{"id":155962,"date":"2026-03-07T03:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/155962\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:10:16","slug":"making-sense-of-carson-wentz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/155962\/","title":{"rendered":"Making sense of Carson Wentz"},"content":{"rendered":"

All apparent roads lead to Carson Wentz \u2014 even if the case for Kyler Murray<\/a> is sound.<\/p>\n

The New York Jets haven\u2019t made a decision on who they want to be their starting quarterback in 2026. Many names have been linked to the team, including Kyler Murray, Jacoby Brissett, and even Tua Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n

One name drew the ire of most Jets fans Friday morning, though, and he has a personal relationship with New York\u2019s offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

Carson Wentz, one of Frank Reich\u2019s quarterbacks during his time as the Indianapolis Colts head coach.<\/p>\n

SNY\u2019s Connor Hughes<\/a> reported on Friday that there is \u201cinterest\u201d in Wentz and that Reich \u201cprefers\u201d him. <\/p>\n

\u201cWentz might surprise some, because of the notion Frank Reich\/Wentz relationship fell apart in Indianapolis,\u201d Hughes wrote. \u201cFrom my understanding, that was more GM\/owner, not coach. The two remain very close. One source told me that the QB Reich prefers is Wentz. A quote from another: \u2018No one loves Wentz more than Frank.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Is the former second-overall pick and MVP candidate damaged goods? Can Reich save Wentz\u2019s career despite failing to do so just a few years prior? <\/p>\n

The Wentz of it all<\/p>\n

To understand what the Jets are considering with Wentz, one has to start from the beginning. The North Dakota State prospect was picked second overall by the Philadelphia Eagles and developed into an MVP candidate in just his second year. <\/p>\n

Analysts had tied Wentz\u2019s rise to a pre-Mahomes era, citing his ability to make plays outside the pocket, his big arm, and his huge frame.<\/p>\n

As we all know, everything changed in Los Angeles.<\/a> Wentz tore his ACL. Nick Foles took over in Philadelphia and helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl. A<\/p>\n

fter the win, Wentz has seemingly changed, attitude-wise. He reported that he wanted to win his way, and that was against the \u201cNick Foles\u201d style of offense. A broken back the following year, and another playoff run from Foles hurt his mental side even more.<\/p>\n

By the time his run ended in Philadelphia, Wentz was banged up and had anonymous sources criticizing his leadership and locker room attitude. <\/p>\n

Some of it, Jets X-Factor can confirm, was fabricated. Some of the rumors and reports were born from reality. The psychological damage done by his two injuries, plus watching his backup go on deep playoff runs, affected Wentz.<\/p>\n

He was never the same player.<\/p>\n

Recent stops in Indianapolis, Washington, Los Angeles, and even Kansas City \u2014 where he watched the quarterback who replaced him in Philly win a Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP just two years ago \u2014 have left analysts wondering if we have seen the last of Wentz.<\/p>\n

There may not be a quarterback in NFL history as unlucky as him, either. It wouldn\u2019t be a surprise to see him walk away. <\/p>\n

However, the Jets could offer something no team in the NFL currently has.<\/p>\n

Jets\u2019 QB options<\/p>\n

There are two trains of thought for Gang Green this season: Either the team tries to compete with a large amount of cap space and quality draft picks, or they continue to punt the tank debate into 2027.<\/p>\n

For head coach Aaron Glenn, a decision to tank next season could very well cost him his job. It makes sense for the team to win as many games as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Of course, the natural question then becomes, \u201cHow can the team compete if they end up choosing Wentz to be their starter at the end of the day?\u201d<\/p>\n

Wentz is a notorious big-play quarterback. He will always make one to three \u201cwow plays\u201d that have you thinking he\u2019s worth taking a flier on. <\/p>\n

With those plays comes one of the worst pocket presences in football. He holds onto the ball longer than most would prefer, and that gets him into trouble with fumbles and errant throws.<\/p>\n

More importantly, talks of comparisons to Brett Favre early in his career have left him searching for the big play even when it isn\u2019t there. That\u2019s where turnovers have come to bite him. (He\u2019s had interception rates over three percent<\/a> in four of his last six seasons.)<\/p>\n

New York doesn\u2019t have great quarterback choices this offseason. A Carson Wentz-Frank Reich reunion smells like the New York Jets understand the state of their current rebuilding process: a far-below-average team looking to build a foundation that could lead to success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All apparent roads lead to Carson Wentz \u2014 even if the case for Kyler Murray is sound. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51527,7013,2063,9,11,430,10,22,13589,38486,38010,12125,12126,16328,2685,7018],"class_list":{"0":"post-155962","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-frank-reich","9":"tag-free-content","10":"tag-indianapolis-colts","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-jets","14":"tag-new-york-news","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-ny-jets-coaches","17":"tag-ny-jets-column","18":"tag-ny-jets-free-agency","19":"tag-ny-jets-news","20":"tag-ny-jets-roster-depth-chart","21":"tag-ny-jets-rumors-transactions","22":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","23":"tag-standard"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}