Eagles talk: Another ESPN analyst favors Carson Wentz over Prescott

Yet another ESPN analyst is siding with the Philadelphia Eagles’ signal-caller in the Carson Wentz versus Dak Prescott debate.

Here’s the thing about quarterbacks. They’re like pitchers in Major League Baseball or coaches (or managers if we’re talking about the MLB). They’re the only position in football that has a win-loss stat attached to their names. That was the case long before Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys fans knew who Carson Wentz or Dak Prescott was.

Here’s the thing about rivalries. Two teams are always companion pieces in history and in a debate. Each side’s legacy is constantly tied to the other’s. As long as the Eagles and Cowboys exist, they’ll be mentioned together constantly. As long as Wentz and Prescott play quarterback for those franchises, they’ll be compared to one another as well, so if you’re sick of hearing the argument, guess what? It’s never going to end.

Recently, in an episode of ESPN’s Get Up, Louis Riddick took Wentz’s side. His reasons for doing so were some of the obvious if you’ve been paying attention, but if you haven’t you may need a reminder. Take a listen to what he said and the response by Mark Sanchez.

Clip courtesy of ESPN’s official YouTube channel

Get over it, Mark Sanchez. No one’s going to make excuses for a quarterback playing at the professional level. Nobody takes into consideration what Wentz has had to deal with during an up-and-down season, and whether you believe it’s fair or not, no one will do that for Prescott either.

No one cares if you want him to be graded ‘fairly’.

It’s the NFL. Most quarterbacks are missing an important piece of their offensive line (Jason Peters is hurt by the way). Teams are missing talented skill players. Yes, Prescott’s missing Amari Cooper, but Wentz is missing DeSean Jackson as well. Every quarterback is credit for an incompletion when he sticks the ball on someone and they drop it. Every quarterback gets credited with an interception even if he throws a perfect pass and the ball ricochets off of his receiver and into the defender’s hands.

Heck, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints don’t even have their quarterback. Wentz and Prescott have both endured misfortune in 2019. Some of it has been their fault. Some of it has been the fault of someone else, but one thing is certain. These two young signal-callers meet again on Sunday, and none of that will matter. The only thing anyone is going to care about is who the winner was. That’s how football works.