I feel as though I never look back at successful players and see what traits that had in college that would lead to success.  So I decided to look up some Nick Foles highlights while he was at Arizona.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmAT4QZ8_QQ - Arizona St 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRXV-3kvTwQ - Oregon 2010

 

Not hard to see why he fell to late 3rd round.  Looks unnerved in the face of pressure.  Not always accurate.  falls back on some throws.  Looks like he has a good not great arm but you rarely see it.  Big kid.  And a good athlete.  had basketball scholarship offers from the likes of Georgetown.  however his timed statistics were subpar compared to other prospects in 2012.  He was compared to Chad Henne coming out of the draft.  threw for a lot of yards in college.  his TD/INT wasnt great though.  threw a lot of picks.

 

Here is a highlight clip of him with the Eagles...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3F-JocEokI

 

his protection in the NFL seems superior to what he had in college.  Cant see it in the highlights but the few Eagles games I've seen, they him have dink and dunk a fair amount.  West coast underneath passes and then throw over the top.  

 

Has he improved on his weaknesses from college on his own?  Which from a scouting point of view would be dumb luck since you cant predict that.  Has Chip Kelly brought out the best in him from a coaching point of view?  Or perhaps are the coaches calling plays that suit his strengths?  

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