The Philadelphia Eagles are on the verge of taking part in within the second Tremendous Bowl in 5 years Sunday. Philadelphia gained the Tremendous Bowl 5 years in the past by defeating the New England Patriots and Tom Brady 41-33 to safe the primary Tremendous Bowl title in franchise historical past.
The person primarily chargeable for each of these Tremendous Bowl appearances is common supervisor Howie Roseman. Roseman constructed the 2017 Eagles right into a championship group behind the No. 2 total choose within the 2016 NFL draft, Carson Wentz.
Sadly, Wentz’s MVP-level season ended prematurely in 2017 because of a knee harm. The excellent news is Roseman had a top quality backup in Nick Foles.
The remainder is historical past.
The Eagles chosen Jalen Hurts within the second spherical of the 2021 NFL draft, and Wentz was none too happy. Roseman’s plan was not for Hurts to unseat Wentz however to have depth in case of Wentz’s accidents.
“We had been ensuring that we had depth there,” Roseman mentioned, per Kevin Manahan of NJ.com. “We had performed, at the moment, six playoff video games. And Carson had performed a complete of 12 snaps in these video games.”
In the end, issues ended disastrously for Wentz in Philadelphia. Head coach Doug Pederson was fired after the 2020 season, and Wentz was traded to the Indianapolis Colts, the place he reunited with former offensive coordinator Frank Reich. That didn’t final, as proprietor Jim Irsay couldn’t wait to rid his group of Wentz.
The Washington Commanders traded for Wentz final March, with almost everybody suggesting it was a foul thought. It took seven video games and 6 begins for Washington to understand that it couldn’t wait to do away with Wentz. Whereas Wentz stays on the roster, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than the Commanders launch him.
“The league is a aggressive league. Should you’re fearful — when you have gamers which can be fearful about competitors …” Roseman mentioned per the Inquirer. “Look, you must be actually good to start out on this league. Should you’re fearful [that] we’re bringing in depth and expertise, you’re most likely not the proper man at that place.”
Ouch.
As Roseman prepares for the Tremendous Bowl, he couldn’t assist however take another shot at his former quarterback. For what it’s value, Roseman just isn’t unsuitable. The timing is a bit curious. It makes you marvel why Roseman even bothered to greet Wentz earlier than Philadelphia’s Week 3 sport at Washington in September.
With three groups giving up on him in three years, you’d be honest to query what’s subsequent for Wentz.