2021 Injuries Thread

 
Just heard on the radio that Carson Wentz has decided to have surgery. Could be out up to 3 months.
 
Simpleton said:
5-12 weeks for Wentz doesn't really tell you much.

I'm hoping he misses at least 3-4 games so that the Eagles hopes for a 1st from the Colts are out the window.
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Yep. As long as he doesn’t hit the # of snaps needed to give Philly their 1st round pick, I’m good.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
I don't see how he can
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Unless I’m misunderstanding your point, if Wentz has surgery as soon as tomorrow but is out for 12 weeks, he’d likely miss the first 8 weeks of the season.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
I don't see how he can
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If he's only out 5-6 weeks from now he'd only miss a game or two, he could play the rest of the year and hit the benchmarks.

If he misses 3-4 games (which would be roughly 8-9 weeks I think) there's almost no chance he'd hit the benchmark because the Colts would definitely sit him for a few snaps here and there even if he plays the rest of the season.

If he misses the full 10-12 weeks, which would equate to about 6 games, then the possibility of a 1st is entirely out the window.
 
Especially since there's little incentive for the Colts to rush him back. I'm sure they're not in a hurry to give up that first.
 
Simpleton said:
If he's only out 5-6 weeks from now he'd only miss a game or two, he could play the rest of the year and hit the benchmarks.

If he misses 3-4 games (which would be roughly 8-9 weeks I think) there's almost no chance he'd hit the benchmark because the Colts would definitely sit him for a few snaps here and there even if he plays the rest of the season.

If he misses the full 10-12 weeks, which would equate to about 6 games, then the possibility of a 1st is entirely out the window.
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Since he is already going to miss significant time, they might as well hold him out to keep the 1st.
 
Colts early season opponents...


Seahawks
Rams
Titans
Dolphins
Ravens
Texans


I could easily see them at 1-4 or even 0-5 going into that winnable Texans game.

If Wentz is ready for the Dolphins game I think you play him. And I think there's a chance he gets enough snaps if that's what happens.

But if he's not ready until the Ravens game, maybe keep him out another week and have him come back against a much easier Texans team.

If he's out the full 3 months than this is all moot because he's not hitting the snap threshold anyway.
 
boozeman said:
Since he is already going to miss significant time, they might as well hold him out to keep the 1st.
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Agreed, but there's definitely a scenario where they're like 0-3 and he's more or less ready and plays the rest of the season. It's a longshot because I think even in that scenario the Colts would hold him out for 10 or so snaps a game just to make sure they don't lose their 1st.
 
Genghis Khan said:
Colts early season opponents...


Seahawks
Rams
Titans
Dolphins
Ravens
Texans


I could easily see them at 1-4 or even 0-5 going into that winnable Texans game.

If Wentz is ready for the Dolphins game I think you play him. And I think there's a chance he gets enough snaps of that's what happens.

But if he's not ready until the Ravens game, maybe keep him out another week and have him come back against a much easier Texans team.

If he's out the full 3 months than this is all moot because he's not hitting the snap threshold anyway.
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Yea they have a rough start so there's definitely an inflection point around weeks 3-4 where the season might end up being too far gone. Even if he were to play 14/17 games they'd almost certainly sit him for a few snaps here and there in blowouts or just in wildcat/RPO type packages.

If he misses 3 games they'd only have to sit him for about 10-15 snaps a game, which they could accomplish by basically just having him sit out the 2nd half of a blowout or two.
 
I just googled their backups. Gilbert looks like Marino in comparison.
 
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