more prone to breaking the pocket to extend the play and attack downfield. Prescott is a nimble and at times jumpy quarterback who constantly adjusts and re-sets his drop point relative to pressure. ![]() Wentz is a statuesque quarterback, who likes to hang tall and strong among the flying bodies of the pocket and absorb glancing blows. One of the noticeable differences between Prescott and Wentz is the way they handle a pocket. That isn’t a mistake - it’s because Prescott’s pretty good at this. Even if you believe Wentz is a better quarterback than Prescott, Prescott has the better career portfolio when considering catch-all stats, like ANY/A (6.92 to Wentz’s 6.30) and quarterback rating (97.0 to Wentz’s 92.7). Where Prescott WinsĪs this is for Bleeding Green, I feel compelled to say this: there must be some facet of the game in which Prescott is better than Wentz. ![]() But I tried to control for as much context as I could. If I forgot any, feel free to yell at me in the comments. It happens, but it does not affect how I view quarterback play. Both Michael Gallup and Amari Cooper are tremendous talents at wide receiver, and both caught a bad case of the dropsies in 2019. I am also aware that Prescott suffered woeful drops in the 2019 season. There is no doubt that, had Carson Wentz had better receivers in 2019, he would have played better football. I not only cover the team, but I cover the NFL Draft, so I actually knew who Robert Davis and Deontay Burnett were before they ever donned the midnight green. The Necessary Caveatsįew are as familiar with the Eagles’ 2019 receiving corps as I am. I’ll tell you now, as a disclaimer: I didn’t walk away convinced of anything, though I was surprised with the results of my film study in multiple areas.īefore I get into what I saw, however, a moment for the necessary caveats. Wentz debate is a natural extension off of the Eagles/ Cowboys rivalry, and is only heightened by their shared draft class and disparity in draft stock the inability of any NFC East team to win the division in consecutive seasons and, of course, our exacerbated offseason boredom in 2020.Īs such, I cast aside my fan goggles as best I could and dove into Wentz and Prescott film from the last three seasons, targeting best/worst performances, top DVOA defenses, and divisional rivalries to get a full taste of each quarterback’s abilities and growth. Jordan or LeBron? Hot dog or sandwich? Dak Prescott or Carson Wentz? Two are among the Internet’s greatest debates - the third is well on its way.
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