The Truth Hurts
A Carson Wentz deal is imminent!
Well, at least that’s what reports have stated since the off-season began.
There have been many reports referring to the Chicago Bears and them having what is said to be the best offer on the table. However, there’s a sense that Wentz himself prefers to go to Indianapolis.
Those who in which are also rumored to have an offer on the table, however according to all reports that said the offer is underwhelming compared to the compensation the Eagles are looking to receive.
While no one knows for sure when a Wentz deal will occur, one thing that is for certain is that Howie Roseman must ensure that Wentz doesn’t step another foot in an Eagles locker room. How we’ve gotten to this point isn’t solely on Wentz, as everyone from former coach Doug Pederson, general manager Howie Roseman, and now apparently owner Jeffrey Lurie has a hand in this mess. However, the man’s silence that was supposed to be the franchise quarterback over a month into the off-season has been quite telling.
Even after the coach’s firing that Wentz’s supposed problem stems from, even after the hire of a head coach, many projected to be ‘Pro-Wentz,’ and even after the Eagles brass reportedly were scheduled to focus an entire off-season on fixing their investment.
Still, North Dakota’s pride refuses to do any business with the Eagles, or at least Howie Roseman.
Meanwhile, it sounds as if Philadelphia has been preparing to shift gears towards Jalen Hurts as the franchise’s future.
“Doug did not buy into Hurts the way (GM Howie) Roseman did at all,” said the source, “(and) the two could not come to an agreement on his future with the team.” – Eagle Maven (Sports Illustrated)
It also sounds as if some Eagles players have settled in on the idea of Hurts as the starter for the foreseeable future and are ready to move on from Wentz completely.
This group including a group of Eagles receivers who are preparing to travel to Texas to train with Hurts next month.
Philly Voice’s Joe Santoliquito, who was behind the infamous reports from January 2019 painting Wentz as selfish, uncompromising, and playing favorites — recently released another article detailing the fall of Carson Wentz, and it featured more than a few notable quotes from unnamed Eagles players.
“Everyone was looking at each other thinking, does he want outta here? How are you supposed to follow a leader like that?” said one source of the reports suggesting Wentz wanted out, which started as far back as December 20. “When he does address it, do you really think anyone will believe him?”
The route seems to have been chosen, and it seems to be a matter of when–not if Philadelphia should see the departure of its franchise leader in yards in a single season generally soon. Where he goes is a great question, and has Jalen Hurts shown both the Eagles front office and new coaching enough to garner a chance as the undisputed starter in Philadelphia?
When asked about the torch’s potential passing during an interview, Hurts tried his best to downplay will he be the starter for the 2021 season.
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Five years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles traded ‘the farm,’ moving from 12 to eight and then from eight to two in order to acquire a franchise quarterback. After years of instability at the position, this was supposed to be the guy who led Philadelphia for at least the next decade. Now here we are wondering exactly where did things go wrong? Was it the litany of injuries?
Maybe but we’ve also seen Wentz flash the same abilities shown during the 2017 season at times, just not consistently. Was it the fact that his backup won a Super Bowl? Possibly but this is the same guy who watched his backup lead the team to a National Championship during his senior season at NDSU. Yet, that same backup mentioned how pivotal a role Wentz played in the success of both him and the team during his absence.
Maybe it was the fact that the team selected what is now clearly viewed as his successor in the second round of the NFL Draft right after giving him a massive contract? Honestly, we’d be at it all day if we tried to figure out all of the ways both Philadelphia and Wentz failed each other and who exactly is at fault.
The fact of the matter is, somehow we’ve arrived at this point, and all good things must come to an end, even if the truth…
Well, sometimes the truth ‘Hurts.’
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