According to The MMQB’s Albert Breer on 97.5 The Fanatic’s ‘The Anthony Gargano Show’, if the Indianapolis Colts finally not land Carson Wentz in a deal, the franchise has other options this season – including the possible trade of the New York Jets Sam Darnold or for a leading NFL draft prospect in April:
“I do not know exactly what the Colts are offering, but I can tell you that they are going to be disciplined,” Breer said during the radio program on Wednesday. ‘And that’s not the only quarterback solution they’re looking for. I think they now have the flexibility to trade their position to trade in the draft in April to get one. I think there’s a fair chance that Sam Darnold will be available in three or four weeks – or sooner. So that would be another option for them. ‘
“So I do not think the Colts are going to look at this and say, ‘If we do not get Carson Wentz, we’re in a creek. ‘And remember that, too, they know the good and the bad of Carson Wentz. Yes, (Colts head coach) Frank Reich was close to Carson when they met in 2016 and 2017. And yes, (Colts senior attacking assistant) Press Taylor also had a good relationship with Carson, but also put on (Colts) coaching) staff is Mike Groh, the (broad) receiving coach, and I do not have to you say where the relationship has been over the past few years. So they are armed with all the information, that is not only the advantage of Carson Wentz, but also the bad. ”
Of course, none of this is terrifying. and repeats only some of Breer’s earlier report on rumble—With some extra information.
Despite the grand opening, Colts general manager Chris Ballard has already warned that he will not act out of desperation for a starting quarterback this season:
“There is a fine line between aggressive and desperate. We are not going to operate in a desperate world, ” Chris Ballard said on 107.5 The Fan’s ‘The Dan Dakich Show’ a few weeks ago. That’s what the world is doing. This is what Twitter does. This is what people do. They work in a desperate world. No, we are not going to work in that world. ”
“We will be aggressive if we have to be aggressive.”
The Colts still have remaining starting quarterback options outside of Wentz, even though they are relatively limited this off-season.
These include: Trading for Darnold, the former 3rd overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft, hampered by a lack of supportive casting and suffering from poor coaching – because he struggled largely out of the gates in his early professional career , despite intriguing talent.
Or, to trade a ransom from a king to get into the Top 5 of the NFL draft, like a prospect of the best quarterback like the state of Ohio Justin Fields, With us Zach Wilsonor North Dakota State Trey Lance.
This is also not a great proposal (and comes at your own risk), but the back of the franchise is also not necessarily ‘on a wall’ – all things considered.
It’s clear that the Colts like Wentz enough to make a reasonable / competitive offer to the Eagles for him, but no more than they currently feel like his perceived value and reasonable projection. Ballard was consistently frugal with his draft picks and usually does not exceed his believed value in a player (let alone one like Wentz, who is currently clearly not an NFL superstar).
The Colts like Wentz enough to pursue him in a trade, but it’s not like they love him too much – where it’s going to be an ‘all-or-nothing’, ‘feast or famine’ mentality.
It smells of desperation – which simply will not happen under Ballard’s watch.
Wentz has a chance to be a good NFL quarterback again (especially if he’s reunited with Reich while getting rid of some bad habits) – but there’s an inherent risk in such a significant acquisition because he is not currently the kind of passerby he is.
It’s a kind of recycling project, and everyone knows it.
There is no point in paying a premium for what Wentz is currently not, due to what he may be able to. This is not how it works.
The Colts know that Wentz prefers Indianapolis.
They also know their limits and are willing to keep up.
Indianapolis knows he still has alternatives – even if Wentz does not end up with the Colts.