CARSON WENTZ JOINS THE EAGLES QB LEGACY CHALLENGE…

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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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