PHILADELPHIA -- Carson Wentz has already been compared to Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning, the defense is dominating, and the Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0.No one saw this coming except maybe coach Doug Pederson.I told the team way back in OTAs that it just takes a little bit of belief; belief in themselves, trust the process, believe in the coaches and the coaches believe in one another, Pederson said. Am I surprised? A little. But at the same time, I know that locker room, I know those guys and I know what they are building. By no means have we accomplished anything yet, the season is still extremely young. But what they did (against Pittsburgh) just proves that they are coming together as a football team.The Eagles dismantled the Steelers 34-3, shutting down Ben Roethlisberger and a high-powered offense and having their way with a defense thats been cruel to rookie quarterbacks -- 19-2 against them since 2004 -- not named Wentz.So forget about rebuilding. This team is a contender now. Still, its only three games.I thought we were very underrated in the medias eye, which honestly it seems like our team always does better when the media doesnt expect us to do well, center Jason Kelce said.Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick, gets most of the credit for Philadelphias fast start. He deserves praise not only for his performance but his leadership ability. Its remarkable for a 23-year old who played at an FCS school.Being 10 years in, this kid is inspiring me, tight end Brent Celek said. Hes adding youth to my game just by the way hes acting, being in the huddle, taking command, its beyond impressive; its great. We have to keep it going. Im not going to sit here and say were the greatest team, but Im excited with how hes playing and hes elevating everybody elses play by the way hes handling it.Then theres Jim Schwartzs defense . 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