Each Philadelphia Eagles rival’s most overrated player in 2022
. . Carson Wentz, Commanders. . player. 58.
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz continues to garner acclaim that he has yet to earn.
Come on. Before you decided to give this one a read, you had to know that Carson Wentz was earning a mention. And no, this has nothing to do with possible grudges, unfulfilled expectations, the way things ended with the Philadelphia Eagles, or the fact that he’s wearing the wrong colored jersey now.
It’s impossible to speak with the Carson Wentz apologists without hearing that he once was a legitimate MVP candidate. While that’s true, haven’t we all gotten to the point where we’ve realized that was the exception to the rule and not the rule itself? You should have if you haven’t.
Take Wentz’s run in 2017 off of his resume, and his record as a starter is 33-38-1. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is barely above the 2-1 range (107 touchdowns versus 50 interceptions). It’s debatable that his teammates even like him. Regardless of where you stand on that, however, here’s what we all can agree on.
Carson Wentz has a phenomenal agent and support system. Sure, he was probably deserving of the second chance in Indianapolis with the Colts, but seeing him get another shot with the Washington Commanders feels wrong. It feels like he’s taken a job that someone else deserved.
We won’t knock him. If Washington is willing to give him another opportunity to start, why wouldn’t he take it? This league will give a former second-overall selection at the quarterback position as many shots as possible.
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Washington has some talent on its roster on both sides of the ball: defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, running back Antonio Gibson, wide receiver Terry McLaurin, and defensive ends Montez Sweat and Chase Young. All are deserving of the respect they’ve been given. That isn’t the case with Wentz though.
The 2022-2023 NFL season will, in all likelihood, be his final opportunity to prove he belongs in the NFL. At the risk of sounding disrespectful, based on what he’s demonstrated over the past two seasons, it’s doubtful that he’ll be able to prove that he does.