The Eagles played with Carson Wentz. It's time to see if the move is paying off.

"All-In For Week 3" does not really have the same sound, is not it?

No, it's not catchy. This is not what Carson Wentz wanted. But that's what the Philadelphia Eagles did with Wentz, their third-year franchise quarterback after being injured in the knee in December.

Wentz has targeted the opening game of this season for his return. But he failed to qualify, and his return begins Sunday in Philadelphia against the Colts of Indianapolis in the third game of the season. For the Eagles, there was no retaliation for the "All-In for Week 1" approach, which may have contributed to the defeat of quarterback Robert Griffin III's career with the Washington Redskins.

Now, the Eagles and Wentz are starting to know if their caution will be enough to allow Wentz to pick up where he left off.

"It's been a long time coming," said Wentz. "This has been an entire episode of the off season and all through all this, a lot of unknown of when and all of these things.I know you would die of wanting to know.I would die of d & # 39; 39, want to know at the same time a lot of excitement. "

So much has changed for the Eagles since Wentz last played for them. Nick Foles rescued them to a Super Bowl triumph in February. The Foles have made "Philly Special" part of the NFL's know-how, and have emerged as a bestselling author and quarterback in demand.

Doug Pederson has gone from coach to become NFL head coach. He had to surpass the greatest coach the league has ever known, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots, on the biggest stage of the sport.

And the Eagles became champions with the first Super Bowl victory.

It was supposed to be Wentz doing these great things. The Eagles traded to take him second in the 2016 NFL draft and installed him as an immediate newbie as a rookie. Wentz quickly made the adjustments between North Dakota and the NFL. The notoriously demanding fans of the city loved it. In year 2, Wentz was on a par with Tom Brady in the MVP race.

But then, the shredded knee rushed to the end zone against the Los Angeles Rams and everything changed. Wentz was around the team at the Super Bowl. But it was Foles, not Wentz, who became the hero of the Super Bowl. Wentz was found with the daily routine of his rehabilitation, while having enough time to sit down and assess his strengths and weaknesses on the ground.

"I think that sometimes, somehow a big picture, you have a chance to see everything and take everything from that point of view," Pederson said this week. "It's a different point of view and it's a positive point of view, which is why I'm looking forward to seeing where it is in its progress."

The Eagles resisted any temptation to trade Foles in the offseason and defeated the Atlanta Falcons in the opening game but lost to Tampa Bay last Sunday. The doctors finally agreed to Wentz this week.

"My goal was Week 1," Wentz said at a midweek press conference. "I just came a little short, but I knew the medical staff and the coaches and really everyone involved, the coaches, put a good plan together and I trusted what they had to say."

The unveiling of Griffin 's career with the Redskins after being the NFL' s offensive rookie of the year in 2012 is a caveat in many ways. The memorable rookie season ended with a knee injury that prevented Griffin from qualifying for a playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. Griffin, like Wentz, underwent surgery and targeted a return to the opening day. Unlike Wentz, Griffin had a promotional slogan for his schedule and he achieved his goal.

The question of whether this has been an important part of what went wrong is debatable. But when Griffin, now on his third NFL team and relegated to a backup role in Baltimore after being out of the league last season, reflected before the Ravens season on his league debut, he said he had to learn his lessons and his limitations the difficult way.

"I was a little reckless," Griffin said. "Everyone thinks they're Superman, I've had to learn that I'm human, but there are some things God has blessed me to do what others can not do." and I have to maximize these things.I think it's there I … am most often

Wentz said this week that he will be careful to do what a quarter needs to do on the ground to protect himself. He will play with a knee brace for the rest of the season, he said, on the recommendation of his doctors. Wentz said he knew he should keep his excitement on Sunday, although Pederson acknowledged that it could be difficult for his quarterback.

"There will always be this high emotion, and everyone [with] The anticipation of taking the field, "said Pederson. And you want somehow that he will experience what it looks like. It's a bit like his first [NFL] restart. . . . It will be a good feeling. It will be good for our city. It will be good for the team, of course. I'm looking forward to Sunday. "

Frank Reich was the offensive coordinator of the Eagles until he left the Colts head coach. He's back at Lincoln Financial Field, and he knows what to expect when Wentz takes the lead.