So... what happens at quarterback?

baconrad3 · Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 4398 Location: Tempe, AZ

Man people sure do have a lot of confidence in Foles.

If we get an offensive minded coach...I highly doubt he's gonna want to roll with Nick and only just draft some crappy mid round QB to provide "competition".

We're going to end up with Geno, Wilson, Barkley, or Dysert this draft. Book it.

If Geno does fall to 4 (which is very plausible)...we should take him and never look back.
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nlesthought · Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 7607

You don't build a team around Foles unless your sure he's the guy, personally i don't see it...you will waste two yrs developing him and getting the necessary parts.

I want the Eagles to grab someone draft/FA just in case we don't see improvement and for competition purposes

Flynn
Alex smith
Henne
3rd round or later

Worse case MV renegotiates to be insurance if he regresses
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Phire · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject:

My problem with the whole "let Foles boom or bust" is that if Foles does bust... it's going to look negatively on our new HC and set this team back years.

What I mean is that the new HC will inherit Nick Foles, thus making it him and his staff's job to develop him. If Foles busts, it was

a) their failure to evaluate him properly
b) their failure to develop him properly

and will they be able to

c) move on fro his properly

All remains to be seen. IMO, if you're the new head coach of the Eagles, you're putting your top 2 favorite QBs on the chalk board 1a and 1b and taking whoever is available at #4.

Not saying it's the best thing to do, but the most likely.
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birdman0069 · Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 6050 Location: Key West, FL

Foles is already as good or better then all the QB's coming out this with the exception of maybe Geno. And that's a big maybe. None of this years class would have been takin in the 1st if they had come out last year.
3-4 years from now, I expect 1-2 of these to still be in the league and only in a back-up role. These guys just aren't very good and to draft one of them just because they are the best this year or because there name isn't Foles, isn't good enough.
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RainbowCarebear · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:59 pm Post subject:

Matt Moore, David Garrard, maybe Flynn or A.Smith get's fired, you bring 1 in and let him compete with Foles. If Foles loses you're almost guaranteed to be looking at drafting a guy very early in 2014, and you should have a pretty high pick as well.

That's my hope, and I hope the new HC shares that line of thought.
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marky_b27 · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:14 pm Post subject:

If Geno falls to #4 we should rob whichever poor franchise offers us the most for him.
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ninjapirate · Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 28403 Location: Vegas

Why can't you start to build a team around foles and then replace him if need be?

The other qb can't benefit from a good defense? A good oline? Better receivers?

That makes no sense.

Plus regardless of who the coach is, the gm did draft Foles. People seem to think that won't matter, especially if we hire a lesser coach with little control. Why would Howie give up on his own guy if he doesn't rate any of the qbs highly in this draft?
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AZ_Eaglesfan · Joined: 03 Jan 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: Arizona

AZ_Eaglesfan · Joined: 03 Jan 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: Arizona

And another thing I would like to add is that the Eagles are not going to be a playoff team next year. I think Howie knows that we are building for the long run here, not to sell tickets next year. He won't waste his time on a QB that he has no faith in.

Phire · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:24 pm Post subject:

You can build around Foles then replace him if need be.
But will they take the risk? There's no insurance policy that says there will be a legitimate replacement for Foles, or that we'll be in position to get one.

I believe there are good quarterbacks in EVERY DRAFT.

With pick #4, we can basically choose our guy. I'm not saying that's the best way to do it, nor can I even name a guy we could draft there. I just think it's very realistic for the new coach to kick start a new era with a QB.
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