Eagles’ Doug Pederson talks Carson Wentz’s return Philadelphia Eagles Womens T-Shirt , wide receiver position The Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson talked to the media on Monday following the team’s first loss of the year on Sunday. Pederson announced — what we’ve all been waiting months to hear — Carson Wentz will be the team’s Week 3 starting quarterback. (HE’S BAAAAACK.)Here’s what the head coach had to say about getting Wentz ready to go, and the team’s plans to add some depth at wide receiver:On Carson Wentz’s returnThe head coach has been waiting for weeks to have Carson Wentz medically cleared for contact and full participation and Pederson showed up to his presser with a big smile on his face. The news finally came down from the team’s medical staff that the QB is good to go — and the Eagles are not wasting any time getting him back on the field.“He’s cleared, he goes,” Pederson quipped, and said that’s how they’ve always planned for Wentz to get back on the field. They weren’t going to hold him back for a week or two to get him acclimated to getting back in the swing of things. Pederson said they drafted Wentz to be “that guy” and he’ll be back in the starting spot Sunday.Pederson said Wentz is ready to take the reigns again. The head coach acknowledged it’ll take some time to get back into a rhythm and get back into the speed of the game, and expects a couple mistakes along the way Philadelphia Eagles Hats , but he says the quarterback will be ready mentally.He said they’ll still have conversations with him about how to protect himself and things like that, but they aren’t going to limit him in terms of play calling.Ultimately he said he’s not going to coach scared or paranoid, he’s going to coach to win and that’s just what he has to do.Both Wentz and Pederson are excited that the quarterback will be back on the field, but the head coach noted they have to remember it’s not about one guy. With several areas they need to improve — especially given Sunday’s loss — they need to stay focused on the larger picture of the whole group.Pederson said that it was challenging for Wentz to sit on the sideline, but the head coach talked to him honestly about how the team was looking out for his best interest and the interest of his long term career. Doug was very candid, telling the QB that whether he was the head coach here or not, he wanted the best possible future for Wentz — and that meant taking his return slowly.On Colts prepThere is no specific plan to bring in another wide receiver or two to add some depth, but Pederson did say a veteran would be easier to get brought up to speed over a rookie. Although, in the meantime they were going to have to rely on their tight ends more and the run game to make up for so many of the team’s veteran receivers not playing. He said they are working through it now Philadelphia Eagles Womens Hoodie , and they’ll see how things are starting to flesh out on Wednesday in practice.He said that recent practice squad addition Braxton Miller has made an impressive, but he’s another guy who will need coached up a bit, simply because he hasn’t had much exposure to the Eagles offense at this point.Pederson echoed Zach Ertz’s sentiment that Wentz isn’t Superman, and the team and fans alike can’t think the QB is going to come back in and everything is going to be great. It’s a team sport and there are still things that need fixed that Wentz won’t be the answer to.On injuries and return timelinesAlshon Jeffery is still week-to-week and Pederson won’t put a timetable on his return — just like he wouldn’t with Wentz.Mike Wallace suffered a fibular fracture during the game on Sunday and will miss several games — at the least. They aren’t putting him on IR just yet, but they are still evaluating things over the next couple of days.
Jason Peters tweaked his quad against Tampa Bay. Titans running back Derrick Henry makes it very clear he is not happy with himself and his "rough" start this season.The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner has started all four games for Tennessee (3-1), and he's even run the wildcat at times as the Titans have worked through injuries, including at quarterback. Even though he leads the team in rushing with a 163 yards, he's averaging just 3 yards a carry. He's had 11 more carries than Dion Lewis, who has 143 yards rushing averaging 3.3-yards a pop.So Henry is working on everything and anything he can think of to improve Womens Customized Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys , from being quicker with his feet to hitting the hole and going up-field faster to pass protection."Man, I've got to be better, and everybody knows that. The whole world knows it," Henry said Thursday. "So that's what I'm going to continue to do, just help this team."The Titans currently rank 14th in the NFL averaging 109 yards, and Henry currently has the sixth-fastest play by a ball carrier this season. He hit 21.46 mph on what would have been a 62-yard touchdown except for a holding penalty on tight end Delanie Walker that trimmed his run down to 2 yards.Henry has been a significant contributor to the ground game, running the wildcat in a win over Houston and again in Jacksonville where the Titans piled up 150 yards rushing. Last week, the Titans faced an Eagles' defense that was only giving up a league-leading 61.7 yards rushing. Tennessee ran for 70 yards — 46 by quarterback Marcus Mariota — in the 26-23 overtime win.Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur said they knew going into the game with Philadelphia that running would be a challenge because of how good the Eagles' defense is against the run. LaFleur noted Henry had limited opportunities with eight carries for 24 yards and two catches for 7 yards more."We knew that was going to be a tough team to run the ball against," LaFleur said. "For what we asked him to do www.eaglescheapshops.com , I thought he did a great job. I think every game is going to have its own challenges, and we're going to have to rely on him more times in some other games."Such talk isn't comforting to Henry, who said at the start of training camp that he wanted to dominant in whatever the Titans asked him to do. Henry had a long run of 14 yards against the Eagles. He also had three negative runs, including one in overtime when he was dropped for a loss of 4 yards. He also couldn't grab the ball on a toss from Mariota in the third quarter on a 12-yard loss."I feel like if I didn't have that durn fumble exchange on that toss we might've got it done," Henry said. "That's all on me."The Titans just got their offensive line back together for the first time last week with right tackle Jack Conklin making his season debut after tearing his left ACL last January. Running won't be much easier Sunday in Buffalo (1-3) with the Bills giving up just 95.3 yards per game, 11th in the NFL.Titans coach Mike Vrabel says expecting more out of himself is a great attitude for Henry to have."It's a long season," Vrabel said. "Things are going to balance out."Notes: Titans OT Dennis Kelly (illness) was limited at his first practice since Sept. 12. LB Wesley Woodyard (shoulder) missed a second straight practice. WR Corey Davis (illness) practiced fully after being limited Wednesday.Follow Teresa M. Walker at teresamwalker