To be honest, I think if anything, this season has shown us that we blamed JP for all the wrong reasons.
Trent is still, in my opinion, the answer, however we should look at some key stats.
In his only full season, JP finished with over 3,000 yards, 19 TDs, 14 INTs, and was sacked 47 times.
Trent has played in 8 games (ignoring entirely the Cardinals game). He's on pace for over 3,000 yards, 14 TDs, 14 INTs, and 40 sacks.
Stat wise... we're trading 5 TDs to save 7 sacks... This is all just a calculation to add to the conversation, but really...Trent has not performed like the messiah he has been billed as. JP has performed just as equally, and when he did so he was certainly not giving the role as a messiah.