September 07, 2016 09:28PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,313
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9er8er
I think it's bogus.
A better way to look at this is that the Eagles quite obviously have been impressed by Wentz from the day he stepped foot into the building. They maintained that they weren't planning to start him any time soon, and they probably meant that......for a short while. But it was Wentz himself who changed that thinking and when the opportunity presented itself to get him on the field sooner than later, they jumped on it.
It is probably closer to the truth to say had Bridgewater not gone down, the only reason Bradford would have been starting for the Eagles and Wentz not was the 2nd round pick they gave up for him and the $20M they didn't want to see languishing on the bench along with his trade value.
Even if the investment in Bradford is the only reason he would be starting, Wentz still wouldn't be. Thus, the premise you're trying to refute isn't bogus.
Your "better" way of looking at it is entirely speculation. Maybe they are super impressed with him, maybe it's another reason such as being blown away with the price they got for Bradford.
No one really knows. All we know is, if Bridgewater doesn't go down, Bradford doesn't get traded and Wentz is sitting as originally asserted. I think the better way of looking at it is to stick as closely to the facts as we can without going into speculative reasoning.
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