(06-26-2019, 02:38 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(06-26-2019, 10:28 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: 26 teams in the league want a better quarterback than they have. It doesn't matter what bar you set. It's rarely attained. All that matters is having a QB good enough to win with until your team finally hits on one in the draft. We know all too well that may take decades. 

If this defense returns to near-2017 form and the O-line stays relatively healthy, then "marginally better than Blake" is probably enough for a playoff run. That's why it is frequently brought up. Not because people think that's "the bar" it's merely seen (by most) as enough to prevent 2018 from happening again.

There is a good few scenarios where Foles is a lot better than Blake and still not good enough and disappointing. I think we should judge him relative to the rest of the league and how much success he has Vs just being better than Blake. 

I think with the division being much stronger and being unlikely to repeat 2017s defensive #s we'll still need a passing attack that's above average to make some noise and hit the playoffs.