WEBVTT - 360 Update: The QB Timeline

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<v Speaker 1>With the second pick in the twenty sixteen NFL Draft,

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<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphia Eagles select Carson Wentz. I'm joined by the

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<v Speaker 1>newest member of the Philadelphia Eagles by way of North

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<v Speaker 1>Dakota State from a different perspect now call it home.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith, and this is your three

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<v Speaker 1>sixty update. Well, as you can see by that opening,

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<v Speaker 1>it has been quite the turn of events to bring

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<v Speaker 1>us to where we are right now, just a few

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<v Speaker 1>days before the Eagles regular season opener against the Cleveland Browns,

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<v Speaker 1>with Carson Wentz leading the way as the Eagles starting quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest domino to fall came just this past weekend

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday, when the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to the

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Vikings in exchange for two draft picks. And afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>we heard from Hallie Roseman who said that while this

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't part of the plan to trade Bradford right now,

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<v Speaker 1>it was still an opportunity to move the team four

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<v Speaker 1>word in the right direction, and he's very confident in

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<v Speaker 1>Carson Wentz. Well, the only circumstance that change was this

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<v Speaker 1>trade offer from the Vikings. You know, this was not

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<v Speaker 1>our blueprint, This was not part of the plan. But

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<v Speaker 1>as we sit, we have to be flexible and we

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<v Speaker 1>have to be able to take advantage of opportunities that

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<v Speaker 1>give us an opportunity to get where we want to be.

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<v Speaker 1>And our organization has had run a success at some point,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're trying to get that trophy and to do

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<v Speaker 1>that sometimes you've got to do things like this that

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<v Speaker 1>aren't so easy to do a week before the season starts.

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<v Speaker 1>So just about forty eight hours after the initial trade

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<v Speaker 1>that sent Bradford two Minnesota, we heard from head coach

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Peterson on Monday, who officially named Carson Wentz as

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles starting quarterback moving forward, with Chase Daniel serving

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<v Speaker 1>as the number two. And while Carson Wentz, of course

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<v Speaker 1>just a rookie, he's only played in one preseason game,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Eagles head coach says that he's seen enough

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<v Speaker 1>to make this choice. What he's done around this building,

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<v Speaker 1>the plays he's made in practice in the one preseason

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<v Speaker 1>games has given me a confidence that he can lead

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<v Speaker 1>this football team and I'm excited. As for Wentz, he

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<v Speaker 1>addressed the members of the media for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>as the Eagles starting quarterback on Monday as well, where

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<v Speaker 1>he explained where he was when he got the news

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<v Speaker 1>that he would be starting Week one against the Cleveland Browns.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually funny. I was actually laying in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of a cornfield hunting when that happened. So I got

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<v Speaker 1>the call, and I was obviously very surprised, but instantly

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<v Speaker 1>I was just really excited. So what started back in

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<v Speaker 1>April when the Eagles moved up first from thirteen to

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<v Speaker 1>eight and then from eight to two in order to

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<v Speaker 1>select Carson Wentz out of North Dakota State. That momentum

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<v Speaker 1>has carried all the way over to right now, just

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<v Speaker 1>days before the season opener against Cleveland, where Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>will get the start, the first Eagles quarterback to start

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<v Speaker 1>as a rookie since nineteen thirty nine. It's been quite

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<v Speaker 1>a whirlwind, but fans are ready to see Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>in action. On Sunday afternoon with your three sixty update,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Alex Smith. H