Do you Hope Foles Takes over the QB position ?

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by rico

It comes off as if you are downplaying the importance of the QB position to justify settling for mediocrity or below at that position. Maybe not what you intended, but it comes off that way to an extent.

Alex Smith can do everything this offense needs him to do at a high level. Reid already said this. What more do you want?

You want a QB like Brees, Brady, Luck, Rodgers etc so we can score 50 pts a game because fans like to see offense... Okay. I get that. Fine, but be prepared to pay the price. Those guys cost money and our defense will lose talent and suffer because of it.

Personally I'd rather have an elite D than an elite QB... Defense wins championships.

As far as people saying Foles looked so much better than Alex in the Colts gm. Not buying that he is better because of one game. Might want to check out some highlights from Foles years with the Rams. He was god awful.

Pretty bad in his years with the Eagles as well. He had one good fluke year, big deal. Cassel threw 27 TDs 7 INTs one year as well.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Alex Smith can do everything this offense needs him to do at a high level. Reid already said this. What more do you want?

Reid also said Alex did not have a concussion and is his starting QB.

But isn't starting this week and isn't going to be active...

[keg in kc]

No, I do not. I also don't think Alex is the man.

[rico]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Alex Smith can do everything this offense needs him to do at a high level. Reid already said this. What more do you want?

You want a QB like Brees, Brady, Luck, Rodgers etc so we can score 50 pts a game because fans like to see offense... Okay. I get that. Fine, but be prepared to pay the price. Those guys cost money and our defense will lose talent and suffer because of it.

Personally I'd rather have an elite D than an elite QB... Defense wins championships.

As far as people saying Foles looked so much better than Alex in the Colts gm. Not buying that he is better because of one game. Might want to check out some highlights from Foles years with the Rams. He was god awful.

Pretty bad in his years with the Eagles as well. He had one good fluke year, big deal. Cassel threw 27 TDs 7 INTs one year as well.

What in the world is Reid supposed to say??? Would you ever, regardless of circumstances, expect him to say anything different????

I've watched a lot of Foles with the Eagles. Nothing can convince me that his good stretch was flukey.

I didn't see much of him in St. Louis, but I don't think he was at a place that was by any means, right for him....a lot of "good" QB's would struggle there.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by rico

I didn't see much of him in St. Louis, but I don't think he was at a place that was by any means, right for him....a lot of "good" QB's would struggle there.

Foles had no weapons there.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by rico

What in the world is Reid supposed to say??? Would you ever, regardless of circumstances, expect him to say anything different????

I've watched a lot of Foles with the Eagles. Nothing can convince me that his good stretch was flukey.

I didn't see much of him in St. Louis, but I don't think he was at a place that was by any means, right for him....a lot of "good" QB's would struggle there.

I agree with you. He isn't as bad as he showed with the Rams but he still isn't as good as people here are making him out to be.

To be fair to the Rams great QBs make the players around them better. I think we can all agree on that. I don't think Foles did much of that when he was there.

Foles is a great backup. But IMO he is decent starter at best, at worst probably a pretty bad starting QB.