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Carson Wentz is doing Carson Wentz things, and Commanders fans aren’t happy

Carson Wentz has forwarded his career as a double agent by completing two passes to his own receivers… and two passes to the Cleveland Browns.

The Washington Commanders came into Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns knowing that if they won, the Seattle Seahawks lost to the New York Jets, the Detroit Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers lost to or tied with the Minnesota Vikings, they’d be in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The team had rebounded from a 1-4 start to a 7-7-1 mark, and though they’d lost their last two games, it was an interesting decision for head coach Ron Rivera to announce that Carson Wentz would replace Taylor Heinicke in this game.

Wentz played in relief of Heinicke in last week’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers’ top defense and did pretty well, but given the gravity of this game, and given Wentz’s history as a double agent making throws for both teams in a game… well, let’s just say that people were a bit confused.

People are more confused now after a first quarter in which Wentz completed two passes to his own receivers… and two to the Browns.

The result? Commanders fans would like their Heinicke back, please.

As long as the Commanders want Wentz in that (or any) game, they’ll have to balance his capacity for explosive plays and plays in which things just explode. Right now, the balance is severely off.

Carson Wentz throws horrible shovel pass for interception as Colts fail in red zone

The Colts’ red zone failures against the Rams have been unfortunately epic, and Carson Wentz has been the problem.

Unless you’re Brett Favre or Patrick Mahomes, you should probably avoid shovel passes, which tend to be more high-risk than they look. The quick handoff throw to your nearest target, usually under pressure, can lead to disastrous results, as defenders tend to be very near the ball against such desperation plays. Favre was somehow generally immune to this, and the Chiefs have an entire designed shovel pass package for Mahomes, so there are your exceptions.

Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, whose decision-making process is still under review after a 2020 season with the Eagles in which he fell off one cliff and bounced off several more cliffs, Wile E. Coyote-style, proved the theory true on this awful shovel attempt against the Rams in a goal-line situation.

The Colts’ first drive of the day ended on a sack from Leonard Floyd, and they had the ball at the Los Angeles one-yard line for three straight Jonathan Taylor runs and that sack. This drive had the Colts at the Rams’ three-yard line until disaster happened.

It would appear that the randomness that bedeviled Mr. Wentz last season is still here with authority.