On the same day that the Eagles brought potential first-round quarterback Geno Smith in for a NovaCare visit, Nick Foles met with reporters Wednesday and made it clear that he thinks he can be the team’s starting quarterback next season, Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "Whoever’s the quarterback of your team, you build your offense around them,’’ Foles said. "I feel like I can go in and run anything. I’m here to compete. Everybody’s here to achieve the same goal and that’s to win.’’ Because Chip Kelly ran a read-option offense at Oregon, and because Foles doesn’t have the speed to run the read-option, it has been assumed he will be the odd man out when Kelly decides on a starting quarterback. "There’s different kinds of quarterbacks,’’ he said. "You play to the strength of whoever your quarterback is. Andy Reid, the guy who drafted Foles last year, is gone, replaced by Kelly. But Kelly is familiar with Foles from having coached against him in college. He knows what he can do and can’t do. "I understood when I got here that (pro football) is a business,’’ Foles said. "I’ve known Chip. I knew him in college. Played against him several times. He knows me well. He’s studied me. So there was a relationship. It’s not like I’m going into a situation where we don’t even know who each other is. "I feel comfortable. I’m excited Excited for the opportunity to compete." Source: The Redzone
News Flash Foles... your not starting next season for the Eagles maybe a back up or maybe you can start for the Jags...
Foles is certainly better than Vick as your prototype NFL QB. But it's highly unlikely we are going to be running your typical NFL offense.
You know I keep seeing this said, Kelly ran his offense because he had to, now that he can actually have an offense with an actual QB I think he can make the adjustment, or at least he should if he wants to survive.
i don't see why anyone could really say for sure what Foles is. he's very young and has only played in a handful of games. the advantage to Foles over Vick is obviously his youth and ability to have a much higher ceiling than Vick. Same thing for Dixon. We don't really know what he is because he has played so little. but he's older than Foles also. I don't see why Foles would not be their first choice unless they just really don't believe in his growth potential.
