Carson Wentz's days with Colts numbered so search for upgrade is on

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Frank Reich did his best Tuesday afternoon to keep alive the possibility that Carson Wentz returns to the Indianapolis Colts as their starting quarterback in 2022.

The coach whose endorsement of Wentz helped convince his team to trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for Wentz and his big contract last offseason, wasn’t going to lie that Wentz will definitely be back for Year 2 in Indy.

But neither was he going to throw his guy under the proverbial bus.

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Carson Wentz #2 of the Indianapolis Colts talks with head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts during the game against the New York Jets at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 4, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

"I know I believe in Carson," Reich said. "I believe in him. I stuck my neck out for him. I was a big part of that decision to get him here. I believe he’s going to continue to have a lot of success at quarterback. That might be here, that might not be here. That decision has yet to be determined."

Yeah, he gone.

It’s March and the Colts have had almost two months to evaluate the quarterback they had all last season but they would have you believe their evaluation is ongoing?

"I thought this year compared to 2020, we kind of got back on track — protected the ball well, made some good plays," Reich said of Wentz. "Again, on the positive side we emphasize the touchdown to interception ratio and it was where you want it to be. It was a good step, it was a good step from 2020.

"So we’ll continue to evaluate. The process is ongoing. We know in this business everybody and everything gets evaluated every year. The