Colts owner Jim Irsay criticizes the Jaguars, calls Carson Wentz era 'a mistake'

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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay took aim at his former quarterback Carson Wentz and the Jacksonville Jaguars at the NFL owners' meetings this week in Florida. 

A couple of months removed from missing the playoffs despite having seven players selected to the Pro Bowl last season, Irsay admitted on Tuesday that the Wentz era was "a mistake."

"I think the worst thing you can do is have a mistake and try to keep living with it going forward," Irsay said, via the Indianapolis Star. "For us, it was something we had to move away from as a franchise. It was very obvious."

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) headshot before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 9, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL. (Icon Sportswire)

Irsay penned a letter to the fans in January after the Colts were knocked out of the playoffs last season following a shocking defeat to the Jaguars in Week 18. 

The 26-11 loss wasn't even as close as the final score indicated, as the team never held a lead against a Jaguars squad that finished with the NFL's worst record, earning Jacksonville the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft for the second straight season. 

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars outside linebacker Josh Allen (41) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

In the letter, Irsay wrote how the team finished the season in "perhaps the worst way possible." 

On Tuesday, he took aim at Jacksonville — the Colts' rival in the AFC