Posted by dino27 on 3/27/2018 6:53:00 PM (view original):
doug..i saw your most recent comment on nick foles..i agree 101%.....im not saying foles is as good as steve young but how awesome is it to have a starting qb on the bench...esp one who has more then proven himself in playoffs and won a super bowl....a lot of fans dont appreciate the worth of a stud backup qb.....and foles is not an ego guy..
THANKS but you pretty much said it first. I get a lot of Philly sports talk and I was amazed at the callous disregard BY THE LOCAL MEDIA on Foles and his worth in draft pick numbers. The speech at the Super Bowl victory parade was about the Media and all the cuts they took at the Eagles. And for a few days everyone hailed the brilliance and talent of the coaches and players. BUT within a week they were telling the very organization who engineered a Super Bowl victory, how to move forward for 2018. And Foles was the first offering. They talked about him like he was a piece of meat. There's about 40 of these talking heads throughout the various media outlets and about 4 or 5 of them actually get it. Last year they wanted to trade our first rounder (ended up being Barnett) for Richard Sherman.
And I understand it. They have to fill and kill time everyday with something new to say. So I try not to get upset or drawn in. I know it as soon as I hear it and simply switch to the next station. We have several.
I'm betting Foles loves it here, has no problem being the backup and is ready to step in and up at a moments notice because he's a professional and he takes his job seriously. Most of the fans feel that way too.