Are Carson Wentz’s Days With the Eagles Numbered?
The Eagles game against the Cleveland Browns this Sunday is a huge game for the outlook of the rest of the season.
But could this also be the game that defines the future of Carson Wentz as an Eagles? It is very possible.
The Eagles fell to the Giants on Sunday 27-17 in a game where the team looked out of sync from the very beginning of the contest. The offense had a couple of decent drives but Wentz again looked very off from the beginning of the game, missing high early on, and then got slightly better as the game went along.
Ultimately, it was too little too late and the Eagles lost a division game dropping them to 3-5-1 on the year. And somehow, still in the first place of the dreadful NFC East.
We know this is not a first-place football team. The division is bad so the Eagles will most likely be in the division race until the very end, but this team is very lucky they play in the worst division in football.
So why is this game against the Browns so important to the future of Carson Wentz?
If the Eagles fall to the Browns, they will fall to 3-6-1 and have a gauntlet of a schedule to go through during the four weeks after their trip to Cleveland (vs.SEA @GB vs. NO @ AZ). It is very possible that the Eagles could head into a Week 16 divisional matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at 3-10-1 (with a chance to win the division because, NFC East football 2020).
So what if the Eagles are 3-10-1? Does that mean it’s time for a quarterback change?
Are we looking at the coaching staff? Is the GM on the hot seat? Something will have to change because the play-calling has been bad, the team has looked bad and the quarterback has played badly. Unfortunately, all signs point to the quarterback being the first shoe to drop, which I think would be a mistake.
As it stands, for now, I am not making those calls for the Eagles. Doug Pederson and Howie Roseman are in charge of making that call and by selecting Jalen Hurts in the second round the last draft, they caused some doubt in the Eagles QB room (or factory…). If the Eagles fall to 3-10-1, the heat will be on Wentz, Pederson, and Roseman. As it should be because 3-10-1 is unacceptable and while Wentz has definitely been part of the problem this year, he is not the only reason this team has struggled and may continue to struggle. But if Howie and Doug start feeling the heat, they have a choice to change the quarterback and give their second-round pick a chance at the end of the year. By that point, fans might be begging for it and it will be hard for anyone to blame them (even though I’ll find a way).
So why is this game in Cleveland so important for Wentz’s future as an Eagle?
It could set him up for a valiant second half where he wills the team to the playoffs starting with a win in Cleveland, or it could be a loss that sends the Eagles spiraling and numbers Wentz’s days as the starting quarterback in Philadelphia. This is a huge week for the future of the Eagles, and I haven’t felt less confident about the Birds in a long time.
How’s everyone’s 2020 going??
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