After trading Carson Wentz, Indianapolis Colts are back to square one at QB -- again - Indianapolis Colts Blog- ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS – For a franchise that spent nearly 20 years being spoiled because they had the luxury of Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck as starting quarterbacks, the Indianapolis Colts find themselves constantly spinning the wheel these days, hoping to find a long-term answer at that position.

On Wednesday, the Colts traded Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders, which means they are about to have their fifth different Week 1 starting quarterback in as many seasons under coach Frank Reich.

It’ll be the sixth different starting quarterback in six years, if you throw in general manager Chris Ballard’s first season in 2017, and the Colts have made the playoffs only twice in that span.

Colts' Week 1 starting QB by year: 2016: Andrew Luck 2017: Scott Tolzien 2018: Andrew Luck 2019: Jacoby Brissett 2020: Philip Rivers 2021: Carson Wentz 2022: TBD For the 6th straight season, Indy won't have the same starting QB in Week 1 as it did the year before.

It’s no surprise that the Colts traded Wentz away. Owner Jim Irsay, Reich and Ballard did everything but come out publicly and say they were moving on from Wentz over the past two months. The moment none of the franchise leaders said Wentz would be the starter next season, the quarterback should have begun boxing up his belongings in Indianapolis.

Wentz finished last in QBR over the final two weeks of the season when the Colts needed to win just one of those games to make the playoffs. It wasn’t just Wentz’s inability to take over a game when the Colts needed to him to last season, there were also questions about his leadership inside the locker room, according to sources.

The clock is starting to tick more quickly on Irsay’s desire to win multiple Super Bowls this decade. The