The Washington franchise isn’t any stranger to quarterback controversies. Whether or not it was Billy Kilmer and Sonny Jurgensen, Jay Schroeder and Doug Williams, Gus Frerotte and Heath Shuler, Brad Johnson and Jeff George, or Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins, there appears all the time to be a quarterback controversy in Washington.
The Commanders benched Taylor Heinicke within the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the 49ers and changed him with former starter Carson Wentz. Whereas Heinicke was upset, he was the primary individual to congratulate Wentz after his landing move. Heinicke additionally praised Wentz after the sport.
Wentz additionally spoke to the media after the sport, and he too praised Heinicke. Wentz admitted he wasn’t certain the place head coach Ron Rivera would flip, however he would help Heinicke if he have been the selection, and Heinicke would additionally help Wentz.
“This league is loopy,” Wentz stated. “And fortunately Taylor and I’ve an superior relationship, and I’ve been supporting the heck out of him, and he’s completed the identical for me all yr. A number of issues are exterior of our management. We management what we will and attempt to go play and be one of the best we may be. I do know he’s been doing that each one alongside and I’m making an attempt to do the identical.”
Wentz is aware of that one of many two can be disillusioned when Rivera names the quarterback for Week 17.
“We’re each mature,” Wentz stated. “We’ve each seen so much on this league. We each had very completely different journeys. I believe that the very fact we will be taught from one another, discuss by way of that and simply be actual and be trustworthy. And likewise nonetheless help one another. I believe that’s cool and distinctive. I assume it’s not like that in all places. Since you’re proper, there’s one man out on the sector, and normally, there’s one man taking part in in a complete recreation. I’ll be prepared for no matter occurs, and I do know he can be too. And we’ll have one another’s again.”
Wentz and Heinicke have dealt with this whole season extraordinarily nicely. When Rivera named Heinicke the quarterback as soon as Wentz was able to return, Wentz was the last word skilled. If you happen to bear in mind, it was stated that Wentz wasn’t an incredible teammate at his two earlier stops, a notion that lots of his former teammates have disputed.
No matter who’s underneath middle for Washington’s two closing regular-season video games, the Commanders have so much to play for. Win each video games, and they’re within the playoffs. For whichever quarterback begins, it’s an opportunity to indicate the coaches they need to be again subsequent season.
