Offseason moves by Eagles NFC East rivals that made us laugh

The Commanders sign former Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz.

If you’re a fan of the Washington Commanders, and you’re excited about this team’s decision to trade for Carson Wentz, you haven’t been paying a lick of attention to what’s been going on with this guy.

The former North Dakota State Bison standout had all of the tools coming out of college… physically. He’s six-foot-five. He tips the scales at 240 pounds. There aren’t many men walking that are able to do some of the things that he does on a football field. The problem with Wentz was the other stuff that comes with playing the quarterback position. You know… the intangibles.

He’s fragile emotionally. He’s, at best, an average teammate. He’s been credited as a good leader, but time and time again, we’ve seen that no one wants to follow this guy. Congratulations to the Commanders. He’s your problem now.

Naturally, we can’t mention Wentz without stating that, once upon a time, he was oh so close to winning the NFL’s MVP trophy. He didn’t, and he’s been riding that wave ever since even though all of the evidence points to something that his apologists still haven’t learned yet.

2017 wasn’t the rule. It was the exception. What Carson Wentz that year was a mirage.

The facts are he was never that good, but fate has a way of writing some rather strange stories. The Eagles will play him two times annually now, and what happens in those games may finally write the ending to a story that should have ended a long time ago.