Eagles tight end Zach Ertz is one of the players that will be most impacted by having Carson Wentz back for a consecutive season. Ertz emerged as the top option for Wentz in the passing game towards the end of last season.

After a brief hiatus, Ertz said he and Wentz have gotten back on the field and will get together more often. Continuing to build the chemistry will benefit everyone on the offense.

“The chemistry part of football is huge,” Wentz explained at his press conference on Thursday. “I think it is very important for any team to be successful. It wasn’t the easiest of situations going from quarterback to quarterback.”

Having played single seasons with his past quarterbacks robbed Ertz of the opportunity to find a way to get on the same page. That should no longer be the case now that Wentz is the cornerstone of the Eagles franchise for years to come.

“With Carson, we know who our quarterback will be for the next 10 years,” Ertz said. “I am excited about finally having the same quarterback, having the whole offseason and being able to get into the fine details about the route running with him, how he sees things, how I see things based on certain coverages.”

A better feel for the passing game as a unit comes with spending time together. Things such as choice routes become second nature because both the quarterback and his target know how each other will react in various situations. Ertz is a strong believer that good things will come as he and Wentz become more familiar with each other.

“If you look at the great tight end/quarterback relationships in this league, whether it be Tom[Brady] and Gronk[Rob Gronkowski], Drew Brees with Jimmy[Graham] when they were together, even Cam[Newton] and Greg[Olsen], those guys had been together for a long time,” Ertz explained. “When you are on the same page and you know when a defense gives you this coverage, you know exactly what you are going to do and when to expect the ball against certain coverages. It’s that constant camaraderie to where one person knows that the other is going to do without even thinking about it.”

Ertz praised Wentz for his sometimes Houdini-like ability to elude pressure and extend plays. He said it gives the offense an advantage because defensive backs are not used to being in coverage for an extended time.

Honing in on the scramble rules is almost like a fire drill or emergency evacuation plan. Things remain under control on those broken plays because all parties know what to do.

“When you have an athletic QB like Carson, the ability to extend plays stands out,” Ertz said. “Having a full offseason, you’re able to talk about scramble rules as an entire offense. We weren’t as detailed in our scramble rules because the whole group has never really been together. That’s something that we have to take advantage of. Huge plays can happen in those scramble situations.”