southdakbearfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:49 pm
Foles is a great backup and he may very well end up starting, there are definitely things that he can do right now that Mitch certainly wasn't doing well last year. But there is a lot Mitch can do that Foles cannot as well.
Anyone thinking he is going to light it up for a full season simply hasn't watched him play or look at his stats. He has thrown for over 13 touchdowns exactly 1 time in 8 seasons, 1.
He has averaged 7 starts a season, either due to injury or he was beaten out for the starter position. He was unseated by a 5th round rookie who is pretty average.
His Y/G average is actually less than Mitch.
Their TD and Int percents are very close.
He has broken his collarbone twice so how much RPO will the offense have in it?
He has about zero potential to develop into anything other than what he is, a very good backup.
Foles 2013 was probably one of the greatest QB seasons of this century. So, he can absolutely play at a high level for a full season.
Outside of running - I don't know what Mitch can do that Foles can't. Throwing the ball? Anything Mitch can do Nick can do better.
His Y/G average is actually less than Mitch.
Their TD and Int percents are very close.
Y/G isn't a very good statistic. If you throw the ball more that's a huge advantage in Y/G. Foles Y/A is 7.0 to Mitch's 6.7.
Foles: 4.2/2.1
Trub: 3.8/2.3
It's "close" but it's not close enough to disregard either.
Foles has had two poor seasons and they came in absolute death traps with a Jacksonville team that had totally quit. Then, Jeff Fisher's Rams.
The rest of his body of work is very good.
PHI/KC numbers:
22-11 Record 94 Rating 63% CMP 61 TD's (5.0%) 23 INT's (1.8%) 7.3 Y/A 11.6 Y/C
Foles could not turn around two poor offense's on his own. However, when the team around Foles has been at least decent? He plays well.