Is Carson Wentz being unfairly blamed for Colts' downfall? | Film Room

In the game of football, context is everything. When you’re deciding if it was a good decision or a poor one, or you’re trying to sort out the elite from the good or the good from the bad, context is the main factor. It’s the major thing that separates your understanding of how a game really went.
For some players, like Carson Wentz on the Colts, context is critical. To end the year, the Colts were on a three-game winning streak and were sitting at 9-6. They then played their final two games against the Raiders and the Jaguars. If they won either, they likely would have made the playoffs. However, they lost both and consequently went home.
Since these games happened, a lot has changed in Indianapolis. Carson Wentz was traded to Washington, and the Colts traded for Matt Ryan. In this video, I wanted to look at the final two games for Carson Wentz. Was he to blame for their struggles? Or were there other factors involved and Carson Wentz is actually being unfairly criticized for what happened?
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[@johnrotten3268]

I will tell you what Wentz's biggest issue really is... Pocket awareness... He will hold on to the ball too long when a QB like Brady knows to throw it short or away. He takes forever to make a decision too. Elite QB's make quick smart throws and know their surroundings. A QB coach needs to work on this big time with him. I think part of that issue is reading the defense too... If they are in a dime guess what??? Maybe you should know you can hold it longer... If they are blitzing maybe just maybe that should give you the idea that maybe i need to make a quick decision??? Wentz has a great arm, but he takes too long to release...

[@noahbrecker1129]

that was his issue in philly near the end of his tenure

[@awesomebeast7509]

As a Raider fan I think it’s important to mention they lost a lot of their oline when they played us. I know because I have the Hardknocks episode on dvr and I watch it all the time lol

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

Very fair point! Those backups got spanked though.

[@awesomebeast7509]

@@SamuelGoldNFL Couldn’t agree anymore😈

[@danieldougan269]

Jacksonville did the same thing. That offensive line wasn't blocking well for Jonathan Taylor either.

[@luked3996]

The colts online ranked 28th in pass protection last year.

[@dragonridersally]

Poor Ryan Kelly

[@evanbell7825]

Dude gets so much unnecessary hate. He’ll do better in Washington where he has actual receivers

[@Fidilisfool]

My biggest gripe as a colts fan was his failure to read a defense and take checkdowns with the best rb in nfl and his tendency to create sacks

[@walkertrokey3922]

Understandable, but his stats were good, maybe he's worried he'll get injured by running so he will stay in in the pocket

[@TBW4412]

He could have stayed in the pocket and just threw it short but he always wanted the deeper ball most of the time

[@Candypants217]

Best rb in the NFL 🤣🤣🤣 dudes had one good season cmon man 🤦‍♂️

[@Fidilisfool]

@@Candypants217 one mvp year one great year over a thousand yards with just over 200 touches. He has averaged over 5 yards a carry since he entered league.

[@Candypants217]

@@Fidilisfool still disrespectful to the HBs that have done it more consistently, you could've said "one of the best" and that would've been completely Valid, I think he is a great player point is, we've all seen more than 1 RB have a historical season just to end up flopping. Again want to reiterate I don't think that will be the case with him we just need more than a season of it before we crown him that's all I'm saying man

[@MrASesay]

Great work

[@isaacbaumgartle5190]

Good breakdown. One thing worth pointing out is that the colts play calling was so conservative BECAUSE of Wentz. He threw one too many shovel/lefthanded pass INTs for the coaching staff to trust him. I think that's a big part of why they melted down in the last 2 games. Because every defense knew the Colts were trying to hide Wentz rather than rely on him.

[@Chocolate-PhD]

Great video as always! I hope Colts OL get better for Matt Ryan. The relationship between conservative play call and OL performance was interesting. Maybe do an analysis to find out how much it correlates?

[@fluffynoodless]

Love this type of videos!

[@imliterallybooni]

does he deserve blame for the jax game? yes. all of it? hell no. everyone here is talking about how if wentz took checkdowns this and that they wouldve made the playoffs but what about the defense blowing a 22-3 lead? a 24-14 lead? a 14-0 lead? what about those, no carson must get all the blame as a QB can have 5k yards and 60 TDs but if they dont win anything they shouldnt be in the league anymore huh. carson had 400 and 2 Touchdowns and led his offense to 2 important field goal drives which 1 couldve been a game winner against Baltimore, wentz was lighting it up the first half of the bucs game and took em up 24-14 and no i do not wanna hear the whole "its tom brady and the bucs" bullshit, if they r up big at halftime, they should remain up big come 4th quarter time, yes i do agree wentz threw a bad pick to antoine winfield but ur not gonna expect wentz to have a season with absolutely 0 interceptions in the season right? plus wentz went from league leader in most ints to league leader (or top 3 ig) in least ints

[@showtimetrey6458]

if you watch all of his turnovers hes getting killed by lineman only 3 INTS out of 7 are arguably on carson the only one that was a definite was the int in the jags game. but even the one against the rams you could see he had no option but to throw the shovel or take the sack and his wr tripped and it got picked. then you have the int with the titans at first look the pick6 is terrible but it was better because it gave them back the ball instead of the titans while only being tied up a chance for the colts to drive and win. and even the INts he through to the bucs... it was a hail mary with 00 secs on the clock so hes literally no choice other than that he got killed on a the throws so i dont blame him completely

[@TBW4412]

The offense literally disappeared in the 2nd half consistently going 0-4 on multiple drives and not giving the defense time to rest so then the defense got tired and struggled to stop the offense

[@beginostrich7619]

THISSSS RIGHT HERE OMG

[@showtimetrey6458]

@@TBW4412 so is it no responsibility on the supposed best back in football who gets shut down on multiple 3rd and shorts?

[@sunnydosanjh6750]

Great video per usual brother. So many times we end up placing too much credit/blame at the feet of the QB. Carson didn't do much to help the situation but it was definitely a team 'effort' that lost them their playoff spot. Enjoy your trip man, hopefully we can get a Christian Watson video when you get back👀

[@gardockis.playground]

Eagles and Colts both understand who and what Wentz is. Stat people look at Wentz Vs Rivers in Indy. Wentz in his prime and Rivers on the verge of retirement. Both players virtually had the same offense and River s played one less regular season game. Rivers had nearly 1k more yards passing and made the playoffs. Wentz had one receiver with over 500 yards receiving. Rivers had 5 players over 500 yards .

[@Cryovix]

Biggest difference I saw between Rivers and Wentz was it felt like Rivers read the defense better and was more willing to take the check downs/shorter plays where with Wentz it felt like every ball he threw it had to be a 15 yard or longer throw

[@gardockis.playground]

@@Cryovix totally.. look at Hines usage w Rivers vs Wentz

[@mikewilson2122]

Excellent breakdown as always. 💪🏽

[@SethRoseberry]

It’s too easy to blame Wentz. Regardless of how well he played. His stats show that he had a great season. People expected way too much from him. He has one bad season, and apparently people say he’s a terrible QB. The last two games had bad defensive play on the colts part. And the play calling of the coach. If Rivers was still with the colts, and had a 9-8 season, the blame wouldn’t be on Rivers. Like I said, people are gonna blame Wentz when he even makes minor mistakes. People like to blame him bc it’s what majority of the people say and what they want to hear.

[@anthonypatterson8796]

Dude has 3 career playoff passing yards in 6 seasons.

[@Jackyjr24]

1:55 that plays a prime example of why the colts got rid of wentz he doesn’t take the layups. He had an easy first down

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

Wait he completed that throw. It was incredible haha

[@Jackyjr24]

Just because you walk across a 5 lane highway and don’t get injured or die doesn’t make it a good decision

[@kishaunwright5139]

I think the problem with wentz is his unwillingness to take the check downs he hates taking checkdowns and with Kurt Warner helping hopefully he does it this year

[@smithnwesson990]

It'd his mechanics also. He plays like a big athlete with a cannon but can't use simple footwork and make 5 and 10 yard throws. He overthinks.

[@JamesJDMoe]

where did you hear Kurt is helping him?

[@opossumvoltron8558]

Could you maybe do a video on AJ Terrell he is super good but I feel like no one knows about him?

[@billypaulson7880]

Cecil at FBG alluded to the Colts deciding to part ways with Carson before these games. Also Carson has long been rumored to be less than perfect in the locker room. Wanted to add, I've watched your stuff for years. Keep it up!

[@fidtru8615]

What's hilarious is thinking that over-the-hill Matt Ryan is really going to make Colts better this year

[@brettdavidson3866]

Yep we went 4-12 great job

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

Let's be honest, Carson does not deserve all the blame because if you look at the Colts offensive Talent their best receiver was Michael Pittman and that was it. Hilton was a shell of himself, Parris Campbell can't stay healthy. They were relying on Jonathan Taylor too much. I do think he will do better in Washington because they got more offensive Talent than Indianapolis.

[@tbassrage1866]

Absolutely

[@bh-zj4yt]

Good stuff…people like to trash PFF but they rank the Colts OLine 30th in pass blocking It showed in that Jags game

[@timetraveler1281]

What I saw was a Offensive line who didn't show up . Remember having over a 40 % under pressure , is SAD , especially from a Run first offense . Jag Defensive line should of been handled since they only have one really good defensive lineman .

[@stevenmurphy1665]

If the Colts' O-Line doesn't come together, it will be a long season them. Last year their left tackle was pathetic, and it cost them dearly. As a result, Carson Wentz got blamed for a lot of crap that wasn't his fault. Further, he came into camp with TWO ankle sprains, but played thru it. That had to impact his stats.... No, he's not at the level Indy was used to with Manning & Luck (are they spoiled or what?), but he's better than he gets credit for....

[@brettdavidson3866]

Yep they are spoiled and it was Irsay Fault should have kept Carson but we got Matt I’m washed Ryan

[@mrcowen2735]

I’m mostly worried about our defense…We did pretty decent considering we played with Taylor Hienicke. We have a lot of weapons on offense we just need to properly use them. I think offensively we’re going to get off to a rough start but once everyone settles in things will start clicking. But last season our defense was sub-par. I don’t see that changing very much next season

[@garyfields3744]

Exactly how I feel

[@opossumvoltron8558]

You should do a video on Matt Ryan now that he is going to the colts. Or maybe a baker mayfield video

[@issaikh]

The conservative playcalling can be chalked up to Wentz having issues maintaining his accuracy and his inability to quickly read defenses and pivot to 2nd and 3rd options on plays consistently. Once defenses realized that he was force feeding Michael Pittman Jr, who was the primary wideout with the frame and length to snatch Wentz's often late or inaccurate passes, the passing game started stalling by around the buffalo game. For a while it wasn't mattering because the colts were either blowing out the godawful texans, or the defense and special teams were generating a lot of big plays/turnovers. But Reich had clearly given up on any idea of Wentz being able to carry and push the offense well before these last two games. If you really want to break down how detrimental the staff, the very staff that pushed hard to get Wentz in the first place, viewed their quarterback, just look at the patriots game film. That will tell you far more than just the last two games. The colts won 27-17, with their quarterback completing 5 of 12 passes for 57 yards, one touchdown, and one int. They asked Wentz to do the bare minimum to win a game in which their defense and special teams were causing turnover after turnover and setting the offense up for easy success, and Wentz nearly tanked that game away with a really high percentage of awful throws.

[@jeffvance5290]

Talk about scapegoating lmao. First off you are severely overhyping that roster. His targets and pass blocking unit were both low tier. The defense was below average with that horrific air defense. The play calling is only setting Wentz up for failure. Also there were multiple 3rd down drops in that Jags game not shown in this somewhat unfair evaluation that heavily focused on negatives. Wentz is far from a great QB, but you scapegoating him acting like INDY wasn’t a bad situation is laughably biased.

[@ZuluGamingSeries]

@@jeffvance5290 there defense had top 3 in turn overs nice try

[@NomadicBrian]

The Colts sucked on many levels down that stretch last season. Carson struggled in key games when under pressure. It was not all Wentz's fault. I don't think Wentz is a top NFL QB either. The Colts should never have signed him. The Colts will be a better team this season. They have addressed a lot of last season's problems. Wentz should do OK with Washington. All good.

[@brettdavidson3866]

You wanna change your thoughts after we went 4-12 how great was Matt I’m washed Ryan

[@NomadicBrian]

@@brettdavidson3866 Not really I don't mind guessing wrong sometimes. keeps me balanced.

[@jeffvance5290]

How about also showing the 3 drops in the Jags game all on 3rd down. Definitely wasn’t a fair evaluation on that game. Not only his OL but his WRs were awful that game and the coach almost seemed to be game planning to intently hurt Wentz to scapegoat him

[@OldGuard53]

Kurt Warner brokedown Carson Wentz and has been critical of his situation for the last couple of years. He's been fair and accurate, without bias. He also publicly stated that he would help any NFL QB that asked...Wentz called him and has been getting private coaching from Kurt Warner. Wentz doesn't seem to be uncoachable, nor much of any other than humble and dedicated to getting better. That type of attitude brings a good chance for success. Probably playing with the best WRs he's ever had and there's 4 of them in WSH. I wouldn't bet against him.

[@JamesJDMoe]

who said carson is getting coaching from Kurt?

[@OldGuard53]

@@JamesJDMoe I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnfLoZ95ed6Ffac

[@name-xt5pv]

Nice

[@xBulletproof1]

You complain about the conservative play calling, but I would argue the conservative play calling was because they didn't trust Wentz. It's also why Taylor got so many carries all year, you can't convince me that Reich wanted JT to carry the ball that much. As a Colts fan, I was done with him somewhere between week 10-12. Everyone focuses on these games, but the damage was done before that. He had the exact same WR/RB/TE and 4/5 OL that Phillip Rivers did. Rivers couldn't throw beyond 25 yards hardly, and was a statue behind the line. But I would contend the Colts would have been better last year with him at QB. The decision making was horrible all year. Our best offense 2 or 3 games was Wentz ignoring the underneath routes, throwing passes short of the WR on deep routes. The WR would fight to get back to the ball and the CB would interfere. It's literally why they won 2 games I can think of. But it was a bad throw, and bad decision that got bailed out by the DB/ref. He killed drives all year ignoring easy 5 yard plays.

[@FluffyBunny9002]

I think the vast majority of Wentz's problems are in his head. He was absolutely elite until that injury against the Rams. Follow that up with his backup winning the SB, and I think his confidence is shattered.

[@jonathanfeldheim6554]

IMHO Wentz has never recovered from 1-2 injuries he sustained since leading the Eagles on a 10-1 run; the talent potential is just not what it was, and he hasn't compensated.

[@eriksports]

It’s absolutely hilarious how inept nfl franchises are to keep giving up valuable picks for Wentz

[@RagingKabuto]

Jesus, to imply that the Colts are inept because of a bad trade, that's some casual shit if I've ever seen it.

[@eriksports]

@@RagingKabuto take a deep breath my dude

[@beginostrich7619]

eriksports he’s not wrong

[@eriksports]

@@beginostrich7619 neither am I. It’s OBVIOUSLY more nuanced than the black n white picture he is implying I’m proposing. But giving up big assets for a qb like Wentz is absolutely inept team building.

[@beginostrich7619]

eriksports rn yes I agree but given that this is is best receiving core he’s had in a while, I expect big things from him. He can make plays most qbs can’t make, they just get overshadowed by the few idiotic turnovers he makes

[@avion1963]

Thanks! But if Washington doesnt make deal for carson then who is their qb? Every qb makes a lot of $...

[@dandrummond9154]

You are going too deep. Understanding causation is a great and worthy goal, but if sticking your hand in box hurts, you can't see what is happening, pull back, look inside, see nothing, stick your hand inside, it hurts again, rinse and repeat, eventually you have to make a results based decision. I rooted for him with the Colts, but something changed in 2020. Carson Wentz became Carson Wince because he gets that hard to watch.

[@duellinksrebel143]

1:55 wentz had to left side vertical wide open smh

[@harveyhorwitz1346]

They will blame Fields in Chicago now that they have the Colt management rejects.

[@paultoy9611]

How about the Ravens game earlier in the year where Wentz totally played well enough to win even putting the winning FG on his kicker's foot after that kicker had already missed two kicks in the game? That alone should've made the Colts 10-7. There are other obvious things I could point out as well like Wentz not having a 1WR for twelve weeks of the season with Parris Campbell out.People try to call Pittman a 1WR but he's not.Pittman is an effective high traffic receiver but not a zip route WR.Plus for the Colts first 4or 5 games last year their Oline was missing key guys and they had to play away against great QB/WR teams which the Colts showed they couldn't stop defensively.

[@krystalphillips3555]

Watching him as the season progressed, I noticed he has happy feet, gets up on his toes and was panicky, I am surprised he hasn't hurt his ankles more in his career. He just seems that way to me, the later the season got especially when playoffs were looming the more he became antsy and held ball to long.

[@1lfjewelz181]

expectations were so high for a qb that had literally no summer practice with his team

[@malrulesall9669]

That last game was definitely his fault but I'd say outside of that he had a solid season 👌👍💯👏

[@simplyturf]

You just came here to comment without actually watching the video? Wow

[@AK-ll2dh]

And how about now, after seeing a "better" Colts team go into Jacksonville and get shut out???

[@jacobfournier4880]

Blame is 50% Wentz with his bad decisions and holding the ball to long and 50% down year from the Oline

[@brandonmadden199]

Yes he is

[@kishaunwright5139]

He fell in love with Pittman

[@charlespaul91]

Colts were spoiled with Manning and Luck before him. They wanted a leader that was on that tier but Wentz is not that. Doesn't mean Wentz isn't a solid QB still, he is just not a HOF caliber leader.

[@claytonbinner]

The pro bowlers on defense not being able to stop anything the last 2 games of the year didn’t help things either.

[@iarocks44]

The breakdown of the last two games is fair and I appreciate you putting yourself out there. However, when you admit he was pressured 52% of the time it's hard to place too much blame on him for a bad game. Also, there were 14 other games, including several losses that Carson played very well in. Overall he was only responsible for 12 TOs (7 int and 5 lost fumbles). And he was middle of he pack for starters in terms of sacks. People want to just focus on those 2 last games - well the entire team played like garbage both games while Carson was largely responsible for them even being in that position to begin with. As for characterizing the trade as desperation, that is a media narrative that is just not true IMO. They had a list of desired outcomes. This was the best scenario after Wilson and Rogers were off the board. The draft picks are a non-issue for me and to be fair they got them back in the draft. Would like to have seen them get Indy to take some of that CAP but it's not debilitating and unlike you I do not see it having much if any impact on FA sending. They could have restructured him and others if they really wanted CAP. Ron R has never been a big spender in free agency. The trade did not change that. Wentz is never going to be the guy who when the entire team is playing like garbage he will rise up like superman and win the game for you. But there are very few players like that in history. Carson makes the team better, and potentially much much better. High ceiling, low floor and an easy out after 1 season without losing any 1st or 2nds so you can be active in the 2023 draft for a QB. Few trades are perfect. But this was a good move by the team and again I do NOT see it as desperation at all.

[@finny643]

I watched every Colts game last season and Carson Wentz had one of the luckiest season I've ever seen in terms of dropped interceptions so that TO stat actually makes him look good - I'm pretty sure I saw one game where it threw what should have been 5 interceptions in one game but 4 of them were dropped

[@iarocks44]

@@finny643 Yea, nobody dropped a pass. The poor throws were never becasue the WR ran the wrong route. The Oline was an non-issue becasue having 11% more than the average snaps to make plays has no impact on performance. Have to just play through it. I watched every game too. And while he made mistakes your characterization is more an after the fact going along with the media/Irsay the drug addict narrative than anything close to reality. I have never seen people go through so many mental gymnastics to rationalize away the facts - 27 - 7. Period. BTW - 4 pf the last 5 seasons Wentz throw only 7 ints. I guess he was jsut lucky every year. LOL

[@ZonesportsUpdate]

Love your analysis but no. He was rightfully blamed for losing the final game of the season vs the jags with the playoffs on the line.

[@malrulesall9669]

True that 💯

[@brettdavidson3866]

You aware colts haven’t beat the jags for years right ? And if Frank kicked a field goal in Baltimore we’re 10-7

[@lacarlomoore7121]

It’s really like a 1yr deal what does WSH have 2 lose not much we will see👀🤷🏽‍♂️

[@NutLump]

Hes just not the same anymore. its like his injury during the superbowel run made him lose confidence and revert back to his problems he had early in his career

[@smithnwesson990]

Wentz is clearly not the same after the ACL. He never was accurate but he was athletic. It's clear he never was coached well on mechanics. He had all the tools but his accuracy is just bad.

[@Tales_Thomas]

So u telling me in 6 off seasons he can't change his mechanics??

[@ttravis10]

Yea. Next.

[@jakewilson910]

Carson Wentz didn't deserve this kid of blame in Indianapolis!!! He deserved better!!!

[@spunkush]

The only thing that worries me about him is his accuracy. But at least he has a chance at becoming a franchise qb

[@cataclyst223]

He is an accurate QB though, especially when he has time to throw.

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

@@cataclyst223 Wentz is below average in every single advanced accuracy metric: next gen stats, pff accuracy, pff accuracy+ scoring, etc...

[@andrewkruzienski770]

As an Eagles fan it seems like they finally got the weapons that Wentz could have used. Seems like he has had big slow recievers in his down years.

[@Josh-go5lu]

He's got the best wr (by far) he's ever had now in Washington and I bet it won't change much. He's stubborn af

[@kyleblankenship6183]

@@Josh-go5lu I don’t see how it wouldn’t improve his game. He’s coming to a team with better receivers, a better O-Line and arguably a much better defense. Dude had far less support in Indianapolis and still only missed the playoffs by 1game. Don’t be surprised Washington balls out this season.

[@Josh-go5lu]

@@kyleblankenship6183 I said it won't change much. Carson has all the physical tools to be a top 5 qb but his problem is he's stubborn as hell. That's why he gets sacked so much and makes his OL look worse than they are. That's why he faces longer downs than he has to, because he doesn't care to look for the easy check down to get the chains moving. He's always looking for the kill shot and big play. Philly was bad his last year there but the best they looked all year was when hurts played. Indy was a good team before Wentz came with Rivers leading them. Then Wentz came and they regressed. Washington has a solid roster but Wentz isn't gonna change. He is who he is.

[@ZuluGamingSeries]

@@kyleblankenship6183 that defense is not better than Indy’s they created so many turn overs last year and they had the most pro bowlers lmal

[@alienlife7754]

You could do much worse than have Wentz as your backup. But I think his starting days are about over. He has one more shot in Washington and that team is gonna be a dumpster fire. I wish him well. Except when they play the Eagles. Lol.

[@williejaquan]

Let me tell you this as an Eagle fan Wentz always looks just good enough where it's hard to say "it's his fault" in comparison to the other team. But after awhile you will realize that you are repeating the same things over and over about him. I was there for years

[@xBulletproof1]

As a Colts fan I was excited when we got him. As the year went on it was clear he wasn't going to cut it. Everyone focuses on the Raiders/Jags games, but I was done with him weeks before that. I was watching guys run wide open it felt like all year underneath and he chucked it downfield constantly anyway. Our best offense for 3-4 games at one point was him throwing 40 yard passes to receivers 50 yards down the field. When they came back to the ball the DB grabbed them and it was pass interference. He kills drives by not just making the simple plays. People without context will never understand that. People complain about the OL/WR or whatever, but 40 year old Phillip Rivers had the exact same team and did more because he got rid of the ball to the right places and on time.

[@smithnwesson990]

Yeah it's like Wentz is basically Fitzpatrick with worse accuracy. He is a journeyman QB. Good enough to win with an elite Team but not good enough to make an ok team great.

[@Rafro96]

Yep, I had a bad feeling when Colts signed him because he literally has lowlights on KZbin. He is a good quarterback 80% of the time, and then craps the bed 20% of the time when the moment did not even call for it. Indisputably talented, unnecessarily wreckless.

[@showtimetrey6458]

@@smithnwesson990 crazy take when neither of your teams has put carson in the best possible position... neither of your teams built your team around wentz its been the opposite. the one year everyone says is his best you gave him great protection and your wrs played up. but ever since you guys couldnt protect him whereas washingtons team is built to his strength. not saying carson doesnt make bad plays but the team he had isnt in the situation to help him recover. cotls have a great rushing line like the eagles but they arent that caliber in PP. in terms the wr core hasnt had the talent Washington is giving him at this moment. and as long as the defense plays into who they were 2 years ago after everyone's injuries this will be the best defense hes played with as well. (arguably better than indys defense overall) got good and proven deep threats and a number 1 our WR is better than both indys and what he had in the eagles so i cant knock him completely. if he cant produce this year there is no hope for him though... i will agree there

[@xBulletproof1]

​@@showtimetrey6458 you sound like me last year as a Colts fan. And I think you're looking at things in the wrong direction. QBs make WRs better. WRs don't make QBs. Who was Cooper Kupp before Stafford? Not the Offensive Player of the Year, that's for sure. Megatron left Stafford in Detroit, but it never affected Staffords numbers. It just never affects good QBs that way. Look at Randy Moss. You can directly follow his QBs with his numbers. Culpepper to Kerry Collins, to Brady. Moss numbers suffered with Collins, but Collins literally kept his career averages, no difference. Moss didn't help him. Good to great WRs will make a play the average WR won't make what ... 2 plays a game? Maybe? The QB is EVERY SINGLE play, audibles, run directions, who he throws to. The QB makes so many important decisions they're the single biggest factor in their own success. **Edit** .... another example, look at Jared Goff from the Rams to Detroit in the same trade. He threw less passes so he had less yards, but there isn't any major statistical difference between his performance in the downgrade. He played like Jared Goff of the Rams. He didn't get statistically worse because of the worse talent around him. 🤷‍♂

[@derekb2405]

The Colts were overrated. Jonathan Taylor had a great season but he didn't have his 1st 100 yard rushing game until week 4 Dolphins and his 2nd was week 6 Texans. The "best line in football" was averaging less than 3.5 yards per carry in the losses during that 2-4 opening stretch. Week 5 vs Ravens Wentz went 25/35 for 402 2TD 0INT AND STILL LOST! No one wants to talk about that. Especially Irsay and Ballard. If you really want to know why the Colts didn't make the playoffs go back and watch the first 5 games.

[@HamburgerHelperDeath]

Kurt Warner already showed that Wentz made tons of errors in the Jax game where Kurt Warner did a 40 minute breakdown

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

I watched his video! Kurt did a great job breaking down Wentz, but he never discussed the context (play calling, offensive line) which played a huge part to the loss.

[@Cryovix]

For me, I believe wentz is to blame simply because he would never take check downs and every play he did he tried to make it a home run throw. taking the check downs opens up the field more and he just never did it. I personally believe its what cost us those last 2 games, its also what lost us the game against Tennessee that went to OT.

[@amandajones6164]

No. end of video. that's all

[@ervinbailey3088]

Indianapolis Colts never satisfied with any quarterback they did not have no wide receiver they couldn't even get off the break of the ball height height

[@EDW.5]

the reason why the colts ran the ball as if they had a lead in the last two games is because carson simply couldn’t win games throwing the ball. granted the offensive line was very inconsistent and injured throughout the season. but everytime the colts placed the game in carson’s hands he somehow threw it away. ravens, bucs, titans, rams, etc. that’s why you saw in games like bills and patriots were strictly running. i supported carson a lot during the season but he simply has a hard time taking checkdowns, throws inaccurate balls (the amount of overthrows i saw was horrifying), and cannot throw the ball away. he does make unbelievable plays at times but that’s the most he’s gonna bring to the table unless he matures as a QB.

[@cataclyst223]

You know what that means? He has had shit coaches. Not taking check downs is a coaching thing, Rivera and Turner have both said they are making sure to focus on his live for another play stuff. Turner said he can always call another deep shot. In indy it looked like he didn't get many chances to throw deep. Also aside from Pittman the Indy WR's are awful, Washington's wr group gonna be top 5, indy wont be top 20 in passing offense lol

[@whyumad2843]

@@cataclyst223 indys wrs are awful ? The same ones rivers had the year before you must be joking they aren’t all stars but surely aren’t awful the one thing this film missed was all of Wentz under throws/ over throws . Him throwing the ball at the ground with wide open receivers in the area ( cardinals game ) colts ranked 11 in passing with rivers and 26th with Wentz… not saying the colts wrs are great but it definitely wasn’t all on them

[@escaped1534]

@@whyumad2843 Well, its a mixed bag. Pittman nearly had double yards & 1 more TD while Hilton played in only 10 games, starting 9, and had half the stats from 2020. The 3rd receiver, Paschal fell off the map! Off course the O-line went from top 5 to 30th in pass-pro! I'd say, it's a strange anomaly, because the O & D rankings were nearly the same yoy (year over year)! 2020 = O 10 and D 9 2021 = O 9 and D 9

[@whyumad2843]

@@escaped1534 Pittman missed A few games with leg syndrome last year and he was A rookie so he wasn’t out nearly as much as he was this year all we seen was Taylor get fed more this year 100+ more carries than last year and way more targets in pass game it was more of they had more of A role this year that’s why the overall offense looks around the same the run game stepped up

[@escaped1534]

@@whyumad2843 Thanks! I saw the video and was just curious about the stats, so I checked them out?! Don't really know what to think, it's so strange!!!

[@kleindropper]

Why do they blow the whistle when he is clearly not down and not in the grasp? One of Wentz's strengths is that he does not go down easily and it's being totally negated by the sissy-like NFL officiating. Why don't they just fully convert to flag football?

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

That one killed me. It was for "Safety"

[@jdfoster23]

@@SamuelGoldNFL Dude what is the song you use in the background of your videos? Proud subscriber here, great stuff as always!

[@kevinwright6276]

Hell yeah he's being blame when the NFL is suppose a team game

[@washingtoncommandcenter5541]

I think Wentz is gonna ball out, we saw an MVP caliber season when he just had good pass pro, and good TE play with no real quality WRs, Alshon Jeffrey being well into his decline, and Agholor who just isn't very good. In Washington, he will have very close to the level of Pass Pro he had in 2017 plus a rounded and stacked group of pass catchers unlike he's ever seen, a group that can honestly be one of the best receiving units in football with Wentz at QB. McLaurin who has hovered around Elite level play through his 1st 3 seasons even with a revolving door of 8 B to C-Tier QBs, Curtis Samuel who has a Deebo Samuel type skill set, with more speed. Samuel is on par or better than any top WR Wentz has had, and he'll be Wentz's 2nd or 3rd option. Rookie, 1st round pick Jahan Dotson that is developing great chemistry with Wentz in OTAs and has big time potential, especially as a 2nd option or slot. Dyami Brown had his rookie season crushed by Heinicke's noodle arm, but just so happens to be a deep route specialist Tailor-Made for Carson's play style, Not to mention Cam Sims and Dax Milne who are on par or better than any WR2 Wentz as had while they are coming of the bench as his 5th, 6th option. He will have solid TEs to work with between Bates and Logan when he gets healthy not to mention the group of promising rookies. Add in a solid Run game that just got better by adding a bruising workhorse in Brian Robinson which should free up Gibby to join JD and Curtis Samuel as a great group of pass catchers out of the backfield as well. This offense is gonna shock the league and even a lot of fans with its explosiveness and dominance throughout the season while it carries us to a 13-win season, Division Title, and possibly a surprise NFC Championship Appearance.

[@venskus2009]

ill believe it when i see it. im tired of getting my hopes up for the redskins man. we have potential this season but i see no talent at tight end and our recievers are a bunch of "ifs" and then terry. also, our o line is ass compared to 2017 eagles. but id say our o line will be average.

[@evanbell7825]

That’s the only thing Washington was missing, a QB who could throw it over 30-40 yards. Heinicke missed dyami brown and mclaurin down the field countless times, Wentz should flourish with his strong arm

[@evanbell7825]

@@venskus2009 Also, their o-line ranked #5 or #6 last season with multiple injuries? They’re getting back their players at full health and basically traded an injury prone sheriff for norwell who’s just as good? Mclaurin is never a “what if” dude is elite. Curtis Samuel was hurt almost entirely last season and he seems to be fully healthy in OTAs. Watch dyami browns film, he’s been open tons of times and heinicke couldn’t hit him, he’s never been given a real chance. Dotson is really the only “what if.” He looks good, but time will tell. Gotta have faith in your team, I wasn’t a huge fan of stafford coming into the rams but he won us a Super Bowl so

[@andrewmeador7133]

This is exactly the same things that were said here in Indy when he came in. The first few games he played pretty well, then the flaws started to show. Poor decision making, indecisive on throws and reads, checking out to bad plays. He also lost a large part of the locker room partway through the season we found out later. For my part, if I saw him try one more left handed flip pass when he was getting tackled I would puke. In short, it's not the last two games you should look at, it's the whole season. And it's not when times are are good that you see a true leader, it's when they get rough. That's when you saw the true type of leader he is, and it wasn't a good look.

[@venskus2009]

@@evanbell7825 the o line has only 2 starters returninf. How is norwell as good as all pro scherff. I said mclaurin it good. Curtis is an if. Dyami brown is an if.

[@GermanShepherd1983]

Heck no, Wentz is fully responsible for the what happened to the Colts.

[@beginostrich7619]

Good argument

[@Jackyjr24]

Can’t blame him for the sack but can blame him for the fumble

[@sinkingbait9140]

Wentz was ok he’s not elite but neither is Frank Reich Frank is a lot of the problem nobody talks about guys aren’t ready and not held accountable.

[@cataclyst223]

@8:15 Hilton doesn't even move when the ball was snapped for 2 seconds. All other WR's are released into their routes. If he would have ran his damn route that was an open pass he would have caught, those WR's are fucking trash lol

[@whyumad2843]

The same Hilton was doing good with every Qb but Wentz lol the same WRs looked a lot better with 90 year old rivers playing lol

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

It's a delayed wheel. It's meant to be like that.

[@cataclyst223]

@@SamuelGoldNFL Mark Schlereth said the same thing, The indy Wr's had awful understanding of routes, he is a sb winner i'll take his opinion over yours lol

[@cataclyst223]

@@whyumad2843 hilton is washed up lol

[@whyumad2843]

@@cataclyst223 yeah same ty Hilton rivers had

[@davidparkes7741]

No, no he's not. There, saved y'all 10 minutes, lol.

[@grinningchicken]

Carson is what he is at this point. But Washington was stuck. Statistically Wentz is slightly better than Mayfield who was are only other choice.

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

Yeup. I don't blame them for doing it, I blame them for being in the situation to do it in the first place. Bad planning.

[@grinningchicken]

@@SamuelGoldNFL Yep my Commies are experts at making sure they are in the worst QB situation possible.

[@Johnysimus]

I don't understand why is the Colts team so overrated the last couple of season. Besides the QB position, their Oline took a huge hit with the LT leaving 2 season ago and pretty much all the other position rooms are pretty average, outside of maybe RB. But to that we all know running backs don't matter. So why do people think they are good? They have a good HC and great GM, but they don't have any receivers, their TEs are meh, the Dline is not terrible, but also not amazing, secondary is pretty average too, maybe slightly above average, but without any big names and LB... I know Leonard is a big name, and he is a good player, but to have your MLB the star of your defense sounds like something from the 90s...

[@richardrhodes4701]

😂😂😂

[@kleindropper]

This is correct. The Colts have a lot of roster holes that haven't been filled. The only reason they made the playoffs in 2020 is because of their weak schedule and Covid. Taylor and Wentz carried them last year through a very tough schedule. Their defense let Lamar Jackson set a record for completion % in a game last year in the most frustrating game I've ever watched.

[@richardrhodes4701]

@@kleindropper we were literally down to two corners in the 4th, one of them getting his first In game action in Anthony chesley

[@sn8466]

You OBVIOUSLY know NOTHING about the Colts. I see comments like these all the time. Apparently Quenton Nelson (one of the best lineman in the nfl) just doesn't exist i guess, and Ryan Kelly (one of the best Centers in the nfl) doesn't exist too, and Running Backs don't matter? The Colts went 9-1 when JT ran over 100 yards. Yeah he's definitely not important to the team at all am i right? Also having no wrs? No wrs? Michael Pittman Jr????? The Colts wr group does need work yes, but saying no wrs is just plain wrong. And for defence.... Darius Leonard is arguably the best lb in the nfl. And about the cbs, Kenny Moore is one of the most underrated cb in the nfl, plus we got Stephon Gilmore??? Yeah he's a bit older but he's still good. This is the worst take ive seen in my life, im not even exaggerating, even the most casual nfl fans would disagree with about half of what you have said. Have a good day or night and please watch more nfl 🙏

[@richardrhodes4701]

@@sn8466 yeah these casuals don’t know shittt

[@itsarchieissecond]

Carson is just too reckless.

[@juveduran]

I’m sorry I love you’re breakdown but on 3 of the plays you broken down. Ball was a bit high but it did hit receiver hands. It’s up to the receivers to come down with that ball Elite receivers do that

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

I'm assuming you are referencing the blaze out route? Mind putting time stamps for the 3? For the blaze out the WR jumped and went full extension for it. That's awful placement. Also the dig throw over the middle was high and behind. Plus the wheel was too far in front.

[@juveduran]

@@SamuelGoldNFL true but again elite receivers make that play. You should also break down how Awful Jonathan Taylor was. Not sure if it was him or the line but he got stop twice on 3rd and 2 and twice in the goal line.

[@evanbell7825]

@@juveduran He’ll have an elite receiver in Washington. Terry mclaurin is different. He’ll have a healthy Curtis samuel and jahan dotson who’s nice (I’m a penn state fan so I’d know) He should flourish in Washington

[@stanleyroberts6669]

You're wrong about his accuracy, " it's on the Money!! It's his consistency, passes in a row, & games won in a row?😎

[@SamuelGoldNFL]

Consistency is a big part of accuracy though...

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

No he isn't. If you want to point out costly turnovers kyler and dak fumbled 14 tiles and got lucky the ball bounced back.

[@PhoenixDawnX77]

Both times, in early 3 minutes of your video, Carson should have taken the RB check down. Easy Firsts both times..I loved him, but he looks for stats more than wins and I think he put too much pressure on himself when he was dumped off to the Colts to prove he was still gonna be THAT GUY, and it failed him. Hopefully, he trusts the system more with the Commanders or this is it for him. At least get 9 wins the first year.

[@davidlawrence8051]

I do agree that the raiders game was bad but even Tom Brady gets jumpy when he's consistently pressured. I can tell he missed that wide open wheel route throw because he was anticipating being under pressure and didn't step into his throw. I also feel like the one he play he missed the check down that play is designed for his eyes to start left. The Routes on the left were quicker developing and the ones on the right were later developing. The check down is always the last option so it makes sense that his eyes started left and by time they got to the check down there was already pressure. The problem with people's criticism about wentz isn't that it's not fair it's that you can look at any qb in the league who we consider elite and see alot of the same things wentz does. That's why it's unfair. I think the year the bucks won the super bowl Brady lead the league in wide open recievers missed yet not alot of people pointed that out. People even used dropped interceptions as a way to criticize wentz. I've never heard anybody include a quarterbacks dropped interceptions to make him look bad lolol People hate wentz because he believes in conservative values IMO

[@rocker8692]

Let's go Redskins

[@tysonbanks2064]

Still be last in division

[@alorr5721]

Wentz will get another Ring

[@paidtourist6563]

1st off the premise for this entire video is wrong... The Colts should have neen able to sit their starters for both of the last 2 games of the season, lost them both, and STILL had a 1st round bye and homefield throughout the playoffs. The playoffs were missed by the defense losing at least 6 of the 8 games that they lost. And last time I checked, Wentz plays on the offensive side of the ball...

[@dugferd2266]

Two examples, TB and Baltimore. Against TB, they had a 10 point lead in the 2nd half, the defense gave up 17 straight points. Wentz drove the offense to tie the game with 3 minutes left, but the D couldn't hold, giving up a 28-yard TD run with 20 seconds left. The Colts were up 19 and 16 points in the 3rd and 4th quarters against the Ravens. In the 4th, Wentz put them in position for FG to extend the lead or win the game, had the first FG blocked, and the GW field goal was missed. In between that, the defense allowed two TD with 2-point conversions to tie the game. D and ST failures. The offense never saw the ball in OT because the defense yielded a 10-play TD drive.

[@rahultalkssports1404]

He is. People act like he was ass the whole year when he was good all SZN long despite bad pass blocking and Pittman being his only consistent pass catcher.

[@joetaylor6622]

Is Carson Wentz being unfairly blamed for Colts' downfall? NO! QBR Rating on 4.3 in the Jags game. Real Franchise QB's find way to win in pressure games bottom line. He threw for under 200 yards in 6 of his last 8 games. Better play in those games the Colts playoff hopes would not have hinged on week 18

[@brettdavidson3866]

Peyton manning called his high pressure situation loses in the early 2000s guess we should have got rid of him then 1 Super Bowl right ?

[@joetaylor6622]

@@brettdavidson3866 Manning is Manning, A HOF Superbowl winning QB. And he did find a way to win in pressure games. Seeing Peyton Manning's name being bought up and being compared to Wentz makes my eyes bleed! I stick by what I had said. The stats I put up of his performance in 6 of the last 8 explain how making the playoffs came down to week 18.

[@TheTru1king]

1st play...left wide out who he stared down was so open. Wentz is mow on my team so I have to stop watching! I see ppl open and he holding on to ball.

[@alemandatravela9911]

Look, Carson Wentz isn't some young whipper snapper the only thing he's shown consistently over his career is injuries, holding onto to the ball way too long, seeing ghost,poor decision making at the worst times. he's also not very good at reading defenses and has poor throwing mechanics. Stop playing with me I use to be a Carson Wentz fan til he got to Indy and I got to see everything eagle fans complained about in person stop making excuses for him he's incredibly fortunate to even be a starting quarterback at this point in his career. Y'all keep talking about our offensive line and weapons,well Phillip rivers old immobile ass did great behind that line and with our wide receiver group. How did they suddenly get bad when Wentz gets there??? Stop playing!!!😂

[@drastik29]

Washington's WR group has 4 or 5 guys who would be starters on the Colts. Washington also has one of the highest graded O-lines in the league. Wentz will have no excuses, barring injury, this year.

[@MrJ567]

Wentz deserves all the blame he gets. He was absolute trash when the Colts needed him the most.

[@apollobernet]

I mostly see a bunch of bad coaching. The defense knows what they are going to do on every play. Receivers never separate and line gets beat like a drum during pass pro. Virtual OTAs hurt any new QB. Whatever, luckily he’s a Commander where he can have success.

[@henrysmalls2367]

Of course he's not being unfairly blamed . Carson has always been an arrogant disaster waiting to happen . I too , from day one was one of his greatest supporters . Then I , along with many others noticed the arrogance , the inability, or lack of desire to read NFL defenses , his ignoring coaching , his disconnect from his teammates, among many others failings . The man definitely wasn't , nor will he ever be a leader . Carson on- field performance decline sharply , and he seemed like he couldn't care less , after all he got the big pay day . We fleeced the Colts to rid ourselves of him , and then they fleeced Wash. after ONE year of dealing with him . You have to stop looking at game tapes to evaluate this man , and start taking a closer look at the man himself .

[@smithnwesson990]

I think his disconnect is how religious he is. He's just unable to connect with the average NFL player. That and he clearly never got the mechanics of being a QB down

[@daleshipman7139]

Absolutely - It's a team effort. When you put the finger on one player for losing a game, your an idiot! It starts at the top, the owner is a jerk, totally. Yes it's his team, I just hope the Colts choke with Matt Ryan. He's nothing special, do you see him with a Super Bowl ring. NO. Let's see how many QB's do with a line that fails to protect their QB. Make him run for his life! The team effort sucked in the last three games.

[@simplyturf]

So many Colts fans here just piling on more hate on the guy. He's not the reason you missed out on the playoffs. It also wasn't right how you guys ran him out of town, blaming him when it wasn't warranted, about as low class as you can get. You will see this year, another missed playoff run with an over the hill veteran QB. Instead of scapegoating you could have built upon last season.

[@kevo1441]

For sure there were other factors regarding team effort that contributed to a loss, but Wentz shoulders most of the blame. Bad reads, poor decisions, and turnovers will kill any team.

[@eagleking4337]

Wentz is a gun slinger a younger Big Ben

[@tjayd1225]

Maybe the next video can be on why teammates always seem to dislike wentz because the colts say even if they made the playoffs they still would’ve moved off which just blows my mind

[@stealthownz1676]

The moment he decided to not take the jab. He was out the door

[@kleindropper]

What teammates didn't like him? Name names.

[@kleindropper]

@@stealthownz1676 Why isn't Darius Leonard out the door too?

[@stealthownz1676]

@@kleindropper He not a QB.

[@stealthownz1676]

@@kleindropper Jim Irsay is a crackhead who changes QBs like his mistresses dying in his office.😅

[@yeshuathebeginningandtheen1497]

Matt Ryan will love this pass blocking hahaha we will see qt the end of next year when the colts starts dogging Matty ice

[@n.e.o.f5417]

Ok here is why you're wrong. The colts called basic plays because wentz was never accurate or made the smart choices in games and he cost us games in big moments. He wasn't reliable. The colts o line had got covid before the last 2 games and covid affected them still. Fisher was an ass LT, should had never been signed which is why he's still unsigned today. Wentz underthrew and overthrew wide recievers. Wentz threw to guys in triple coverage instead of guys wide open. Wentz only cares about the big plays as compare to checkdowns. Im surprised you never brought up any the game film he had jt or 2 other colts wide open for possible 1st downs and instead he tossed it downfield in triple coverage. His accuracy and vision is bad, he holds onto the ball too long. Colts defense play uninspired football in last 2 games. And Washington it doesn't matter who you have at WRs, wentz missed multiple open WRs in multiple games. He had a few great games but he was never consistent enough. If he was a franchise QB, then colts would be in playoffs now.

[@tevinfw]

Ah yes. I remember when our fans made excuses for Carson Wentz too. You want to talk about context?? Try watching Wentz play during an ideal situation. Where he holds on to the ball, sinking our pass protection rating. Or throwing the ball with poor accuracy from all ranges. Wentz ain't it, sir.

[@richardrhodes4701]

Preach

[@kleindropper]

I assume you are an Eagles fan. Could you tell me how many Super Bowl wins the Eagles had before Wentz came along?

[@tevinfw]

@@kleindropper I'm a Colts fan. Now, you tell me how many Superbowls did Wentz start and win??

[@kleindropper]

@@tevinfw The same amount as Matt Ryan, except Carson's career isn't over yet. Matt's has been over for three years.

[@tevinfw]

@@kleindropper Okay. Now I can see you have no clue what you're talking about. Do we even need to compare Wentz and Ryan for the last three seasons??