Doug Pederson said today that he thinks the Eagles can do more with Jalen Hurts lining up at quarterback and running zone-read plays.

“It’s been successful for us. I can see things continuing this way,” Pederson said, via John Clark of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com.

Related players: Carson Wentz

Hurts provided a spark for the offense in the first half when the team trailed 17-0 and couldn't even produce a first down. The Eagles are battling injuries at their skill positions so factoring in Hurts makes some sense. So far this season Hurts has thrown one pass for 18 yards, caught one pass for three yards, and run seven times for 49 yards.

Eagles QB Carson Wentz was asked about WR Greg Ward, the only healthy receiver listed as available for their Week 4 game against the San Francisco 49ers. “He’s a guy I have a lot of trust with, a lot of confidence in and he gets it,” Carson Wentz said. “He was a quarterback in college, he sees the game differently. He plays fast, he understands it. He does a great job … knowing where to be. I can’t say enough good things about how hard he has worked and what he is doing right now.”

Ward will lead a receiver corps of players that have even less experience than himself, a player cut by the Eagles seven times prior to this season. The floor and ceiling are very low for the Eagles passing attack this week, and playing the 2017 UDFA could cause headaches.

Jalen Hurts, the Eagles' second-round pick in April's draft, threw for 32 touchdowns last season for Oklahoma and rushed for another 20 TDs, averaging 5.6 yards per carry. He showed some of that dual-threat ability at training camp. His effectiveness was most felt in goal-line situations, particularly on zone read looks.

"We felt this week with him up, it could give us an opportunity to possibly use him in those situations that we did, and obviously he went in, executed them well," said Eagles coach Doug Pederson, "and it's a starting point as something we'll evaluate each week."

Related players: Carson Wentz

The story said the natural next step is to get the ball in his hands, the story said. The two-QB look averaged six yards per play, even though Hurts was used as a decoy. The Eagles say they are looking into the wrinkle, but starting off 0-2 could mean we see more of Hurts sooner than later.

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was held out of practice last week because of what the team called a lower body injury, but head coach Doug Pederson suggested Wentz wouldn’t be doing much work anyway in what would typically be the week of the final preseason game.

“Yeah, I feel great now,” Wentz said, via PennLive.com. “I had a little groin tightness, and it was just a really good week to kind of just let it rest and take care of myself off the field, so I was out there today practicing, feeling great. So yeah, that’ll be behind me for sure.”

More importantly for the Eagles, Wentz also said that the issue was not going to affect him against Washington in Week 1.

The Philadelphia Eagles had a surprise absence from practice starting on Monday: Quarterback Carson Wentz. A day after the team announced Wentz was sitting out for precautionary reasons amid a soft-tissue lower-body injury, coach Doug Pederson has attempted to quell concerns about the QB's status for the start of the 2020 season. Asked Tuesday about the severity of Wentz's injury, Pederson said the issue is "nothing major" and declared that Wentz will be "ready to go" for the Eagles' Sept. 13 opener against Washington.

Wentz does have some other issues, like injuries to WRs and offensive linemen in front of him. Wentz is still considered day-to-day but Peterson said the QB was in line for time off this week anyway.

Carson Wentz left practice on Sunday with what's being described as a soft tissue injury, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, but the silver lining is he's listed as day-to-day and the ailment itself is viewed as minor.

Related players: Jalen Hurts, Nate Sudfeld

Carson Wentz has to stay healthy in 2020 if the Philadelphia Eagles are to challenge for the NFC East crown, in their quest to be the first team in the division to repeat as champs since they did it in 2003 and 2004. The veteran quarterback is giving the team a bit of a scare just two weeks ahead of the season opener on Sept. 13 against Washington. This could Hurts a few more snaps at practice as he tries to pass Sudfeld for the QB2 job.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, the Eagles second round pick, is getting a lot of reps so far at camp.

Related players: Carson Wentz, Nate Sudfeld

The hosts of the podcast said it's "eye-opening" how many reps Hurts is getting. They also talked about how Hurts could be used in the offense, especially in the red zone where he ran three-straight times in that area during his reps. The hosts also admitted the team likely doesn't want to take Wentz off the field, but they concluded the Eagles could be thinking of ways to get Hurts on the field if he has a good month of practice leading up to the season. Hurts could end up the Eagles QB2.

Jalen Reagor opened with the first-team offense Monday, lining up at the "X" as Alshon Jeffery is on the Physically Unable to Perform list and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside is "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury. The Eagles' rookie looked in sync immediately with starting quarterback Carson Wentz, a strong sign of things to come for the new-look offense.

"It's been a lot of fun to work with Jalen. He is an explosive athlete," Wentz said on a conference call after Eagles' practice Monday. "You can see that with his route-running ability and his down-the-field presence. You turn on his highlight tape and you see what he does with the ball in his hands -- and that's one thing we haven't been able to see, obviously, with just practice going on and nothing live."

Reagor could jump right into action as a starter as Jeffery may remain on PUP to start the season, according to some reports. Reagor ran smooth routes and showed a lot of explosiveness, according to the rest of the story. Given the Eagles struggles at WR last season, having Reagor ready for action will be a big boost to the offense.

Carson Wentz arrived at the NovaCare Complex this week with a new body.

The biceps were bigger. The chest was bigger. He was carrying more weight. Good weight.

Wentz has dealt with his share of injuries in his career, starting with getting knocked out of the 2017 season while looking like a favorite to win the MVP. While he played all 16 games last year, he had a very banged up group of receivers that was eventually led by unknown Greg Ward. Wentz was knocked out in the Eagles opening round playoff game against Seattle with a concussion this past season, and with this new body he's hoping to bring it all together in 2020.