Appearing on the Colts' in-house podcast, GM Chris Ballard again declined to commit to Carson Wentz for 2022.
“I don’t care who you have at the position at the time — I think every year, you’ve got to evaluate it in full, both free agents and the draft," Ballard said. "I mean, it’s that important. And it’s one that we’ll exhaust each and every year and we do with our scouts and with our coaches.” In theory, this is just a normal "competition" mantra from a coach/executive, but those simply do not happen for established franchise players. The Colts are leaving themselves wiggle room to upgrade if the right opportunity presents itself or go back to the Wentz well if nothing materializes in the draft or trade market. They could also add veteran competition in free agency, but that might be more mess than it is worth, as no clear upgrades are headed to the open market.
Sounds like they would prefer to move and will try to unless there is nothing but dead ends. Winning with Wentz does seem like a reach but even if, schedule/pathway I outlined makes 25-1 solid I think.
