Nick Foles...Better Backup or Keep the Bromance

[jkeerie]

  On 5/6/2023 at 2:31 AM, Big Turk said:

Foles is an example of a player who catches lightning in a bottle a few times but never can sustain it or even regain anything close to it ever again.

 

It happens randomly out of nowhere and then it's gone just as quick. 

 

A bunch of teams have paid him a lot of money hoping to see some lightning only to get a dud.

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I was just going to post the "lightning in a bottle" sentiment.  He had his moment of glory and fizzled back to normalcy.

[Big Turk]

  On 5/6/2023 at 1:16 PM, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Only one team paid him "a lot of money"--the Jags at 30 mil for one year (because they are a joke).  Other than that, he has mostly been on rosters as a backup since he won the SB with Philly (worked out well for the Eagles, no?) and he has been paid backup money. 

 

As for who I would pick for backup?  Foles all day long over Kyle Allen.  He had 1 almost mediocre season as starter, the rest he's been a dud as a backup.

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Doesn't really matter. If Josh goes down we are done.

[Sierra Foothills]

 

  On 5/6/2023 at 9:44 AM, HamSandwhich said:

I disagree with your premise that he’s better at all. He had a good run and is piggy backing off of that since. He’s been pedestrian in limited time since. 

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And I  disagree with the OPs premise that Foles is big and strong. He is tall though.

 

As mentioned upthread Foles would cost more and this team is tight to the cap.

 

I'm skeptical Foles would justify the greater cost.

 

  On 5/6/2023 at 2:53 PM, Gugny said:

If Allen goes down, the Bills are done, regardless of who the backup is. 

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It depends on how many games he misses.

 

  On 5/6/2023 at 8:06 AM, John from Riverside said:

I just think you could say that about any QB we’re going to have if he won say two out of three games if Josh was not behind center that would be a success

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Agreed.

 

 

[HamSandwhich]

  On 5/6/2023 at 3:27 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

 

 

And I  disagree with the OPs premise that Foles is big and strong. He is tall though.

 

As mentioned upthread Foles would cost more and this team is tight to the cap.

 

I'm skeptical Foles would justify the greater cost.

 

 

It depends on how many games he misses.

 

 

Agreed.

 

 

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I disagree with the premise at all, so nothing beyond that matters to me, he's not worth it even if the price was the same as our backup currently in my opinion. I think Allen has better upside. 

[NC-billsfan!]

  On 5/6/2023 at 2:53 PM, Gugny said:

If Allen goes down, the Bills are done, regardless of who the backup is. 
 

 

 

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Simple statement. Deep implications. Still digesting it, not sure if I agree or disagree. But if we lose Allen and our season is toast. That’s saying a lot about our team. I’d like to think we would still be competitive. But if we are not, and depend on Allen that much, we aren’t a SB team.
 

[dpberr]

I'd say no.  Nick Foles knows the Andy Reid playbook. Plays without hesitation and makes smart decisions. 

 

Outside of said playbook, he's not all that good.

 

 

[Mr. WEO]

  On 5/6/2023 at 2:55 PM, Big Turk said:

 

Doesn't really matter. If Josh goes down we are done.

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no way! Read right here this roster could win 11 with guys like Trubisky OR Keenum!!

[Albany,n.y.]

Whatever Foles had left in the tank has been gone for years now.  He should just go home, count his money, look at his Super Bowl ring and be a full time dad.  

[ColoradoBills]

  On 5/6/2023 at 3:08 AM, John from Riverside said:

I’m trying to figure out why everybody clowns on Kyle Allen
 

I mean, yeah, he’s friends with Josh Allen

 

But the guy has NFL experience not only that he has NFL winning experience. Has he been a starter for a whole season? No but he has won games

 

In addition to that his personal strengths, match our 2° no he’s not Josh Allen nobody is but he’s mobile and he’s got an arm on him

 

I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do in camp

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Kyle has played on some real crappy teams in his career.  I give him a decent shot of improving with the Bills organization into a

long-term serviceable backup.  We'll know more in camp.