People thought the quarterback carousel last year was crazy. Tom Brady leaving New England for Tampa Bay. Teddy Bridgewater returning as a starter with Carolina. Cam Newton replacing Brady in New England. Philip Rivers leaving the Chargers for the Colts. Amazing stuff. Yet somehow it appears 2021 may top it. Less than a month into the offseason and Matthew Stafford is already out of Detroit and headed for L.A. Deshaun Watson may soon be out in Houston. Now some are wondering if Carson Wentz will be up for grabs too.
The saga of the Philadelphia Eagles' former #2 pick is something. He was angling for MVP honors in 2017 before tearing his ACL late in the season. Then Nick Foles stole his shine while leading them to a Super Bowl title. Since then it feels like the pressure has only mounted on him to do it again. All this while a contentious relationship developed between him and head coach Doug Pederson.
Things finally reached a breaking point in 2020.
After throwing 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, Wentz was benched in favor of rookie Jalen Hurts. This led the quarterback to request a trade out of town. He had no interest in being a backup. People thought that when Pederson was fired this past month and replaced by Nick Sirianni that it was a signal Philadelphia was throwing their support behind Wentz. Is that the case though? Sirianni was non-committal when asked about. Enough to where many still think Wentz wants out and the Eagles are content moving forward with Hurts. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune made it clear the 28-year old could be on the table for the Bears."The Philadelphia Eagles are rumored to be looking to move Carson Wentz... ...Some are speculating whether the Bears could be in play for Carson Wentz, but you wonder what kind of scouting report former Eagles coach Doug Pederson would provide his friend Nagy."One can imagine Pederson may have plenty of warnings for anybody who will listen about Wentz. Stories out of Philadelphia are the quarterback can be difficult to coach at times. He certainly works hard but doesn't respond well to hard coaching, which can lead to frequent lapses in his execution. His willingness to rebel against Pederson's play-calling also doesn't reflect well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_RY2SWnqGI&ab_channel=PhiladelphiaEaglesNow







