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Is Nick Foles the best of the "New Breed", "Dual Threat" QB'S ?


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He thrived in Chip Jelly's Zone Read, run first offense last season.

 

The Eagles were number 1 in the entire NFL in rushing offense by a large margin.

 

They averaged a remarkable 5.1 yards per rushing attempt, number 1 in the NFL.

 

Foles was number 1 in the NFL in passer rating, surpassing even Peyton Manning.

 

In addition, the Eagles, though they led the NFL in rushing, were also # 9 in the NFL in passing offense.

 

None of the other "Young Guns", "New Breed", "Dual Threat" QB's came close to putting up those type of numbers, especially the combination of rushing and passing success.

 

The closest was BOB 3, who paced the Redskins to a 16th finish in NFL passing offense.

 

One has to wonder what Foles would have accomplished had the Eagles not finished 29th in NFL Total Defense.

 

After all, the only teams that made the NFC playoffs last year that did not finish in the top 5 in NFL in total defense were the Packers and Eagles.

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I think Foles is a good QB who can be a part of a SB winning team but McCoy and the system are also a major reason for his numbers.  

 

I also wouldn't consider him the top "new gun" or whatever.  Also, he's not a dual threat.  

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They were number one in rushing because of McCoy. Not foles. He had a good season but by no means does that make him the best dual threat qb. Horrible thread

 

Funny.

The Eagles have had McCoy for 5 years, but they never led the league in rushing with McCoy until last year.

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He thrived in Chip Jelly's Zone Read, run first offense last season.

The Eagles were number 1 in the entire NFL in rushing offense by a large margin.

They averaged a remarkable 5.1 yards per rushing attempt, number 1 in the NFL.

Foles was number 1 in the NFL in passer rating, surpassing even Peyton Manning.

In addition, the Eagles, though they led the NFL in rushing, were also # 9 in the NFL in passing offense.

None of the other "Young Guns", "New Breed", "Dual Threat" QB's came close to putting up those type of numbers, especially the combination of rushing and passing success.

The closest was BOB 3, who paced the Redskins to a 16th finish in NFL passing offense.

One has to wonder what Foles would have accomplished had the Eagles not finished 29th in NFL Total Defense.

After all, the only teams that made the NFC playoffs last year that did not finish in the top 5 in NFL in total defense were the Packers and Eagles.

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Funny.

The Eagles have had McCoy for 5 years, but they never led the league in rushing with McCoy until last year.

 

Funny.

The eagles have had Andy Reid for 4 years, Chip Kelly for one year. I think the great seasons from both Mccoy and Foles had more to do with the system of Chip Kelly than it had to do with themselves..

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Funny.

The Eagles have had McCoy for 5 years, but they never led the league in rushing with McCoy until last year.

It's not really that funny. Reid ran a west coast dink and dunk while contrary to popular belief, Kelly's offense is run heavy. Not sure what's hard to understand here.

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Nick Foles is Matt Cassel 2.0 - a decent quarterback who can thrive in the right system. He's not single-handedly leading his team to wins like the other dual- threat QBs.

 

You mean the ones with the Top 5 defenses and good running games?

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