Even if his 2021 season ended in a fishtail, quarterback Carson Wentz did not expect at all to leave the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he seemed to be spinning perfect happiness before.
Traded to the Washington Commanders during the winter, the 29-year-old athlete shared his feelings on the “Colin Cowherd Podcast” podcast this week. Despite Colts owner Jim Irsay’s comments to him, he believed he had done enough to stay with the team.
“I hadn’t expected things to turn out like this,” he admitted, as reported by NFL.com. I thought everything was fine there. I had a wonderful relationship with every person in this building. I don’t have enough good words to say about the people there. It all came from left field.”
in fury
Acquired from the Eagles on March 17, 2021, Wentz was poised to lead the Indianapolis roster into the playoffs; under head coach Frank Reich, a former offensive coordinator in Philadelphia, he had had some good times during the campaign. However, the end was inglorious. A 26-11 loss at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the worst team in the NFL, in the last week of activities prevented the Colts from extending their run. In that game, the center had struggled, completing 17 of 29 passes for 185 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
The failure did not please Irsay at all, who obviously demanded changes.
“I think the worst thing you can do is make a mistake and try to live with it in the future. For us, we had to move away from it as a concession. It was obvious,” the businessman said in March, according to NFL.com.
Hold on to the positive
In this regard, Wentz would have liked to modify the outcome of the story, preferring to retain the positive of his experience.
“This is how. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, he philosophized. I think the past year has been fun. I think we did some great feats, but we fell short in the end. I got in trouble in the last streak and the timing for that wasn’t ideal.”
In 2022, Indianapolis will rely on Matt Ryan, obtained from the Atlanta Falcons, to guide its offense. This will be the fifth season in a row that the organization will enter with a new face behind center.
Last year, Wentz completed 62.4% of his passes for 3,563 yards, 27 majors and seven interceptions.
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