Philadelphia Eagles: Is Carson Wentz On A One-Year Audition Tour?
The Philadelphia Eagles are not short on talent. However, their issue may be having too much. With the Eagles winning their first ever Super Bowl, the team will enter Training Camp with the fate of their future on their minds. Before the playoffs, the answer to this question was easy. Will it be Carson Wentz or Nick Foles? The answer was Wentz all the way but not so easy anymore.
Wentz will be a star but the NFL is also a “what have you done for me lately” league. In Wentz’s case, he led the Eagles to an 11-2 record before going down, but then Foles took over and history was made. Would Wentz have led the Eagles past the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs? Probably so. Would Wentz have led them past Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII? Possibly. However, we just don’t know that.
Carson Wentz was well on his way to NFL MVP before his injury. The Philadelphia Eagles were rolling and the team appeared to be one of the Super Bowl favorites. But then he went down and in came Nick Foles who struggled with his last two teams (Rams, Chiefs). Eagles’ fans were torn. Would they get the Foles from 2013 or the player who couldn’t hack it with the Rams or Chiefs? We know the answer to that now, but it’s Howie Roseman who must make the tough call.
Will It Be Nick Foles Or Carson Wentz For The Philadelphia Eagles?
If the Eagles keep Foles and place Wentz as their starter and Wentz does not win a Super Bowl in 2019, will that be a failure? Before you answer, think about it. Wentz will more than likely get the same team who won the title, thus putting more pressure on Wentz to perform. There’s no more pressure of leading the Eagles to their first title, now it’s can you do what Foles has done? But what if he can’t? What if Wentz fails to win a ring in 2019? Will Roseman and Doug Pederson be criticized for not making a change at the position?
Wentz is under tremendous pressure. But a lot of that may be what he places on himself. Eagles fans are loyal but that championship may have changed a few. Foles is healthy, still young, cheap, and he’s been in pressure situations before. This is what all NFL teams want from their signal caller. As great as Wentz has been during his tenure in Philly, the truth remains that he has not accomplished what Foles has. If he struggles this coming season, then what will Pederson do?
There’s no denying the team is behind Wentz but they’re also behind Nick Foles. It’s hard to have success with one, then go back to hope with the other.
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