Carson Wentz is impressing in his second NFL training camp. This from Eagles beat writer Dave Zangaro:

"Carson Wentz was on fire Sunday. He was absolutely dropping dimes to his receivers on deep balls. He threw a perfect pass to Jordan Matthews over Malcolm Jenkins. His pass to Torrey Smith deep down the sideline was perfect, too. Perhaps the best pass of the day came when Wentz threaded the needle to Trey Burton down the middle of the field with three defenders near him. Burton might have gotten lit up in an actual game, but the ball couldn't have been placed any better."

Zangaro notes Wentz's accuracy on deep balls is a consistent theme this camp, but his throws Sunday were "shockingly good".

Related players: Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Jordan Matthews, Zach Ertz, Nelson Agholor

In his rookie season, Wentz finished as QB24 with 13.1 fantasy points per game, after only throwing for 6.23 yards per attempt (29th among qualified quarterbacks), 62.4% completion percentage (18th) and 79.3 passer rating (25th). The Eagles went out and upgraded his pass catchers by signing Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith, which should help with his fantasy production in year two. 4for4 Associate Editor TJ Hernandez notes: "Smith ranks eighth among qualifying receivers in career red zone touchdown rate and Alshon has been slightly above average inside the 20 as well. A bolstered receiving corps along with Jordan Matthews, who is quietly one of the better red zone targets in the league (34.1% career red zone touchdown rate), should result in Wentz approaching at least league average scoring rates." Wentz could be a viable streaming option in one QB leagues and a potential steady contributor in two QB leagues.

Zach Ertz led the Eagles in catches last season, and over the last four seasons he has caught a whopping 247 catches. He has caught at least 75 passes in each of the past two seasons, while Alshon Jeffery hasn't caught over 55 passes since 2014.

Combine Ertz's proven track record of production with the fact he probably has more on-field chemistry with Carson Wentz than any other player on the roster, and it would be surprising if Ertz didn't lead the team in catches this season.

Related players: Nelson Agholor, Torrey Smith, Jordan Matthews

This is just one opinion of course but worth taking into consideration as you start your preseason scouting. The author had Jeffery second, Jordan Matthews third and actually had Nelson Agholor fourth, ahead of Torrey Smith who was fifth.

Eagles Inactives
Josh Andrews G
Terrence Brooks DB
Dillon Gordon OG
Aaron Grymes DB
Taylor Hart DE
Steven Means DE
Matt Tobin G

Related players: Jordan Matthews, Zach Ertz

Matthews had a back issues and Ertz a hamstring. Both were expected to play and will do just that in a tough matchup on the road at Seattle.

Week after week, Eagles QB Carson Wentz went into games focused on getting TE Zach Ertz the ball, and week after week, they failed to connect.

That finally ended Sunday, when Ertz had eight catches for 97 yards, the fifth-biggest game of his four-year career, in the Eagles’ 28-23 loss to the Giants at MetLife Stadium.

“Overall, it doesn't really matter how many times I touch the ball,” he said. “If we lose it’s all for nothing.

“I did think Carson (Wentz) and I took a step forward between the two of us. Which is good to see.”

Ertz had been a non-factor up to this week. He's still not trustworthy until we see more consistency, but for those struggling at the position Ertz may be worth a grab. The Eagles sure seemed to make it a point to target the TE in Week 9 but we have to see if that continues.

Eagles TE Zach Ertz’s nightmare 2016 continued Sunday night, when the fourth-year tight end had just 19 receiving yards, his third straight game below 25 yards.

“My number is just not being called right now,” Ertz said. “I’ll never second-guess the coaches. I’ll never second-guess Carson (Wentz). That’s just the way the games have gone.

“Obviously, you want to be involved each and every play. But that’s not really the case right now.”

Ertz, who had 702 yards in 2014 and 853 last year, has just 150 in five games this year and is on pace for a career-low 420. In Ertz’s defense, he’s just not being targeted nearly as much as in the past. In 2014 and 2015, Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford targeted Ertz an average of 6.5 times per game. This year, that number is down to 4.0 per game.