Frank Reich NBA Houston Rockets Jeresy isn't willing to blame the Colts' failure to reach the postseason on Carson Wentz, nor is he ready to give up on the veteran quarterback.Reich told reporters after the Colts' 26-11 lo s to the Jaguars that Wentz "did a lot" during the season and that he expected Wentz to be the team's starter moving forward."I think he's our quarterback," ."I think we're all going to learn and grow from this year. You know, how to utilize every player that we have to the fullest. I think there were a lot of bright moments for Carson."NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE: Those"bright moments" were few and far between in Week 18.Wentzand the Indyoffense couldn't get going, scoring just three points on their first eight drives. He committed two Sterling Brown Jersey critical turnovers, a fumble and an interception, that led to 10 Jaguars points.Wentz finished the day 17 for 29 for 185 yards, one touchdown and the two turnovers. He was also sacked a season-high six times against a Jaguars defense that averaged the third-fewest sacks per game in the NFL."Sucked, honestly. Im kind of in disbelief," Wentz said after the lo s, of Indianapolis TV station WTHR."Hard to fully reflect on everything right now, it happened so fast. It hurts right now. Alot of reflection to come Rick Barry Jersey ."Wentz figures to get the time to reflect. , he will count $28.3 million against the Colts' salary cap ($15 million in dead money)next season under the $128 million contract extension he signed in 2019.MORE: The Colts were expected to have no trouble beating the Jaguars. Jacksonville entered the game 2-14, worst in the NFL, and many of their fans planned to to protest the direction of the team under owner Shad Khan. The Jaguars were also on an eight-game losing streak and had an interim head coach, Darrell Bevell, leading them.Instead, the Colts (9-8) failed to take the simplest path they had to the postseason and were eliminated after the Steelers beat the Ravens in overtime."It's a bad feeling when you know you were in complete control,"Wentz said of mi sing the playoffs."Its a bad, bad feeling.The Colts have had that feeling before in Jacksonville. They haven't beaten the Jaguars away from Indy since 2014. They are 0-5 in Jacksonville and Houston Rockets T-Shirts 0-1 in London against their divisional rival. Perhaps more incredibly, the Jaguars have won just five of their last 34 games; they are 3-2 against the Colts and 2-27 against all other teams.BLACK MONDAY: As painful as this lo s is for the Colts, Reich is hoping that the team will be able to learn from it in 2022."You got to have the maturity to understand that even though there could be a finality to this season, you can't just let this lo s be in vain," he said. Bruno Caboclo Jersey "You got to learn from it and got to figure out, 'OK, why did we finish the way we did this year?' And then let's not let that happen next year."
