Philadelphia Eagles fans shouldn’t sell their Carson Wentz stock yet
There’s no beating around the bush here, Carson Wentz is struggling. Yet we still don’t have an answer to the most important question: how much is on him?
In what was an ugly game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz had the worst game of his career and is now subject to much fingerpointing.
It becomes increasingly difficult to evaluate who’s to blame each week as a new drama seemingly emerges from the Eagles camp daily. At times, it feels more like we’re all watching E! News than the NFL, but Wentz shouldn’t be the scapegoat that he’s being made out to be. Then again, it wouldn’t be right to claim he’s devoid of any criticism either.
Wentz was expected to win a game at home against an 8-2 playoff team. Las Vegas designated the Eagles as favorites despite the fact that they were down their starting receivers, two offensive linemen, and a starting running back. Scoring was going to be at a premium.
The argument can be made that a great quarterback should be able to find a way to stay competitive with whatever he has around him. Recently, Wentz looks less like his MVP self and more like Jameis Winston when the latter is at his worst.
Wentz’s struggles are multifaceted. His accuracy is inconsistent. He has a fumbling issue and always has. He’s lost the football forty times in career games. That averages out to one or more times in 78 percent of his starts.
At times, there’s a stubbornness to want to extend the play under pressure. It’s hard not to admire him for wanting to make the big play on each and every down, but at times it’s advantageous to hit the open man or toss the ball to the sideline if nothing is there.
Wentz cannot murderer his team’s momentum single-handedly. He can’t leave the door open for the competition. At some point, someone is going to kick it in.
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It’s not time to sell your Carson Wentz stock yet. He can still regain his MVP status but it must begin with fixing everything around him first. Right now it’s best to evaluate him for what he is, and he’s an average quarterback with the potential to be more than that if he’s brought along correctly and he’s given the tools to succeed.