Hall of Famer quarterback Brett Favre had some tough choice of words towards Carson Wentz during the Philadelphia Eagles' embarrassing loss to the New York Giants for Week 10 of the NFL season.
He questioned whether Doug Pederson and the Eagles made the right choice by passing on Nick Foles after he led them to a Super Bowl win and continue to trust Wentz, who's been struggling mightily all year.
That's why he had to reach out to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to clear the air on his words, claiming that he doesn't have a problem with Pederson but that he still doesn't think that Wentz is the right guy to lead them going forward.
Brett Favre Believes Carson Wentz Is Pressing Too Much
The legendary quarterback stated that he feels like Carson Wentz is just trying to do too much every time he's on the gridiron, and that's exactly the reason why he's making so many blatant and avoidable mistakes:
“Maybe he’s pressing. There’s certainly reasons that we’re not privy to, because we’re not in their meetings, we’re not in their day-to-day operations. I look at it from when I evaluate a quarterback, you know, there’s those that when everything is going well you want them in the lineup. They’re not going to hurt you. But then when the chips are down, you need a play, it’s all or nothing, we’re behind, or all of our receivers hurt, we’ve got a Band-Aid group of guys that, when that guy can elevate those players, you know, take Aaron Rodgers – and of course he’s in a different stratosphere — but it doesn’t matter who plays receiver for them. He makes it look so easy. That’s what you’re looking for," Favre started.
Brett Favre Is Unsure About Wentz's Ability To Lead The Eagles
Wentz entered the season as a talented and promising gunslinger but he hasn't been the same since that season-ending injury he suffered during the Eagles' Super Bowl-winning season. Now, Favre questions whether he's actually good or just OK:
“And every guy is different, you know? Drew Brees is a different dynamic quarterback than Aaron Rodgers. But when he’s in there, he makes it look easy. And certainly Tom Brady, you know, Russell Wilson, they make the average Joe’s better. They make an average team or maybe an above average team better, year in and year out. And that’s what you’re looking for, to me, that’s what you’re looking for. Because they’ve had a lot of injuries. There’s no question. Carson is not immune to it himself, but they’re just OK, and for a lot of reasons, but can he make us better than OK? Or can someone else make us better than OK? That’s the question," Brett concluded.
The Eagles have Jalen Hurts patiently waiting in line until he gets his turn to prove his worth. Should Philly continue to slide, he could even start a couple of games towards the end of the season, even though Wentz got a lot of guaranteed money in his last contract.
