Hogwash: NFL Analyst Criticizes Commanders' Carson Wentz

Fox's Brian Baldinger discredits Washington quarterback, based on previous injuries.

Twitter is a place where no one agrees on anything, regardless of the topic. It is just the nature of the volatile social media app.

Take Fox analyst Brian Baldinger, for example. He is one of the most well-recognized critic in the media. The former offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles spent 12 years in the NFL.

While Baldinger usually is known for his positive tweets and commentary, he flipped the switch on a recent tweet on Washington Commanders' quarterback Carson Wentz.

A recent tweet from “NFL Stats” highlighted a stat from Wentz during his 2019 season in Philadelphia.

In 2019, Carson Wentz became the only QB in #NFL history to have 4,000+ passing yards without having a 500-yard WR. pic.twitter.com/9tBq63nVg0

— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) June 26, 2022

Baldinger, who is a preseason analyst for the Eagles, was clearly not impressed.

He has played 9 snaps in the post season in his career. Keep spitting meaningless stats

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) July 4, 2022

He did receive some harsh criticism in his replies from both Eagles and Commanders fans.

Nope; but QB’s are only evaluated by how they perform in the post! Period!

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) July 4, 2022

Not fair
He was having an MVP season before he got injured

— Nick Smith (@NickFromPhilly) July 4, 2022

Yes, Wentz has struggled to stay healthy when his team has made the playoffs throughout his career. In 2017, the North Dakota State product had an MVP-caliber season until a torn ACL paved the way for backup Nick Foles to produce a magical run to the Super Bowl.

In 2018, he played in 11 games before having his season cut short with a back injury and just one season later, he suffered a concussion in Philadelphia’s Wild Card loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

In the era of quick tweets and fantasy football, fans across the league expect jaw-dropping numbers from players who are seemingly invincible. While, yes, availability is the best ability, you cannot fault Wentz for two injuries that seem out of his control.

Just like when he was traded to Washington, Wentz will have a lot of work to do to change some of the narratives that are surrounding the seventh-year quarterback.