Eagles preseason: Cam Newton’s injury is evidence sitting Carson Wentz was wise
No one should have any more questions about whether or not resting Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was the right decision.
Yep, let this be a lesson to you if you were one of those guys that wanted to see Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz play in the team’s third preseason game. Injuries occur. At times, they occur in the preseason, and every time they affect stars. It just makes you feel as though it was unnecessary to trot those guys on the field in the first place.
Some of you subscribe to this argument. Why play scared? Injuries are a part of the game right? What difference does it make if guys get hurt in the preseason or in the regular season?
It’s simple. As mentioned, preseason games don’t count.
Ask the New York Jets how they feel today. Truthfully, if you were one of those guys that hung out at Lincoln Financial Field to see their third preseason game, you could have asked the Baltimore Ravens the same thing.
They’ve lost some guys that they thought would be key contributors in 2019’s regular season, but when we all wake up on Friday, we’ll all be talking about the injury to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.
He left Carolina’s game versus the New England Patriots in the first quarter, much earlier than he thought he would. The bad news is he wouldn’t return.
Panthers fans everywhere lost their minds over the news.
Injury update: Cam Newton has a foot injury and will not return
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) August 23, 2019
It needs to be said again. Ladies and gentlemen, this is exactly why you don’t play Carson Wentz in the preseason. Honestly, seeing Rasul Douglas nearly take Malcolm Jenkins out on a missed tackle makes you think that no team should play any of their starters. We’ve already seen two Eagles quarterbacks injured in consecutive weeks.
Cody Kessler returned for the next game. There’s still no definite word on when Nate Sudfeld will be back. The debate will continue to rage about whether or not you should play starters in the preseason or how long the preseason should last, but until all of that is worked out, here’s something everybody can agree on.
Next. NFL analysts compare Wentz’s importance to Lamar Jackson’s. dark
You have to hope Cam Newton is okay, and you have to hope there aren’t many serious injuries going forward. The game is just better with its’ stars on the field.