The Carson Wentz trade is not working out well for the Indianapolis Colts. Wentz, whom the Colts gave up two draft picks for during the offseason, suffered a foot injury in camp. The team announced Monday that Wentz would undergo surgery for the injury and is out between five and 12 weeks, which is one hell of a timetable.
If it's only five weeks, Wentz could conceivably be ready for the regular season, or more likely only miss a game or two. If it's 12 weeks, we're talking early November. So not only is it a problem for the season, but the timetable also makes figuring out how to handle Wentz's injury more complicated.
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If you think he'll be out for five weeks, you probably don't want to spend any more draft capital to find a capable replacement, but if he's going to be out 12 weeks, you almost have to.
Of course, the ultimate irony would be if the Colts traded picks to the Chicago Bears for Nick Foles, and Foles once again showed up somewhere to replace an injured Carson Wentz. I'm not sure what the Colts will do; I'm just happy that for once in my existence, I get to laugh at another team's QB situation while feeling unreasonably confident about my own team's QB situation.
And now for tonight's picks, which will be a bit different than what you're used to.
All times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook
