"If you run a deep pass and you ain't never had that ball thrown to you in 14 years of playing football, be ready," Matthews said, "because Carson will throw it."

Safety Malcolm Jenkins said that even when he sometimes had tight coverage, Wentz wasn't afraid to sling it.

"That was an encouraging thing to see," Jenkins said. "Obviously, that's going to lead to a lot of interceptions, so he threw a lot in the spring. When he came back for training camp, though, a lot of his decision-making was better."

He still hasn't mastered some of the finer details, though, such as looking a safety off a route.

"There's not many quarterbacks that do," Jenkins said. "Out of 32 starters there are probably only five or six that can actually look off a safety. He doesn't have a grasp yet of manipulating the defense with his eyes. That will come down the road."

10 a.m.

Wentz can often compensate for what he lacks in experience with his athleticism. Nearly every practice there was an example when he would do something with either his arm or legs that made the Eagles buoyant.

"There were times when you would just watch him throw and kind of turn your head and it's just a unique talent level," Roseman said. "And then the next play, he'll go off and run, and you go, 'Oh, I forgot he can do that.' "

Pederson recalled an off-balance pass during OTAs. Wentz was moving to his left, but rather than throw toward the sideline with his momentum, he swiveled his torso and flicked a strike across the field.

"You don't see that every day," Pederson said. "It was one of those 'wow' throws."

Pederson's West Coast offense looked different with Wentz than with Bradford. There was more zone-read, run-pass option plays, and designed rollouts that accentuated the former's physical skills. DeFilippo equated Wentz's peripheral vision to that of an NBA point guard.

Tight end Trey Burton said he thinks defensive coordinators may eventually have to spy Wentz as they often do against mobile quarterbacks like Cam Newton.

11 a.m.

It's hard to imagine Wentz's ever being as brash as Newton. There's certainly more depth than he has revealed during his post-practice media interviews, but for the most part he has seemed like the genuine article.

"He's a country boy at heart," tackle Lane Johnson said. "He's an outdoorsman. He likes to hunt and fish."

So rather than purchase a home in Philadelphia or one of the tonier South Jersey neighborhoods where some of his teammates live, Wentz bought a large plot of land where he can hunt and that's also close to public hunting grounds.

"You can tell he's from a small city," Burton said. "He's still kind of getting used to the big city."

“It’s a little quiet. … But for me it’s just staying out of the craziness and the business. For my mental state, it’s been a good thing.” Carson Wentz, on living in rural South Jersey rather than Philadelphia or the wealthy suburbs

Wentz hasn't yet had any of the quarterbacks over — they already spend too much time together — but a few teammates have gotten an invitation. He said he wants to invite the entire team over for a barbecue.

"It's a little quiet," Wentz said. "But for me it's just staying out of the craziness and the business. For my mental state, it's been a good thing."

Noon

At lunch, Wentz tends to gravitate toward his teammates who have the shared interests of faith and hunting. But he also likes just being one of the guys. Of course, to be one you have to earn your stripes.

"I can joke with him and he can give it right back," tight end Brent Celek said. "It's not like he gets offended. Obviously, in this city you need that because if you don't have that, you're going to get run right over."

Wentz's appearance is a common target. Or the time he locked himself inside a New Jersey gas station bathroom. His choice of Birkenstocks footwear has recently come under strike.

"They're like 'in' now," Wentz said. "They're comfortable."

Wentz returns the fire, but it's often friendly. He said he jokes only with those he knows can handle the barbs. Burton said he has a ways to go.

"I want to go [shoot bull] with guys, too, and give them crap," Wentz said. "And if you're going to give it you've got to take it. It's just kind of the personality that I have. You've got to be able to handle some tough love sometimes, but a lot of it is in a joking manner."

1 p.m.

There are meetings throughout the day, but a good deal of the afternoon is spent in the classroom. Wentz came in ahead of many modern quarterbacks, the coaches said, because he played in a pro-style offense in college.

"You could get deeper into what you're doing in terms of the protection world," DeFilippo said. "He already understood the base rules about protections."

Daniel said he was impressed with how Wentz could identify certain blitz packages on film and know the proper way to reset the offensive line. But when the Buccaneers blitzed off the edge and Wentz had to throw "hot," he failed to communicate to his receiver pre-snap and ended up taking the hit that fractured his ribs.

"Everybody can throw and everybody is talented enough physically, but can you separate yourself mentally?" Warner said. "No matter how well you are on a board, none of that can simulate what it's like on Sunday afternoon."

2 p.m.

Daniel took on more of a mentor role than Bradford, who said that he preferred to lead by example.

"Hopefully he's picked up some things from the way I practiced, or the way I've played," Bradford said before the trade. "But if I really feel like there's something that I should share, whether it's a read or how to handle a certain situation at practice, I'll try to drop that.

"But other than that, he's a sharp kid."