Former Colts safety Darius Butler hilariously describes watching Carson Wentz
Darius Butler, who played for the Indianapolis Colts, describes what it’s like to watch Carson Wentz play every week.
This has been a productive season for the Indianapolis Colts. They have the most Pro Bowlers this year with seven, the leagues best running back, a defense that forces the most turnovers, and they are on the verge of another playoff appearance.
Despite all of the quality production this season, Indianapolis has been unable to escape the questions that follow Carson Wentz. The questions being is Wentz a quarterback that can help lead a team to a Super Bowl, and can he resist the urge of committing head-scratching mistakes.
For the most part, Wentz has done a good job of protecting the football and preventing mistakes. With Indy likely making the playoffs, Wentz can soon provide clarity to the first question.
A couple of former Colts players joined the conversation to share their thoughts on Wentz. On a recent episode of “The Pat McAfee Show”, McAfee and former safety, Darius Butler, expressed what it’s like for them to watch weekly.
At about one minute and 50 seconds into the video, Butler uses some NSFW language to offer one of the most comically accurate takes on Wentz yet.
Darius Butler captures the unpredictability of the Carson Wentz experience
During Butler’s time in the NFL, his quarterbacks were Tom Brady, Cam Newton, and Andrew Luck, also, he’s comparing his experience of watching Wentz with watching Aaron Rodgers, so he’s definitely used to a different caliber.
Even still, there’s a ton of merit to Butler’s overall point, Carson Wentz is unpredictable. Whenever he drops back to pass, many fans are probably holding their breath and hoping for a positive outcome.
Like Wentz’s touchdown pass on Sunday, the result ultimately overshadowed the process. Wentz broke the pocket and irresponsibly heaved the ball to the end zone where two Indianapolis receivers and two defenders were waiting.
It mirrored a Hail Mary play, except it was on a first down with just under 12 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Fortunately for Indy, the defensive backs collided and the ball ricocheted right into T.Y. Hilton’s hands.
The positive outcome made this an amazing moment, but the pass probably should’ve been intercepted. Those kinds of 50/50 plays capture what Butler is saying, you never quite know what’s going to happen when Wentz passes.
Hopefully for the Colts, the remaining passes this season will have more positive outcomes than negative. Indianapolis is in a great position to make serious noise in the postseason. The offense has already proven it can run the ball on anyone, now Indy must show they can consistently pass the ball as well.