CARSON WENTZ JOINS THE EAGLES QB LEGACY CHALLENGE…

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October 2 2016 3 min read

Welp, there’s no use denying it now— at 3-0 in his first three starts, rookie QB Carson Wentz has claimed the contemporary link in the long chain of young men who have taken the helm for the Birds.

Let’s take a journey to the center of our QB minds:

List of all Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks…The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

Season(s)	Quarterback(s)
2016	Carson Wentz (3)
2015	Sam Bradford (14) / Mark Sanchez (2)
2014	Nick Foles (8) / Mark Sanchez (8)
2013	Nick Foles (10) / Michael Vick (6)
2012	Michael Vick (10) / Nick Foles (6)
2011	Michael Vick (13) / Vince Young (3)
2010	Michael Vick (11) / Kevin Kolb (5)
2009	Donovan McNabb (14) / Kevin Kolb (2)
2008	Donovan McNabb (16)
2007	Donovan McNabb (14) / A. J. Feeley (2)
2006	Donovan McNabb (10) / Jeff Garcia (6)
2005	Donovan McNabb (9) / Mike McMahon (7)
2004	Donovan McNabb (15) / Koy Detmer (1)
2003	Donovan McNabb (16)
2002	Donovan McNabb (10) / A. J. Feeley (5) / Koy Detmer (1)
2001	Donovan McNabb (16)
2000	Donovan McNabb (16)
1999	Doug Pederson (9) / Donovan McNabb (6) /Koy Detmer (1)
1998	Bobby Hoying (7) / Koy Detmer (5) / Rodney Peete (4)
1997	Ty Detmer (7) / Bobby Hoying (6) / Rodney Peete (3)
1996	Ty Detmer (11) / Rodney Peete (5)
1995	Rodney Peete (12) / Randall Cunningham (4)
1994	Randall Cunningham (14) / Bubby Brister (2)
1993	Bubby Brister (8) / Ken O’Brien (4) / Randall Cunningham (4)
1992	Randall Cunningham (15) / Jim McMahon(1)
1991	Jim McMahon (11) / Jeff Kemp (2) / Brad Goebel (2)/ Randall Cunningham (1)
1990	Randall Cunningham (16)
1989	Randall Cunningham (16)
1988	Randall Cunningham (16)
1987	Randall Cunningham (12) / Scott Tinsley (2) /Guido Merkens (1)
1986	Ron Jaworski (9) / Randall Cunningham (5) /Matt Cavanaugh (2)
1985	Ron Jaworski (12) / Randall Cunningham (4)
1984	Ron Jaworski (13) / Joe Pisarcik (3)
1983	Ron Jaworski (16)
1982	Ron Jaworski (9)^[a]
1981	Ron Jaworski (16)
1980	Ron Jaworski (16)
1979	Ron Jaworski (16)
1978	Ron Jaworski (16)
1977	Ron Jaworski (14)
1976	Mike Boryla (10) / Roman Gabriel (4)
1975	Roman Gabriel (9) / Mike Boryla (5)
1974	Roman Gabriel (11) / Mike Boryla (3)
1973	Roman Gabriel (14)
1972	John Reaves (7) / Pete Liske (7)
1971	Pete Liske (10) / Rick Arrington (4)
1970	Norm Snead (13) / Rick Arrington (1)
1969	Norm Snead (13) / George Mira (1)
1968	Norm Snead (11) / King Hill (2) / John Huarte(1)
1967	Norm Snead (14)
1966	Norm Snead (10) / King Hill (2) / Jack Concannon (2)
1965	Norm Snead (9) / King Hill (5)
1964	Norm Snead (10) / King Hill (2) / Jack Concannon (2)
1963	Sonny Jurgensen (9) / King Hill (5)
1962	Sonny Jurgensen (13) / King Hill (1)
1961	Sonny Jurgensen (14)
1960	Norm Van Brocklin (12)
1959	Norm Van Brocklin (12)
1958	Norm Van Brocklin (12)
1957	Bobby Thomason (7) / Sonny Jurgensen (5)
1956	Bobby Thomason (9) / Adrian Burk (3)
1955	Adrian Burk (9) / Bobby Thomason (3)
1954	Adrian Burk (8) / Bobby Thomason (4)
1953	Bobby Thomason (8) / Adrian Burk (4)
1952	Bobby Thomason (9) / Adrian Burk (3)
1951	Adrian Burk (12)
1950	Tommy Thompson (12)
1949	Tommy Thompson (9)
1948	Jack Myers (7) / Tommy Thompson (4) / Bill Mackrides (1)
1947	Tommy Thompson (12)
1946	Roy Zimmerman (7) / Tommy Thompson (3)
1945	Roy Zimmerman (8) / Allie Sherman (1)
1944	Roy Zimmerman (10)
1943	Roy Zimmerman (9)
1942	Tommy Thompson (10)
1941	Len Barnum(2) / Tommy Thompson (5) / Foster Watkins (1)
1940	Davey O’Brien (11)
1939	Davey O’Brien (8) / Woody Dow (2)
1938	Dave Smukler(10) /Woody Dow 1
1937	Dave Smukler (5)/ Glenn Frey (6)
1936	Jim Leonard (10) / Glenn Frey (2)
1935	Stumpy Thomason (7) / Red Kirkman (1) /Irv Kupcinet (1)
1934	Red Kirkman (7) / Jim Leonard (4)
1933	Red Kirkman (8) / Dick Thornton (1)

Notes: Due to the 1982 Players’ strike, only 9 games were played in the 1982 season.

Hehe… Glenn Frey was our QB in 1936 and 1937… no wonder he later decided to concentrate on music.

See?… Bye weeks can be FUN!!!

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