(06-24-2019, 06:23 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(06-24-2019, 02:13 PM)JackCity Wrote: So has Joe Flacco but I don't think anyone was clamoring for him to come here

I wasn't "clamoring" for him to come here but I thought that he might be the right fit.  A QB that can manage an underwhelming offense with a great defense.  That's how they won the Super Bowl that year.  Name one offensive  "star" player on that team.  It certainly wasn't the receivers or the quarterback.  Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith were "just guys" much like our receivers.  Zack Ertze was nothing "special' at TE outside of fantasy football.  Nick Foles is pretty much the modern "Joe Flacco".  Good game manager that can pull a win out in clutch time with average-at-best receivers.

What will make him look like a star is if the running game pans out.  Everyone knew that Bortles couldn't handle the pressure of being "clutch" in a close game.  Nick Foles corrects that.  Everyone knew that the Jaguars wanted to win with the run game and a solid defense, and that philosophy will still work with the right quarterback.

Foles is by no means a Tom Brady or Pay-me-a-ton Manning or a Drew Brees.  He's not and never will be an "elite" quarterback, but he's enough to take the team to a whole different level.

The 2012 Ravens were one of the more unique SB teams in terms of firepower but Ray Rice was certainly a star, Yanda too, and Pitta was one of the best TEs in the league when he was healthy (which was rare). Flaccos run ended up being an outlier, despite his insane performance, he was still a low end/average QB , the fact he had a such a run didn't protect him from that..

Which brings us to Foles. Taken in totality he's a low end- average tier QB who had an insanely good two games in 2017 and delivered his city a Championship. Beautiful story.  

The question will be what he brings here though, despite much worse skill positions, offensive line play and presumably coaching. My take on it is that he will be a low end /average QB who can possibly swing some late games like Blake never could. I don't think there's any chance he's a "star" here or that he takes us to another level.

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