Hundley previously played for the Packers, Seahawks and Cardinals. Indianapolis began the process of signing the year-old Hundley in late July before quarterback Carson Wentz suffered his first foot injury -- a piece of bone broke loose in his foot and had to be removed -- on July 29 that would eventually cause him to miss five weeks.
But it's all just trying to figure it out, get up to speed. He's never worked with any of the coaches on the Indianapolis staff, hasn't spent any time in Frank Reich's offensive system or its influences before. What you see in Wentz is a quarterback still in his twenties 28 , who is still learning the position of quarterback and commanding the line of scrimmage.
Last year was a huge setback for Wentz, who held onto the football for way too long and locked onto receivers, but prior to that point, had shown continued development as a passer—working through his passing reads:.
Additionally, he averaged 2. Wentz averaged 9. However, even when given a clean pocket, Wentz still struggled mightily this past season:. Since we're talking about Carson Wentz today That being said, whether faced with a clean pocket or pressured, Wentz was just downright dreadful regarding his pocket presence in In Indianapolis, Wentz will be re-united with Frank Reich, who was his offensive coordinator with the Eagles in and — and, in , Wentz was an MVP candidate before he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week Ehlinger was a four-year starter at Texas who threw for 11, yards and rushed for another 1, yards while leading the Longhorns to three consecutive AP top 25 finishes.
The year-old Rivers announced his retirement after the Colts' season concluded while Brissett, a West Palm Beach, Fla, native, departed Indianapolis after four impactful years with the Colts to sign with the Dolphins.
Eason didn't play in , so this year's preseason will provide first chance at game action with the Colts. How he continues to grow chemistry with his teammates will be important to watch during practice — and it already got off to a good start during OTAs in May. But more than anything, fans going to Grand Park will notice how big Wentz is; how athletic he is in and out of the pocket; and how impressively strong an arm he possesses. But there will be a strong competition behind Wentz to see who the Colts' backup will be between Eason, Ehlinger and Morton.
None of those players have thrown a pass in an NFL game — preseason or otherwise — so it'll be fascinating to track all three's progress in practices and then in the Colts' three preseason games, which will likely be where this competition is decided. That backup battle should make for some awfully fun full days in Westfield between different offensive units. Click here for a full schedule of practices open to fans.
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