(04-07-2019, 08:24 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-07-2019, 02:59 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: Indeed they were completely different situations, the patriots had a true franchise QB and another QB that looked like a franchise QB.

The Eagles have two guys that can ride along to win some games, but neither has proven to be a franchise QB. That they were willing to just let Foles walk shows that he's definitely not one, and if he's not one then he's really no better than Bortles. Jaguars had 10 wins with Bortles in 2017, if they get that many with Foles this season I'll be surprised, but if they don't win a superbowl then really all they're doing is spinning their wheels and appeasing the bib brigade by doubling down on overpaying mediocre QBs.

If any QB they pass on this year turns out to be a franchise QB the howls will be deafening, as suddenly everyone knew what a bad idea it was to do.

You’re sleeping on Wentz big time.

Dude was the MVP in 2017 before injury. In 2018, he had a 70% completion percentage and 21 TDS in 11 games. If the Eagles didn’t have one of the top young QBs, Foles would still be there.

Of course Wentz is better than Foles, Foles isn't really that good at all though, so that isn't saying much lol (I do like Wentz though). What isn't being considered here is that the Eagles chose a younger, injury prone QB over their "Super Bowl MVP"....

They have more faith in a guy who was failed to finish the past two straight seasons, 1 with an ACL/LCL injury and the latest, a fracture in his back, over the guy who everybody keeps saying "won them the Super Bowl".

It is a "what have you done for me lately league" after all, and all the Foles lovers slop all over that playoff/SB run for Foles. The Eagles moving on from him is blatantly obvious that they know he is nothing more than a product of a system/good team and his loss is of very little value. Easily replaceable and we decided to pay him $88m ($50m+ for sure), hoping he can relive a hand full of games that he had in 2017. Problem is, now he has to do that over the course of a entire season, not just 5-6 games.

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