Will Matt Ryan solve the Indianapolis Colts’ QB problem for now? – Indianapolis Colts Blog

INDIANAPOLIS – And now there will be six.

Six seasons.

Six different Week 1 starting quarterbacks for the Indianapolis Colts.

It’s surprising that coach Frank Reich’s head isn’t spinning in circles nonstop, because he’s yet to have the same starting quarterback in back-to-back seasons since his arrival in Indianapolis in 2018.

It’s Matt Ryan’s turn to see if he can go two straight seasons as the team’s starter at quarterback. The hope was that Carson Wentz would be that player, but the Colts shipped him off to the Washington Commanders as quickly as they could after just one season with the franchise.

Ryan is seven years Wentz’s senior, and his best years may be behind him, but the belief is that the Colts are getting a more mature player at the position.

“Certainly seems like an adult move,” ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky said. “I know it seems like a negative shot at Carson, but it’s not meant to be. It’s also hard not to sit there and say that a lot of things off the field were lacking. Sounds like that.

“And now they’re getting a guy [Ryan] who is completely capable of being the CEO of a billion dollar company and having the responsibility of that every single day. I think there’s value in that, there’s no questions asked.”

The Colts don’t regret trading for Wentz, despite giving the Philadelphia Eagles their 2022 first-round pick in the deal, but at the same time, they also basically acknowledged it was a mistake by trading him to the Commanders for a third-round pick earlier this month.

“I wish Carson well, I think he has a chance to go into a different environment and play great in Washington,” Colts owner Jim Irsay told reporters at the NFL owners meetings earlier this week. “It’s just,…