Carson Wentz Silences Critics...For Now: Unchecked

Carson Wentz quieted the noise around him in leading the Philadelphia Eagles comeback win over the New York Giants.

It may have been against the New York Giants, but last night kind of felt like a big win in Carson Wentz’s career. Not so much for what it accomplished, but for what it stopped. 

Carson Wentz in 4th quarter tonight and Sunday 🔥🔥

5 total TDs
0 INTs
214 yards
118.2 passer rating#ComebackCarson pic.twitter.com/LPOgNrXAba

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 23, 2020

In leading a double-digit fourth quarter Philadelphia Eagles comeback victory, Wentz did put Philly in sole possession of first place in the NFC East. Hooray! Though I’m not sure that’s really worth putting on the refrigerator to be honest. Congratulations on being the best of the worst!

With a win pct of .357 (2-4-1), the Eagles are in sole possession of first place in the NFC East 😏 pic.twitter.com/AEwYuSWK0l

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 23, 2020

But what he really did was make sure he wasn’t questioned today. Because had they lost to the hapless G-Men, there would be plenty of questions asked. Is Daniel Jones actually the best quarterback in the division? Is it time for Philadelphia to consider going to Jalen Hurts? I was beginning to hear Philly talk radio in my head when the Eagles went down big. 

That win was so big in terms of the Eagles’ division hopes. Losing to the Giants would have been tough to come back from. Each win improves a team’s confidence. The players believe in Doug. Pederson and they also believe Carson Wentz can lead them from behind. He’s clutch.

— Merrill Reese (@mreeseeagles) October 23, 2020

Instead, Wentz, who has begun to show a penchant for his play down the stretch, will likely have people pointing out that many of his struggles have probably come as a result of injuries and a lack of offensive talent on a depleted Eagles team. He did engineer two 70-plus yard drives in a matter of minutes, which is impressive regardless of the opposition. 

NFC East might be a joke right now but people around the league are taking notice of Carson Wentz. One longtime personnel exec believes Wentz played better than any QB last weekend and that under constant pressure all game vs Baltimore he was his fearless, daring, '17 self again.

— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) October 22, 2020

Now without following it up with better play the remainder of the season, the boost in confidence Wentz provided may be temporary. 

Look up the definition of clutch and you’ll find CARSON WENTZ. pic.twitter.com/7BidwrTOrq

— Victor Williams (@ThePhillyPod) October 23, 2020

However, his clutch play as of late is enough to silence the Boo Birds, at least temporarily.