Carson Wentz Pulled His Own Plug
If there was any question as to whether Carson Wentz should continue to get starts for the Minnesota Vikings, he ended the conversation on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran journeyman had an opportunity in front of him, and he shot himself in the foot, then blew off his leg for good measure.
Carson Wentz started for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he put the nail in his own coffin.
Not only did Wentz miss multiple throws to wide receiver Jordan Addison on an early drive, but then he showed a whole new level of ineptitude. A pick-six generated by failing to read the linebacker, and a yolo-ball that even Nick Mullens would have been proud of, should have earned him a benching.
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Max Brosmer remained on the sidelines, though, and Wentz did his best to cover for his own mistakes. Despite a strong showing thus far from the Vikings’ secondary, Jalen Hurts made a mockery of them en route to a perfect passer rating. Still, the Eagles struggled in key spots and gave Minnesota a chance.
A bad throw to T.J. Hockenson in the 4th quarter wiped off a late touchdown after a replay review. Minnesota never got the ball back, and Kevin O’Connell’s clock mismanagement helped to sink the home team by six points. They weren’t favored, and the schedule gets nasty, but this game continued to be there for the taking.
Whether J.J. McCarthy is healthy enough or not, it has been more than made clear that the young quarterback is not where the head coach wants him to be developmentally. Wentz could have taken advantage of that reality and earned himself a longer leash. Facing the reigning Super Bowl champions and his first employer a second time, the result was the same. This wasn’t the 24-8 drubbing he experienced with the Washington Commanders in 2022, but it was another slow car accident you just wanted to end.
You can attribute the elevated success of Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones to their experience within the Kevin O’Connell quarterback school. Right now, though, it’s time to give Wentz a failing grade and return the homework as is. Minnesota has nothing to gain by continuing to run him out there, and the backup duties must be assigned once again.
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