Philadelphia Eagles talk: Carson Wentz doesn’t owe anyone an apology

Carson Wentz doesn’t owe Philadelphia Eagles fans or anyone else an apology. Period.

For the record, Inside the Iggles has always believed in Carson Wentz. This staff believed in him when he was taken second overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. This staff believed he should have been the day-one starter in 2016 over Sam Bradford (and eventually the Eagles caught up with us). This staff backed him up when he literally played in 2018 with a broken back. This staff stood with him when he got off to a slow start in 2019.

In the NFL, there are coaches and schemes. Ineffective play happens, even with the best players. That’s why you have coaches. They devise a scheme to limit guys, but the Eagles don’t win four games in the final month of the season with an offense full of scout players without him.

On the Monday following the Eagles’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks, there are all kinds of questions about Wentz and his durability, and there shouldn’t be. Sure, he’s had the ACL and MCL tear and the broken bone in his spine, but this is a head injury. Those are different.

There’s been talk that a day after Philly losing, Wentz can’t remember anything about what happened during the play that injured him. ESPN’s Josina Anderson, during the game, retweeted some insensitive comments that were made by former NFL star Torry Holt.

Carson Wentz is a good guy, and he’s a great football player. Football is a physical game, but if you’re one of those people who are debating Wentz’s toughness and haven’t taken a moment to even wonder or pray about whether or not he’s okay, you’re a part of a problem that’s bigger than Carson Wentz.

Check out this quote from Malcolm Jenkins that came after ’11’ took the time to visit every single teammate at their locker to thank them for their effort and apologize for leaving the game.

"He’s like apologizing and stuff. It’s like, ‘Bro, it’s out of your control.’ He didn’t let us down at all. We wouldn’t be in this spot without Carson. It’s tough for him. Obviously, he really wants to be out there competing. He put a lot of work in to get to this spot and he gets hurt again. It’s just unfortunate, but it’s out of his control."

’27’ is right. Wentz doesn’t owe anyone an apology. The only people that he’s indebted too right now is himself and his family.

Wentz needs to do what he must in order to ensure that he’ll be okay, and seeing as how this is a guy that’s done so much for so many other people in the time that we’ve known him, we should all be in agreement that thinking of his well being should have been the only thought that was on any of our minds during that Wild Card Game. If you disagree, then, shame on you.