I admit I am a Minchew-fanboy, and was loath to see him go. He went 6-6 in his first season when he was trust into the lineup when Foles was injured, and acquitted himself nicely. His second season was marred by playing on a team devoid of talent on both sides of the ball, so it is hard to say how good he really is. Now, in Philly he sits behind Hurts whose play is right up there with Allen and Mahomes, so it is quite natural that he does not get much playing time. However, if Hurts go down I am confident that he will step up.

As for Lawrence, he suffers from growing pains and desperate needs at WR. He must take steps to improve his playmaking ability, and the front office must make some moves to provide better targets. Who knows what Lawrence’s stats would look like with a true No. 1 WR? When people point at Trevor having played 25 games, I’d rather forget last season and judge him by his performance this season. I think his INT stat is not telling the true story as there has been a few tipped balls which cannot be blamed upon Trevor and a few desperation throws towards the end of the game, throws he probably would not have attempted with more time on the clock.

Lastly, looking at how Allen developed in Buffalo give me hope that Trevor will turn the corner in the future.

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