Unflattering Report About Carson Wentz Emerges After Trade

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - JANUARY 09: Carson Wentz #2 of the Indianapolis Colts looks up at the score board during the fourth quarter in the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on January 09, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

The Carson Wentz era for the Indianapolis Colts lasted just one season. Earlier this week, they traded the former No. 2 overall pick to the Washington Commanders.

Now that Wentz is officially gone, the NFL world is starting to learn what went on behind the scenes in Indianapolis.

According to Zak Keefer of The Athletic, people within the Colts organization were frustrated with Wentz’s leadership and careless play.

"Over the course of the year, some grew frustrated at what they deemed a lack of leadership, a resistance to hard coaching and a reckless style of play, which had a role in several close losses this year,” Keefer wrote.

Keefer also revealed that Colts head coach Frank Reich apologized to team owner Jim Irsay for wanting them to pursue Wentz last offseason.

Wentz finished the 2021 season with 3,563 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Even though Wentz’s stat line didn’t look bad at all, it’s evident that he wasn’t the franchise quarterback Indianapolis was searching for.

With Wentz out of the picture, the pressure will be on Colts general manager Chris Ballard to find the right signal-caller this offseason.

https://thespun.com/nfl/afc-south/indianapolis-colts/unflattering-report-about-carson-wentz-emerges-after-colts-trade

Nothing new here but the report of an alleged private apology from Reich to the owner

Rumor of Minshew trade to Indy. Wonder if we can get a 2nd or 3rd rounder even if conditional based on starts?

I’d be happy with a 3rd for Minshew and a 3rd for Dillard plus a trade back  with one our first round picks to get another 2nd or 3rd next year. Would give us some firepower to trade up for a QB next year if we need one. 

It ended badly in Philly. It ended badly in Indy. There's no smoke without fire. And let's not forget here Wentz wasn't actually that bad in terms of overall performance last year. He wasn't great but he wasn't actually awful. 

17 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

It ended badly in Philly. It ended badly in Indy. There's no smoke without fire. And let's not forget here Wentz wasn't actually that bad in terms of overall performance last year. He wasn't great but he wasn't actually awful. 

I don't have an Athletic subscription so can't read the entire article. I gather the last two losses were not the primary motivators to the Colts' decision.

Weren't they on hard knocks this year?

Going on year 2 without Wentz. We got our 1st rounder for him so why is he still a topic in TATE? Especially when our QB is equally as bad

On 3/13/2022 at 10:34 AM, Rob331 said:

Nothing new here but the report of an alleged private apology from Reich to the owner

If you read between the lines, Reich is begging to keep his job

14 hours ago, Procus said:

If you read between the lines, Reich is begging to keep his job

You're probably right. He'd get an OC job but that pays beau coup less than the head coach job.