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This brings us back to Wentz, who in two years as the North Dakota State starter racked up 42 touchdown passes against 14 interceptions and ran for 12 touchdowns. Those are nice numbers that apparently have translated into some intriguing film for scouts. But now is when the meat of his evaluation begins. That became evident last week, when a Cowboys personnel source pumped the brakes on the Wentz-to-Dallas train. Asked about evaluators and analysts suggesting the Cowboys liked Wentz at No. 4 overall, he rolled his eyes.
"Is it April already?" he quipped. "There's a lot of evaluation left for everyone. There's three months of work left to do on a lot of guys. I don't know where these mock drafts come from in January."
The Cowboys' coaching staff will guide the North team this week, with Wentz as the main attraction under center. And there's no denying the opportunity in hand this week for Dallas coach Jason Garrett and a front office that has begun to think about the future at quarterback.
"Jason and the Cowboys, obviously, they have to make plans at some point for the post-Tony Romo era, whenever that occurs," Savage said. "I would certainly think that being able to compare Carson Wentz up close and personal with the other candidates that are out there will be helpful to them."
The Cowboys personnel evaluator who urged process over hype made a concrete point on Wentz. The players have work to do in this process. The teams have work to do. And even the Cleveland Browns, who are picking No. 2 overall, have to figure out which quarterback (if any) is right for that slot. And as little as anyone knows about Wentz in live football action, they may know even less about his mental makeup off it. That became apparent on Monday's Senior Bowl registration day, when Wentz estimated that he had informally met with half the teams in the NFL. By the time the Senior Bowl is over, he'll likely have spoken to some elements of every scouting department in the league.
"I think there are obviously a lot of doubts, coming from the FCS, and I want to address that right away," Wentz said. "[I want to] prove that I can play at a high level, play at a fast level and compete with these guys and really excel.
"Everyone is going to have their own opinion [of me]. All the media is going to have their opinion one way or another. What really matters is what the scouts think, what the owners think, what the administration within the teams think. At the end of the day, whatever projections might be out there in mock drafts and all that so to speak, it's really irrelevant to me personally. I'm just worried about getting better every day."