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Originally Posted by rico
Dude, I seriously was going to post something about this very thing when I got home from work (I just got off 15 minutes ago). I have little notes jotted down on a "HOLD" card.
When it comes to their first 4 seasons that they played in (Alex was injured all year his 3rd or 4th season), Foles has Smith beaten by a landslide...and some of the Alex-lovers give him absolutely no credit for that. And the common Alexcuse for his terrible start is the large amount of Offensive Coordinators he had in those years...well, Foles in his 5th season and has already had 5 Offensive Coordinators. Foles's infamous season where he went off (2013, 27 TD's, 2 INT's in like, 12 games) wasn't just a good season...it was historically good...with a historical game where he threw 7 TD's in one game. I watched that game...I watched a lot of his rookie and 2013 seasons and he looked really good in those seasons. I don't know what happened at St. Louis, but I do know when he played for the Eagles, he had moments where he absolutely looked the part of a potentially elite QB. Hell, he looked great when he played in college. I watched the Iowa vs. Arizona game in 2010 and he out-dueled the shit out of Ricky Stanzi...that's why I watched what he did in the NFL. And year, Alex had the injury early in his career where he was on injured reserve...Well, Foles has been on injured reserve as well...broke his hand as a rookie.
Foles's first 4 seasons in the NFL:
2012: 6 TD's, 5 INT's
2013: 27 TD's, 2 INT's
2014: 13 TD', 10 INT's
2015: 7 TD's, 10 INT's
Total: 53 TD's, 27 INT's.
* Plus 5 rushing TD's.
Alex's first 4 seasons in the NFL:
2005: 1 TD, 11 INT's
2006: 16 TD's, 16 INT's
2007: 2 TD's, 4 INT's
2008: Did not play...
2009: 18 TD's, 12 INT's
Total: 37 TD's, 43 INT's
* Plus 2 rushing TD's.
The potential for Foles to do well is freaking there...and Alexuals need to keep Alex's first 4 seasons in mind when they are critiquing Foles so harshly. He could very well pick up steam and start rolling again.
I would rather us draft a QB, but I will say this.... I have a better feeling about our past experiences with Ramtread QB's than I do 49er retread QB's.
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Good post. I'm not sold on Nick foles. Too slow to make reads, has kind of that sidearm sling that isn't always the most accurate. But you're right, he has potential. I just hope the Chiefs view it as potential and not the answer. We've been through that before, settling for middling retreads.
But I hope your detailed post exposes the hypocrisy of many Alex lovers to criticize Foles' early struggles while ignoring or making excuses for Alex's struggles.