On Monday, after the Eagles' 34-7 win over the Cardinals, head coach Doug Pederson spoke of a system he and Carson Wentz use called the "Take It System."
The basis of this is pretty simple. Take what the defense is giving you. Once your identity a possible weakness, the quarterback can audible on the fly.
Pederson is still bringing his quarterback along slowly, but on Sunday, he showed that with every game, he's becoming more confident in not just the physical ability of Wentz but also Wentz's in his decision making.
On this Trey Burton touchdown, the Eagles scored because Wentz was able to check to something he liked based on the Cardinals' coverage.
Here, you can see Wentz looking directly at Tyrann Mathieu. Mathieu's position on the field indicates the Cardinals are either in man coverage or cover 3. Patrick Peterson, at the bottom of the screen, is starring directly at Torrey Smith, which is the indicator it's not cover 3 but man to man.
Mathieu is the free safety. He roams the field, reading Wentz's eyes. His alignment on the right hash of the field makes it a tough play on any ball is thrown to the far left of the end zone.
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Wentz makes an audible to a route combination the Eagles have scored on multiple times this season. The fade route from the slot receiver position. In this case, it is Burton matchup up on Deone Bucannon. That matchup is not heavily favored in any way, but what gives Burton an advantage is the amount of space he has to work with.
That space is a result of the Cardinals being in man coverage, meaning Peterson has to mirror what the outside receiver (Smith) does. That is why the play is a man-coverage beater and why Wentz checked to the route combination.
All Burton has to do is get a good release off the line to have a chance. He knocks Bucannon's hands down off the line, immediately gaining the advantage.
The result? One of four touchdown passes for Wentz.
After the game, Wentz said, "The game is slowing down."
That is a credit to Pederson's development of his franchise QB. For that, and the convincing win Sunday, Pederson gets an A.
Bill Griggs is a producer for "Eagles Extra" who also played college football at Delaware State.
