Eagles News: “The Bears pushed harder than the Colts” to negotiate with Carson Wentz

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“Chicago is at the forefront” in a negotiation Carson Wentz – Windy City Gridiron
Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated’s MMQB was a guest on Colin Cowherd’s The Herd earlier today, and he shared many thoughts about Carson Wentz’s business dealings with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts during his brief segment. The Philadelphia Eagles still seem ready to negotiate the former general second choice in the 2016 draft, and according to Breer, “Chicago is the favorite”. […] Breer once again reiterated that “the Bears pressed harder than the Colts”, and with Chicago offering the best return for the Eagles, it is up to Philadelphia to convince Wentz to accept playing in Windy City. From the player’s point of view, choosing the stable Colts organization over Chicago’s head coach and GM, possibly fighting for his jobs in 2021, is a no-brainer, but ultimately Wentz has no say in where he is dealing. But negotiating for a guy who might not be happy is not a smart way to enter a season of success or failure for Pace and Nagy, so Breer said that “the bears would like to at least know that Carson Wentz is on board before pulling the trigger in a negotiation. “

RE: Commerce Carson Wentz.

If Colts had the best offer, a deal would probably be struck at this point. Wentz’s preference would be Indy, which would streamline the deal. Probable cause of the delay.

If Colts’ interest is subdued, there is little he can do to prevent trade with Bears.

– Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) February 15, 2021

MAQB: Suh’s Future, Washington’s Front Office Strategy, Coming TV Deals – Sports Illustrated
Jalen Hurts is a very self-conscious guy and has been in strange quarterback situations before. So my guess is that he didn’t arrange for Philly’s managers to meet him in Texas to work (h / t for NBC Philly’s John Clark for the initial report on it) without giving the Eagles a warning first. And if they signed, it is another sign that they have already passed the point of no return with Carson Wentz.

Football Outsiders Award 2020 – Football Outsiders
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Carson Wentz finished last in the league after passing DYAR, and joined Jon Kitna and Blake Bortles as the only defenders to lead the NFL in interceptions launched and serves taken in the same season. And he did it all despite being replaced in the last four games of the season; he went to a healthy scratch in week 17. And although he was not caught breaking the league’s rules on safe behavior in a global pandemic, rumors have been floating for years that Wentz was selfish and difficult to live with; his toxic attitude may have cost Doug Pederson his job just three years after winning the Super Bowl (a game he won without Wentz). In the end, Wentz may have won this award because of the effects his season will have on the franchise after 2020. It is certainly not a good thing for Washington that they released Haskins, a former first round draft, before the end of his second season, but now that it’s over it’s almost a clean breakup, with just $ 4.3 million in dead money in 2021. The Wentz contract extension, signed in 2019, still has four more years to go and more than $ 78 million in salary left . Even if Wentz is traded in this off-season, the consequences of his 2020 performance will leave a mark on the Eagles’ list for many years to come.

Howie Roseman appears to be at a crossroads in Carson Wentz’s business negotiations – PhillyVoice
The problem for Roseman is that he has almost no influence now. Not only are there a limited number of teams on the Wentz market – at the moment, the Colts and the Bears appear to be the only two serious suitors, although more may arise – but there are also several defenders available today, including Deshaun Watson, who would make him noticeably more desirable than Wentz if the Texans decided to negotiate it. There are many others: Kirk Cousins, Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Sam Darnold and a series of quarterbacks in the draft. Even Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers are potentially on the move. In addition, two other teams that would be potential options for QB changes (the Rams and Lions) have already switched defenders, taking two teams out of the race for Wentz, at the same time taking two QBs out of the market and perhaps blinding Roseman for how much Wentz really did. it is worth it. In that deal, Roseman probably portrays the value of Wentz closest to that of Matthew Stafford, who returned several choices, including several choices in the first round, although he is actually (and unfortunately) closest to Jared Goff. Now, the GM of the Eagles has a decision to make. He waits for a better offer that may never materialize and risks being pushed until the March 19 deadline, when a team could really take advantage of his despair, OR he pulls the plug sooner or later, taking a smaller package simply to move on and start from scratch?

What Eagles should do in the tight end – BGN
OUTLOOK: The Eagles can trade or release Ertz to free up about $ 4.7 million in limit space this off-season. Ertz is attracting the interest of other teams, which suggests that there is some kind of market for his services. The tricky thing about negotiating it, however, is that the Eagles cannot benefit from the space limit until AFTER the start of the new league year. And so the Eagles will not be able to trade Ertz if they cannot get under the lid without cutting it. It’s a shame that Ertz’s time in Philadelphia is coming to an end, but it’s the right move for the Eagles to turn the page on the 30-year-old.

32 NFL players who need a change of scenery in this off-season: Who needs a new start for each team – ESPN +
Zach Ertz. The contract extension negotiations between Ertz and the Eagles soured in the low season, and a split by exchange now seems inevitable. Ertz, 30, was limited to 11 games due to an injury in 2020 and had a bad year overall, but he has been one of the most productive tight ends throughout his career. He will be doubly motivated next season as he tries to reestablish himself as one of the best in his position and prove to his new team that it is worth the investment. He has one year left in his business and is scheduled to make $ 8.25 million.

After what he gave the Eagles, Zach Ertz deserves more than being a sweetener in an exchange by Carson Wentz – Inquirer
Your connection to the franchise and the city shouldn’t be surprising, either from him to them or from them to him. He met all the expectations that could be had for him, as a second round choice. The most obvious blemish on his resume, a lost block against Cincinnati Bengals in 2016, became a point of self-reflection and inspiration for him, an opportunity to learn how to be less sensitive to criticism. Not every athlete who passes through Philadelphia makes this adjustment. Without it, Ertz may not have the same career here. Perhaps he did not make the two most important tracks in the history of the Eagles: by the first drop in the quarter to 1 at the end of the fourth period of the Super Bowl LII, by the green touchdown seven moves later.

Something that all players should consider: Bring urgency – PE.com
And this is exactly the mindset that every Eagles player should have with a new head coach and mostly new technical team – only offensive line manager / coach Jeff Stoutland and wide receiver coach Aaron Moorehead return. as primary position coaches – for the next season. Who on this list can afford to take anything for granted? Wouldn’t such an approach go against the idea of competition and urgency that Sirianni wants as part of the team’s personality? Singleton, then, represents a kind of ideal model. He joined the NFL in 2015 and was unable to find a stable position before joining the CFL for three seasons. Singleton joined the Eagles in 2019 and after being promoted from the training team he became a central member of the special teams. A season later, he took his game to a whole new level and will now be an interesting player to watch as the Eagles reconfigure defense in every way. In a linebacker room that seems quite open in terms of pencil-defined roles and responsibilities, how do coaches see Singleton fitting in? And can he play his way to an initial role again by working out with everyone and paying close attention to the basics and details of the scheme?

From the stands # 53: The Eagles of Mountain Heart – Rádio BGN
Author Bradford Pearson joins Shamus to discuss his new book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain, a work on a Japanese high school football team during WWII in Wyoming. It is a story not only of football, but also of the history of American culture and Japanese incarceration during that period.

Three predictable things that will happen to the Dallas Cowboys this off-season – Blogging about the boys
Dak Prescott will be marked as a franchise. The deadline for NFL teams to apply the franchise label this year is March 9. Marking a player does not guarantee that he will play for him, as any marked player will have until July 15 to make a long-term deal with his team, but any mark must be placed by the ninth of March. We are about three weeks away from March 9, which means that the Dallas Cowboys are almost blinking a little less than 20 days away. Scoring Dak Prescott is something the team will obviously do in the worst case so they don’t lose him, but then again, that wouldn’t change anything about the already frustrating conversation. Obviously, it is possible that the Cowboys and Prescott agreed to an agreement before that, but they had more than two years to do so at this point. What would make the next few weeks, suddenly, put the ball in the goal line that more than 700 days was not able to do?

Free NFL Agency: High-priced WR targets for the Giants – Big Blue View
Allen Robinson may be looking for something north of the Robert Woods business. Robinson will be 28 next season. He is coming out of a season where he had 108 receptions (wild card game included), 1,305 yards and 6 touchdowns, with Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles throwing the ball at him. Robinson would be a true wide receiver who can overcome contested reception situations, be an accurate route runner and force defensive coverage responsibilities away from players like Shepard and Slayton. Its price may be too high for the Giants, but at least the talks need to happen. Jones can’t have another mediocre season – the NFL means Not For Long. Chicago may well be a Robinson franchise brand, but he would be a great number one weapon for Daniel Jones.

Monday Football Monday # 24: Eagles Trade Rumors + The Jaguars Dumpster Fire – The SB Nation NFL Show
RJ Ochoa and Pete Sweeney detail the latest news with the Eagles and Carson Wentz / Zach Ertz, a lot of the Jacksonville mess created by Urban Meyer, discuss the release of JJ Watt from the Texans and remember Terez Paylor.

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