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Before tearing up his ACL at the end of the 2017 season, Carson Wentz was a candidate for MVP. His offensive coordinator that season, of course, was his new coach – Frank Reich.
Wentz did not play in the Super Bowl LII, with Nick Foles winning the MVP. Striker Jason Peters also did not play that game, having torn his ACL and MCL earlier in the year. But he still witnessed the partnership between Wentz and Reich in the first two years of the defender’s career.
And that has Peters believing in a complete Wentz revival with Indianapolis.
“One thing I know about Frank is that he will put Carson in the best position,” said Peters during an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. “He’s not just going to let [Wentz] just go there [and] have bad mechanics, or just go out there and throw bad balls. It will put you in the best places. It will correct you when you are wrong and vice versa. They will communicate with each other and all that good stuff.
“So I think Frank is going to get the best out of Carson, because I saw it when we were in the Super Bowl. They were much more resilient and this is a good start for Carson, I think. He will go back to his MVP game gauge. “
In 13 games in 2017, Wentz had 3,296 yards passing with 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions – good for a passer rating of 101.9. His passer rank actually rose to 102.2 in 2018, but Wentz played only 11 games that season, while dealing with a back injury.
But Wentz’s game has dropped considerably since then, as he completed just 57.4% of his passes for 2,620 yards with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 12 games last season. This resulted in a passer rating of 72.8, which was only ahead of Sam Danold among qualified passers.
Wentz and Reich have a lot of work to do. But if the defender returns to his game level in 2017, Indianapolis will be very happy with the results of the blockbuster business.