With a possible surgery looming, and a likelihood of not playing the required snaps to give the Eagles the desired first round pick (now a second), maybe fans can finally move on. There would be no reason to pay attention to him anymore. It also might be the end of the 3 firsts to Houston for Watson talk as well.
Feb 18, 2021
The Philadelphia Eagles did today what many would have thought unthinkable three years ago. The Eagles have traded their presumed future and now former franchise Quarterback, Carson Wentz.
During the end of the 2020 season when Wentz was benched for the final four games, many thought that could be an early indication he was going to be dealt away this offseason. When Head Coach Doug Pederson was fired, the assumption was it was due to their irreconcilable relationship and that Carson was now entrenched as the Captain and starter of the team going forward. The QB and Head Coach carousel has lasted over a month. After a long, and reported 25 person candidate pool to replace Pederson, the Eagles decided on the Colts offensive coordinator, Nick Sirianni, for that job. Now, after another long search for the perfect trade partner to deal Wentz, the Eagles once again decide on the Colts. Carson Wentz was traded to the Indianapolis Colts today for a 2021 third round pick and a conditional 2022 second round that could turn into a first if Wentz plays 75% of the snaps or 70% and Colts make the playoffs.
It will likely be a couple of years before we will know if the Eagles have made the right move in changing coaches and moving on from their QB, but it would seem there was no way to repair the relationship between Carson and the front office. Wentz hasn’t publicly spoken about the reasoning for the eventual divorce. Maybe it was the head coach, though many reports dispute that, or maybe it was the front office with Howie Roseman and the usage of the 2020 second round pick for QB Jalen Hurts. Either way its not a good look for the franchise or the player. Losing a 28 yr old former front running MVP of the league candidate in 2017 is a tough pill to swallow, especially after factoring in all the resources that were put into those trades to get to number two overall for that selection. Not to mention the Eagles will be taking the largest dead money cap hit, 33.8 million, in NFL history after signing him to a four year contract extension a little over a year and a half ago. The Eagles made draft picks and free agent acquisitions with Wentz at the forefront of every decision (Jalen Hurts pick aside) for the past four seasons. Admitting that was a mistake and moving on is costly, but compounding what you believe to be a problem and not doing anything about it, would be egregious.
