Zorn76 wrote:Not sure where Fole's contract is, but this would change nothing if I'm Philly's F.O.
Foles is now worth a mint in a trade, and you sell while stock is high if you risk losing him to free agency anyhow.
He had about as good a run as you can achieve, but the long term future still hasnt' changed, and that's Wentz.
That kid had Plenty with the Eagles getting HFA, which was key obviously in their run to SB.
mykc14 wrote:The obvious answer is to trade him, but it’s not that simple. Wentz is coming off of a pretty significant knee injury as he tore both his LCL and ACL. Conventional wisdom suggests that he should be ready by week 1, but there’s obviously no guarantee. It seems like the Eagles will hold onto Folds at least until they are sure Wentz is fine, which might not be until late training camp.
NorthHawk wrote:They can keep him for next year and then tag and trade him if he plays well in the regular season should Wentz be fine.
It would be odd to tag a backup QB, though but the salary wouldn't be too bad unless it's based on starting QB's.
NorthHawk wrote:I read a comment this morning that the Eagles might keep him because of the way Wentz plays he has a higher probability of injury than other QB's so a very good backup might be a higher priority than other teams might think.
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If Wentz doesn't start playing like he left off and they lose some close games, there might be a QB controversy brewing, too so that's a factor their FO will have to consider.
HumanCockroach wrote:Teams her leary of paying backups more than starters, especially with young starters... creating the environment for QB controversy should their be struggles coming off a major injury typically isn't wise. Fracture of a team is a very real thing, and incredibly dangerous.
HumanCockroach wrote:Teams are leary of paying backups more than starters, especially with young starters... creating the environment for QB controversy should there be struggles coming off a major injury typically isn't wise. Fracture of a team is a very real thing, and incredibly dangerous.
HumanCockroach wrote:And if I'm an Eagles fan I don't want my first round mvp 3rd year QB looking over his shoulder constantly for some guy that minus the playoffs, and his first season in Philly been mediocre or worse. Just different views, certainly welcome to yours....
Also wouldn't be to keen on spending 20m dollars on a backup instead of investing in loading up with other players, resigning those to longer term deals etc. But like I said, just me.
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