Pete Hailey is not a current or former NFL player, nor is he a current or former NFL coach. He is a reporter. Therefore, this space won’t be used to closely analyze whether the right or wrong reads were made, identify the defensive coverages that were employed or anything else super-nuanced like that.
That said, he does cover Washington on a day-to-day basis, meaning he can (hopefully) pass along helpful observations after watching Carson Wentz’s best performance of 2021 along with his worst. So, here’s what he learned about the Commanders’ new quarterback from doing just that:
The two contests I re-watched on NFL GamePass were Colts vs. Jets from Week 9 and, yes, Indy’s dreadful and confusing trip to Jacksonville in Week 18 where they lost to the lowly Jaguars and missed out on a playoff berth. Wentz’s numbers from the first affair were: 22 completions on 30 attempts for 272 yards and three touchdowns, which equated to a season-best 134.3 passer rating. As for the second, he…