LeSean McCoy averages five yards a carry and 98 yards rushing per game. With quite possibly the best back in the NFL Foles will see the line stacked to stop the run, but he will also get cover two and a lot of man coverages for his receivers and tight ends. The running game is explosive, and it takes some of the pressure off Foles' shoulders. This is a luxury many quarterbacks wish they had, and Foles has a clear advantage over many of the elite quarterbacks now.
This group can flat out move the chains or blow right past them. Both DeSean Jackson and Riley Cooper average over 15 yards per catch. Zach Ertz and Brent Celek as tight ends average over 13 yards per catch. Whenever the ball is thrown and caught it's an automatic first down taking away second-and-long, third-and-long, and so forth. With Vick running the offense the receivers were asked to do a lot of blocking in the read-option offense. With Foles at the helm they get to sprint down-field and make amazing plays.
The Eagles are through with their toughest part of their schedule. Their remaining games don't feature a defense that is capable of stopping their aerial attack. The Arizona Cardinals pose their toughest challenge giving up 244 yards per game through the air. If Foles can stay as hot as he is right now he can put up Peyton Manning first-half numbers.
No matter his team's record, this man is an offensive guru. Chip Kelly puts his quarterbacks in positions to have monster games and career-making years. Kelly needs to come out and anoint Foles as his full-time starter. We all thought the offense would go downhill once the read-option was scratched when Vick went down, but Kelly proved to have a few tricks up his sleeve. He has made Foles the gunslinger every NFL team craves.
Maybe not being named the starter is what is driving Foles. We all look for that extra incentive to drive ourselves, and with Kelly saying Vick might take the starter role back once healthy this is all Foles needs to push Vick out of town. His mechanics are flawless, he reads defenses well and hits his receivers in stride. Some quarterbacks do not respond well to criticism and competition (Mark Sanchez) while others thrive in the moment like Foles has. You can look in his eyes and see the hunger, desire and determination he has to succeed. Some quarterbacks are handed the starting position and take it for granted, but Foles had to work hard for it and now he doesn’t seem to want to part with it. That is how you become an elite quarterback in this league.
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