Carson Wentz is the toast of the town.
That's what happens when you are a rookie quarterback who goes 2-0 without an interception. In case you're wondering, the last time that happened was 1970.
But as magical as Wentz's run has been, something else should be noted about the 2016 Eagles.
Doug Pederson has yet to lose a game as the Eagles head coach.
Through four preseason games and two regular season contests, Pederson has nary an 'L' next to his name.
The guess here is that Pederson is not going to run the board. The road gets decidedly tougher this Sunday when the similarly undefeated cross-state rival Pittsburgh Steelers come to the Linc for a 4:25 clash.
But don't gloss over what Pederson has accomplished.
After the high-profile Chip Kelly, many fans slumped when owner Jeff Lurie reached back into his Andy Reid connections to unearth Pederson, who fans had not forgotten was the stand-in at the beginning of that 1999 season while Donovan McNabb prepared to take over the reins of QB.
Pederson was expected to be Andy Reid Lite, in more ways than the obvious.
One of the first questions he fielded on taking command of the Birds was how he, Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs again mangled the clock management at the end of a playoff game last year. To Eagles' fans, it had all the markings of a certain Super Bowl, when Patriots head coach Bill Belichick stared across the field at Andy Reid and wondered if the scoreboard was correct, if Reid believed his team was winning as the Birds used up precious minutes in a methodical scoring drive.
Pederson's explanation of the Chiefs' travails did not sit well with the fans. He said the team did not want to give the back back to Tom Brady and the Patriots. Belichick must have been having flashbacks to Andy Reid's Eagles squad.
But Pederson has been nothing short of a revelation in his stint as the Birds' boss so far.
This team looks eminently well-coached, prepared for every situation. There is no mangling of the time management. There are few stupid penalties.
Will that pattern continue when the weather - and the schedule - gets decidedly tougher.
We will see.
For now, Carson Wentz is the early leader in the Rookie of the Year race.
The same can be said for his first-year coach.
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Check out Jack McCaffery's take on Pederson here.
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