UKHTTC Q&A with Colts Coverage on Wentz

The dust has settled on the Carson Wentz to Washington trade and here at UKHTTC we thought it would be insightful to seek the opinion of the Colts fanbase. Thank you to Colts Coverage for taking the timeout to discuss Carson, including his ’22 performances in Indianapolis and the reasons for him being moved on.

An Athletic article yesterday indicated that the Colts Front Office had decided to move on from Wentz prior to that heart-breaking Jags loss. I'm thinking that might be a slight deflection from a *possible* overreaction from the Colts top brass in moving on from Carson. Your thoughts?

The Colts issues with Wentz stemmed from a couple of different areas.

The Athletic article indicated that he was not coachable at times, as well as being reckless with the ball. Wentz also was not vaccinated, and one could make an argument he was a different quarterback after contracting COVID-19.

This isn’t to say it’s all Covid-19, but Jim Irsay & Chris Ballard want guys that will sacrifice for them team. I would say the overreactions from the loss to Jacksonville were harsh and Wentz got a lot of hate for a team that did not show up to play. I believe this entire thing stems from them knowing deep down that Carson Wentz is NOT a long-term answer and chose to not draw it out.

How did Wentz perform for the Colts in '21 to the eye? The stats might look OK, but there were some talk of Carson lacking leadership in the locker room.

Imagine a flashy Tesla that has a faulty engine that may or may not get you to work each day. That’s sort of like Carson Wentz.

He has a big arm and immense talent but has consistency issues. His lack of pre snap awareness showed multiple times as well as a few head scratching throws that doomed a couple of games.

When you look at the stat line, 27-7 TD/INT ratio you’d be inclined to think he was great, but that’s just not the case. Some games Wentz would disappear for entire half’s of the game, or not show up at all.

He had some great games, but those were few and far between. He had a much better season than 2020 Wentz, but even that isn’t saying much. One second you could say you were watching a top 5 QB in the league, and the next you are wondering if this guy is even starting material.

My personal opinion of Wentz is that this is a hot or cold QB, rather than a game manager such as Alex Smith or Teddy Bridgewater. Would you agree?

Wentz is a very volatile QB, even a different QB drive to drive.

There was only a few games that come to mind where Carson Wentz played a full 60 minutes and didn’t regress to 2020 Wentz. Consistency is a must at the QB position, and too many times you wouldn’t know which Carson you’d be getting.

That’s a recipe for disaster if you cannot rely on your $28 Million QB to deliver in the big moments of a tied game against a divisional rival.

Who won this trade?

I will have to say the Colts won this trade.

Getting off the entire contract of Carson Wentz is massive. Couple that with 2 3rd round picks (one can become a 2nd with 70% snaps played) and a move up 5 spots in the 2nd round of this draft and you’re looking at a pretty good haul for Wentz.

The Commanders get a (potential) Franchise QB in this trade but who hasn’t worked out in his last two stops now.

Prediction for Wentz for the Commanders?

I hope we see Wentz succeed because I like the guy. The issue that I am seeing is that Washington is a very volatile organization.

You are trading for a volatile QB and placing him in a volatile place, what could go wrong?! I see him taking a step back potentially in terms of his stat lines, but maybe he can do enough to get the Commanders into the playoffs. Terry McLaurin and Carson Wentz seems like a fun duo with Wentz’s big arm, it’ll just come down to how accurate Wentz is drive to drive, something he struggled with the last two years.

His teammates that came out and showed support doesn’t mean he lost the locker room, I believe that narrative is false, I think he lost the hope the FO had for him being the long term solution!