I know you might not be able to make any sense out of yesterday’s trade, which sent Nick Foles, the Eagles fourth round pick this year and their second round pick next year to St. Louis for Sam Bradford and the Rams fifth round pick this year. First remember that Chip Kelly was not in love with Nick Foles as a quarterback.
Kelly values the quarterback’s ability to make quick, correct decisions above everything else. I stress the word quick. I think Mark Sanchez did a better job of executing in the offense from a speed standpoint, than Foles. I don’t think Kelly saw a future for Foles in his offense.
The next quality, which is stressed by Kelly, is the quarterback being able to throw the football accurately. I’m starting to believe that Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur vouched for Sam Bradford’s ability as a decision-maker and as a passer. I think that’s why the Birds made the deal.
I don’t like the fact that a lot of Eagles fans who weren’t in love with Foles are now upset that he’s been traded away. Let’s be honest, there wasn’t a lot of love for Foles here in Philadelphia. It was a lukewarm love even though he had a record-breaking season in 2013.
I think Chip Kelly and his staff didn’t believe in Foles’ ability to make quick decisions and throw the football accurately. Add to that his inability to run and you have a quarterback that they didn’t believed fit in the system. They saw him hold the football last year and they weren’t convinced he had the quick mind that’s needed to run Kelly’s uptempo offense.
Remember that Bradford ran an uptempo offense in college at Oklahoma. He has a reputation for being very bright and he has a strong and accurate arm. These are ingredients which Chip Kelly and Pat Shurmur value. Those ingredients are part of what makes up Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning so special.
There is no question that Sam Bradford has the same pedigree of those franchise quarterbacks. Remember, he was the first pick in the draft in 2010.
The big question mark about Bradford is his inability to stay healthy. He has been a walking and talking injury report. It’s too bad the Eagles can’t wrap him up in Bubble Wrap.
I think the Birds coaching staff must believe Bradford’s injuries had a lot to do with a poor offensive line in front of him. He will play behind a very good offensive line here in Philadelphia, so they probably have reasoned that he can stay healthy here, if he gets the ball out of his hands quickly.
I think Kelly and his staff must have reasoned that they couldn’t win a championship with Foles. They didn’t see any way they could move up in the draft far enough to get Marcus Mariota, so they decided to make the big gamble for a guy, who has franchise quarterback ability. He can’t run anymore, but he can make quick decisions and he can throw the ball accurately.
Bradford is the only guy with franchise quarterback ability, who was available for the Birds. Shurmur knows him very well. He had to have given the thumbs up on Bradford. Kelly must have reasoned that he was the only quarterback available, who had the special qualities necessary for operating his offense and winning a Super Bowl.
It’s a big gamble. The city of Philadelphia will be holding their breath every time Bradford is hit.
We’ll see how this turns out.
Interesting – hope you are right
G– while i’m sour right now, very sour– the only hope we have is this guy in fact is smarter than the rest of us– that he brings bradford in to run a brady style offense, quick hits, surgical accuracy–speaking of surgical accuracy, lets hope the surgeons were accurate on his knee!
G unless he’s running the Statue of Liberty play ..who may I ask is he throwing the ball to? He’s handing it off to Matthews ..he’s throwing it to Matthews ..good thing he’s bright ..he won’t need think twice..please this is a hope and a prayer ..that’s not how we win football games ..this so all about chips arrogance and sports science …we see plan B …when in distress he’ll tell sam ..DUCK
Cmon Gary Bradford doesn’t have a strong arm. That’s well docunented
G …..how does this sit with the locker room? There will be a line out the door to the trainers table .will they be taking a number like at the bakery?
Lets hope Bradford can strap on that knee Brace and head out there and run the offence. If Sanchez has to come in…well….season over.
Hopefully Bradford can have some sort of rejuvenation with the Eagles.
When he hits the field in September, it’ll have been 23 months since his last NFL pass.
That being said….even if Bradford comes through, and I hope he does, that shouldn’t have paid what they did for the guy.
Only part of this trade I like is how silly it makes all the “Chip Kelly must have a mobile QB” people look.
Vinnie, this trade makes every crowd look bad, the mobile crowd the pocket passer crowd, the durability crowd. Chip is a lying egotistical jack ass. The most important person in Chip’s plan is Chip.
Spot on big
have to agree–
big the only hope is that he is right and we are all wrong again…
The guys who looks silly are you Vinniedaloser and the Nick Foles Fetish crew.
Lets keep the record straight!
Look at the archives of my arguments about Nick Foles!
I consistently argued that his problem was not only was he so physically slow…my problem was that he was mentally slow!
So I wasn’t a part of any crowd saying that ONLY a mobile QB could play for Chip Kelly…I always said if you got Tom Brady or Peyton Manning mentally quick thinking QB’s they could always play
You were just crowing about the Eagles signing Nick Foles to a big long term contract like Colin Kaepernick….
STFU loser.
You’ve been champion of the Chip needs “his” guy crew for the past 2 years.
You’ve been screaming, “Mobilerunningmobilerunningmobilerunningabletomoveinthepocketmustrunthereadoptionopenuptheoffence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” for years.
Eagles trade for a statue on a knee with more scar tissue in it than ligaments.
kool, you have been a well documented hater, & only stick to your guns, because you are still butthurt over Vick! Just fucking stop it!
DCar, you, Vinnie, haveablunt, mhenski, regal/deserteagle i’ve laid it out and made it clear…I’ve been consistent…I am a well-documented Nick Foles hater, and guess what…Chip Kelly is a Nick Foles hater too. He does not fit Chip Kelly’s offense and Chip got rid of his ass because he’s not good enough! Chip proved what I have been saying all along but its you fools who have reduced my arguments to your simpleton constructions about ‘Mike Vick’, and the mobility issue.
I have said over and over again…Nick Foles is not only physically slow but his biggest problem is that he was MENTALLY SLOW…he has trouble making quick, good decisions and as soon as the defense made some adjustments, we saw the real Nick Foles….throwing off of his back foot, holding the ball, missing wideopen receivers, indecisive, and nervous…
Chip Kelly’s press conference was very informative…if you can think a little bit he tells you openly and honestly what he wants and what he wasn’t getting from the QB.
He has said it over and over again
1. Quick, Good decisions with the Football
2. Accuracy with his passing
For Chip Kelly, its now real clear what he wasn’t getting from Foles…he makes it clear…Foles is not smart enough and accurate enough to run his system!
To Me the key is still if they sign Bradford to an extension if they do he’s here if not then he’s gonna be traded.
Perhaps chip has a buyer in place and he truly wants mark sanchez as his #1 guy..he trades up to get a Kevin white ,trades Bradford and rolls with mark..that’s the only conclusion ..otherwise we are getting Jaelen strong at 20 from asu and rolling with this mash unit
ok maybe desert but have you seen the visceral reactions from around the country about this trade– how can anyone want bradford so much they’d trade for him?
The reasction to this mess is what I think could end up being very interesting.
Philly Newspapers and Bleeding green both have “Do you approve” polls going and its about 10 “NO” to every 1 “YES” and that’s even after Kool, Songs and Jon “sources” Hart spent the entire night clicking “yes” over and over.
The Eagles twitter feed was inundated with comments that can best be summarized as, “This is fucing bulllllllshitt!!!!!!”
There are headlines in STL about how the Eagles were fleeced. NFL network talking heads universally agreed that STL won the trade.
Now Chip Kelly might not care about this.
But Lurie does. He’s got a PR team, and you can be sure they are well aware that the fanbase (save the 3 idiots) is united in their disapproval here. He is reading the vitriole spewing from the vast majority of Eagles fans (different from the relative split of other questionable moves – Shady, Desean etc).
Kelly is really backing himself into a corner here.
He might not care…..but there’s no way the owner isn’t aware that the rest of the league is laughing right now.
Sam “I won’t have thrown a pass in an NFL game for 23 months when I take the field” Bradford better come through, else we’re in for another round of complete upheaval next off season.
Though the good news there, at least the new GM/Coach will have a legit shot at the #1 or #2 QB in that draft!
Who cares about the opinion polls of Fans and the hysteria over Nick Foles!
Its pure ridiculous!
Chip Kelly doesn’t and shouldn’t care about this.
His job is to build a championship team and the most important component in that building process is the Quarterback
Chip Kelly understood that Nick Foles was not the guy who could get it done.
He may have also realized that he wouldn’t be able to trade up in the draft to get Mariota.
So instead of sitting around hoping that Nick Foles somehow transforms into Tom Brady…he made a bold and intelligent move.
He got rid of Foles, he is taking a look at Sam Bradford..a player with the talent to play in his system, with the arm, and the mental aspect.
He hasn’t tied himself to Bradford by signing him to a long term deal…he is going to wait and see if the guy stays healthy
He will then sign a rookie prospect at QB to groom and hope that Sanchez can cut down on the turnovers if he is pressed into action.
Chip made the move at the QB position that he needed to make…if Chip should be blasted about anything it is letting Shady McCoy go…not the Nick Foles move…
But the Dumb Nick Foles Fans dont have a clue
Getting rid of Nick Foles improves the team…its addition by subtraction!
Go Eagles!!
Keep clicking the “yes” button twit.
No he made the shady move at the RB position that he needed to make….
same logic applies…
Chip: People, we live in a world of football, and football has to be managed by men with intelligence. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, fake Eagles GM’s? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for McCoy, and you curse the front office. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know — that McCoy’s trade, while tragic, probably saved cap room; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves football programs.
You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at draft parties, you want me in charge of the football — you need me in charge of the football.
I use words like “hurry up,” “uptempo,” “fast.” I use these words as the backbone of a life spent building something. You use them as a punch line.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a fan who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the successful football that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather that you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a playbook and respect this post. Either way, I don’t give a DAMN what the media or the fans think would get them a championship title!”
Eagles Media: “Do you think you’re better than Big Red?”
Chip: “I’m doing the job I was—“
Eagles Media: “Do you think you’re better than Big Red?!?!”
Chip: “You’re god damn right I do!”
am I the only one noticing that there’s more outrage with the letting go of Foles compared to Djax who was actually a greater Eagle?
Can someone explain this to me?
I can explain it…its rather simple Songs
Vinnie and the Foles Fetish crew are idiots that cant’ accept the reality
They are still shocked that Foles has been given the boot
So not they are turning on Chip Kelly and the Eagles
They were fine with Chip getting rid of great players like DJax and Shady
But now Chip is persona non grata for proving them wrong and getting rid of that Bum-Nick Foles
So instead of being happy about the obvious upgrade…they are enraged, hurt and whining…
They are bailing out on the team…abandon ship because of Nick Foles
They are not Eagles Fans their Nicky Foles fans
Ya’ll can all take ya asses to St Louis…and watch Nick Foles become a backup down there….
Time to move on..
Go Eagles!
You guys are so over the top with the Foles stuff. I’m beginning to think you are closet Foles fans.
If there’s a bigger plan, then fine but if we start the season with Bradford/Sanchez/Barkley there is no way to have any confidence there. Unless Bradford totally recreates himself – which I will have to hope for unless we get a better option.
Its not getting rid of foles- its turning the team over to a gimp qb
also, if you are being true and saying chimp is building this team to win blah blah blah then you would accept that he got rid of jax for the same reason….
He hasn’t signed Bradford to a long term deal…he’s keeping his options open
Getting rid of Foles was essential to the process because Chip Kelly realized clearly that no matter what Vinnie and other fans think about Foles…he was not and is not a QB that can win big time championship games…he seen enough of NIck Foles to realize that the kid is just not good enough!
Koolidiot actually thinks Eagles are keepiing “options open”.
He thinks they can now just move on from Bradford…….
That they’re willing to just toss away a 2nd round pick, a 4th round pick, and a $13 million cap hit so Bradford can come in and “try out”
You can’t make this shit up.
yeah– expensive try out– wow…
we are going to get behind bradford– we have no choice. i’m done bitching and whining– it is counterproductive and unhealthy… I’m addicted and the eagles are my drug of choice…. I’ve been down the dark alley with them before, I’ve stayed true to my brand–
Here is hoping Chip is a genius for real….
I’m going down swinging Cigar.
You do that–I’m going to a high school baseball scrimmage in the cold!
I’m not that stubborn anymore– if this ends up being a disaster i will be pissed but no reason to be now– then if he isn’t a disaster good for us!
Its time to stop moaning and bitching about Foles…he’s done…he’s out of here
We have to give Chip a chance with his new QB Sam Bradford and see what Chip does in the Draft
Getting rid of Foles was the best move of Free Agency
Signing Maxwell and Thurmond upgrades the secondary from Williams and Fletcher…
Better defense and an upgrade at QB
Lets see what we can do at receiver and offensive line…
Can we get a young QB to groom for the future
Go Eagles!
Better at RB and WR too… to quote you give him a chance with his new RB and WR…..agreed.
lets move on! Go birds
bradford is 27 and chips guy you don’t have to groom a qb– chip drafted a qb, signed sanchize twice and traded for bradford…we are set at qb
Exept Bradford is not an upgrade. You may hate Foles, but 13 mil for Mr. Glass is not money well spent.
I guess knees aren’t one of the things he looks foe when evaluating talent huh?
Dud must really think his smoothies are magical healing elixirs.
And is he gonna take the read option out of his offense? ‘Cause no one is a afraid of the double ACL guy who wasn’t a barn burner BEFORE he cracked his knees twice.
Man I understand why Sanchez stayed. He’s jsut shy of being guaranteed a starter.
Told you TS, Mark Sanchez is the devil he’ll be starting by week 3.
Well Big…I’m finally inclined to agree with that assessment.
Sanchez been working that VooDoo or Santeria on Kelly – gotta him doing all kinds of crazy shit.
SMH
Bradford will be the better QB until he is injured in the 1st pre-season game.
Then Sanchez for a 3-13 run towards Connor Cook?
Chip Kelly’s plan coming into focus!
Chip just said it word for word ” we would never mortgage our future to move up and get Marcus. We have too many holes to fill”. We are fuckkkkkkked
The sky didn’t fall just a fucking huge meteor on our football team. We are fucked. 5 wins max.
My god chip is such a smug asshole.
Chip on nfl network
Chip says we were offered a 1st round pick for Sam this morning ???? What the fuck r u doing yaidiot. Accept it
Lol, maybe he will wait til the draft. I am wondering if he is lying about that….trying to hype Bradford’s value up.
I notice that no one is disagreeing with “G” on the quick decision making advantage with Sam Bradford.
Is there anyone here who thought that Foles is a quick decision maker? I’ve noticed the same with his slow mechanics, slow delivery, slow decision making, yet there’s a fan base that believes we were just fine a QB.
Those who thought Foles should be the guy should really praise Chip’s decision to replace him with a better QB, who possess greater QB skills.
Right?
Songs in five years how many playoff wins does quick thinking Bradford have? After all you need to be consistent…..
@gcobb
I wouldn’t have made this trade for Sam Bradford, but may be the #Eagles know something that we don’t know. At face value, it make no sense.
9:46am – 11 Mar 15
There could be a situation where Foles Demanded a nice New Contract or a Trade instead… We’ll probably never know … It’s the way it is in the NFL
I think perhaps the opposite. “My client will not be resigning with the Eagles after this year, so you should trade him now”
Come draft time maybe we can get a 1st from Cleveland..LOL.. doubt it but hey…i man can wish right??
Browns have the #12th & #19th Selections in the 1st Round and are probably the only Team I see that would look to move up and get their QB of the Future.. They just Signed Veteran Josh McCown for the Short Term and will probably look to unload Johnny Football come next Off-Season and take any Picks in Return that they can get which won’t be much
I could see the Browns offering the #12 & #19 to the Redskins at #5
who want Picks
Hell I can even envision Mariota sliding all the down to #20th
I ll say this again, DeMarco Murray is still in play for Eagles
He wants to play in this fast paced system and is the type of north south runner Chip likes
Remember too, he was roommates with Bradford at OKLA. Very good friends
A chance he could sign here along with Ryan Matthews
Yeah Murray in play, with Matthews signed. Absolute retarded, imbecilic, delusional, nut job convict!
WRONG!
W.R.O.N.G!!
WROOOOOOOOG!!!
You know what he likes about Bradford?
He’s a dink and dunk machine. Good for a coach that wants to spread the ball “horizontally”‘, not vertically. Had a terrible time throwing deep with the Rams.
In fact, I think that’s probably what Kelly liked least about Foles. His propensity to chuck it deep too often.
From Bill Barnwell on Grantland:
The obvious link between Bradford and the Eagles is Pat Shurmur, the Philadelphia offensive coordinator who held that same role for St. Louis in 2010, Bradford’s rookie season. That was probably Bradford’s high-water mark as a pro in terms of promise, although Stuart wrote a convincing piece at the time that Bradford’s statistics were far less impressive than they seemed. Given Shurmur’s struggles to develop Colt McCoy or Brandon Weeden in Cleveland and that the credit for whatever Foles has done mostly goes to Chip Kelly, Bradford remains the former TYFNC Award winner’s most successful pupil.
You can crib together pieces of an argument that Bradford might be a good fit for Kelly and the Philadelphia offense. Bradford ran a high-tempo spread offense in college at Oklahoma, although the last meaningful tape of him in that attack dates back to 2008. He’s posted a relatively low 2.2 percent interception rate as a pro, including a 14-to-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio during his abbreviated 2013 season. Bradford has all the physical characteristics you would hope for from a franchise quarterback, although it’s also worth remembering he’s torn both of those ACLs since the last time we saw him getting meaningful action against an NFL pass rush.
The easiest argument against Bradford is the one I laid out last August. Take a look at the 2013 pass maps Kirk Goldsberry generated for Bradford (in his last active season) and Foles (during his otherworldly campaign):
Foles was incredible throwing deep that season, doing so effectively and on a frequent basis. Bradford didn’t throw deep at all, and when he did, he posted a dismal QBR. In his career, 9.9 percent of his passes have traveled 20 yards or more in the air, which ranks 24th out of 29 qualifying passers over that time frame. His QBR on those throws was also 24th out of 29. And his average pass has traveled just 7.5 yards in the air; only Alex Smith has managed to be worse.
Rams fans complained after the article that it somehow wasn’t Bradford’s fault — that, through all the offensive coordinators and draft picks and free-agent dollars spent on receivers and linemen, it was everybody else and not their quarterback. But last year, we got a full season of the Rams offense without Bradford. And what do you know? They suddenly somehow found a way to throw downfield! The combination of Austin Davis and Shaun Hill, hardly superstar quarterbacks, threw passes 20 yards or more on 13.4 percent of their passes, the eighth-highest rate in the league. Their QBR on those passes was 93.6, which was 12th among NFL teams. Either Kenny Britt is the greatest downfield weapon the league has ever seen, or Bradford is not a good downfield passer. You pick.
BTW – for Songs and Kool…the opiginal article has pictures and graphics on it, so you might be able to understand it if you take a look.
Glass knee, & reconstructed throwing shoulder. What’s not to like????
Vinniedaloser, I have a better article on the Blecher report. A very good article from Cian Fahey
“Good quarterback play is what Bradford can give the Eagles offense. In a vacuum, Bradford has always been a good NFL quarterback. It’s not widely accepted because to come to this conclusion, you need to be able to isolate his performances from the offense in which he has played.
Bradford’s greatest strength is his accuracy.”
As oppose to Foles who he says:
“Foles was at his best throwing to intermediate routes directed toward the sideline. He was able to consistently give his receivers opportunities to catch the ball in those areas. However, his shorter accuracy often strained receivers unnecessarily, and his deep accuracy was simply bad.”
When you compare this to some very sharp and telling observations from Chip Kelly today in his press conference when he said and I am paraphrasing ‘ when you evaluate a Quarterback you can’t just look at there stats you see the QB make a 1 yard throw and the running back runs for 80 yards that’s on the running not the QB…or you see receivers make incredible catches that’s not the QB that’s the receiver…I watch every throw Bradford made in the NFL and he is very accurate and can make all the throws’
Wow. Lots of proof there.
Love the way that guy backs up his statements like “Bradford has been a good quarterback” and “Foles is at his best when” and “accuracy was bad”
I’m sure his up for a Pulitzer for the amount of research he did there.
Very very insightful.
Greatest strength is his arm accuracy. Big indictment. Since if that’s his best it’s not that good at 58 percent.
According to spreads he’s a dink and dunk qb like the sanchize
Now down field attack like foles
Remember how excited the fan base was initially when the sanchize took over. First round pick, pedigree although he was mediocre with the Jets, with kelly his career will be resurrected.
Sounds just like we now hear about Bradford. Another prospect that that never lived up to his draft status. Yeah. It will be different with the chip. Just Like The San chize
I’m glad for nick foles. He’s going to a franchise that is not an abomination and the fans will respect him. Along With His coach.
there is something wrong with chip kelly. I’m sure that Larry foles has told his son that. He’s better off
Chip kelly gutted the eagles offense he got rid of the best talent in the nfl. Young, talented players. The offense was set for years with a developing, promising qb.
They were about three or four players away on defense from making a super bowl run.
Chip Hit The Reset button.
sorry jake nick is screwed did you not know jeff fisher is the head coach of the rams he ruins qbs…..foles is done. and the difference between sanchez and bradford……bradford actually has a strong arm
Jaws said it best – Bradford never lived-up to the potential he showed in college — Foles exceeded the expectations of him coming into the league.
Jaws watched every play of Bradford’s on film, he saw nothing that makes him think Bradford is better than Foles…. Jaws thinks it was Shurmur that sold Chip on Bradford based on his perceived potential…
Which confirms a very important point
Draft status is only significant for the bonus money and rookie contract.
After that it’s about whether you can play how you play
Based on the latter, Bradford is not in the same league as foles.
The fact that Kelly missed this is mind boggling.
Does anyone know how Much Cap Space do the Eagles have now with Adding Bradford & Matthews & Thurmond…
50 to start right?
-13 Bradford
-13.5 Maxwell
-6.5 Graham
-4.5 Stupid Sanchez
-4 Matthews
-3.5 Thurmond
I think that’s around 45 million gone and they need to keep somewhere around 5 for rookies soooooo..
Damn Vinnie and still No WR’s
Draft has to be OL, WR in the first 3 Rounds
Then Secondary, DL & LB Depth
Eagles 2015 Mock Draft (Version #17)
1st Rd – WR Jaelen Strong (Arizona 6-3 217lbs)
2nd Rd – OL Jake Fisher (Oregon 6-6 300lbs)
3rd Rd – WR Tre McBridge (William & Mary 6-0 210lbs)
4th Rd – CB Eric Rowe (Utah 6-1 205lbs)
5th Rd – OL Sean Hickey (Syracuse 6-5 310lbs)
5th Rd – DT Xavier Williams (North Dakota St 6-2 335lbs)
6th Rd – CB Craig Mager (Texas State 5-11 201lbs)
7th Rd – LB Brock Hekking Nevada 6-3 250lbs)
Well the good new fans is this… There is no rookie qb. When you trade starting QBs it’s not a rebuild, it’s all in. Chip expects lots of wins and deep playoff run
Chip’s news conference was very revealing, open, and he laid it out clearly.
Rather than stay with a mediocre QB that doesn’t have the mental tools to run the offense…Chip is taking a shot with a guy that he has evaluated and his Offensive Coordinator has determined is smarter, a better arm who will play better in Chip’s Quarterback friendly system!
Chip is taking a shot…going with who he has evaluated as the best QB that’s realistically available to the Eagles
Like a lot of people who have evaluated the draft, the Eagles dont believe that they have enough to move from 20 to the top 10…
I’m going with Chip on this move…it is a very sound football move!
Go Eagles!
Kool as you and your alter ego have pointed out it’s all about the playoffs… And since he was drafted in 2010 Bradford has been MONEY in the playoffs.. He has proven in his numerous trips to the playoffs to shine when the lights are brightest… He takes his teams down for the lead in the fourth quarter and on to victory…his playoff record is exemplary
what a hypocrite you guys are haveablunt…you and your multiple profile friends…the guy played with poor coaching, bad offensive lines, and terrible teams…when it was Nick Foles you whined about the Offensive line injuries even when it was obvious that Oline was pass protecting well…
Good thing Chip didn’t fall for that BS
Again…Chip did a good job in this situation…its an upgrade…he got rid of a guy who didn’t have the talent, the heart, or the smarts to win big games for us and we got a QB who has a strong arm, by all accounts a smart, intelligent pocket passing QB who gets rid of the ball quickly
Its addition by subtraction…we got rid of a pretender, a QB who does not have what it takes to take us to the big dance…and upgraded the position to take a look at a more talented QB
Good move Chip…good move!
Always someone else’s fault… You are a product of low character and lower expectations….
I listened to Bradford press conference and he sounded like a prospect that never lived up to his billing
He sounded nothing like a leader. Nothing Like A prospect that exceeded hid billing like nick foles
No wonder the rams are ecstatic. The rams fleeced this little mole chip kelly.
LOL…what a farce! And Nick Foles sounded like the fearless leader poised to lead the Eagles to great championship heights!!
Nick Foles will be carrying a clipboard in St Louis…riding the bench because the offense will be too complicated for him…
He was struggling in this QB friendly offense here…now he goes to an even more conventional offense where he is got to think even more…
Thinking on his feet, reading defenses, making adjustments and audibles at the line…LOL…Foles is going to be mentally overwhelmed and sitting on the bench..a third string QB behind Austin Davis and Kellen Clemens
Foles is 0-1… Terrible, now Bradford can show us how it’s done like he did for rams
Its addition by subtraction…No big contract extension for that bum ass Foles…No wonder the true Eagles Fans are ecstatic and filled with joy…Foles is gone..finished, outta here…
Great job Chip!!.
Damn….you are backtracking faster than TS used to
Where one Foles just ran slowly, now he’s slow mentally (to fit your stupid thesis)
Where once Kelly needed a mobile QB, now all he needs is a better arm and who is smarter
Where once the eagles had to get Mariotta at all costs, now its “like a lot of people the Eagles…..”
Where once Foles didn’t have a big arm, now Bradford has a better arm, (disregarding that over the past decade only one starting QB has a worse QBR with passes over 20 yards – Alex Smith)
Flip flopping back pedaling puss.
Vinniedafool…
stop with the misdirection…
Check the archives…its all there
I’ve said on so many occasions…
Foles is not only physically slow…but mentally slow
I’ve said over and over again…
I know you are so embarrassed…
You said Foles would be Starting again this year
You were calling for the Eagles to resign him at Kaepernick’s money…LOL
You had the Eagles resigning Foles for big bucks and making him our young franchise QB…the face of the team
In the end…we had to pay St Louis to take him off our hands…LOL
Keep pulling out those meaningless stats…Chip Kelly ridiculed that very same ignorant statistical approach to evaluating QB’s in his excellent press conference today
Foles will be flipping burgers with you at McDonalds soon…he can tell you all about his stories as a washed up former QB who had a little luck but folded up when it was time to play for the big money!
You should be too embarrassed to come on this site..still sprouting stats about Foles…and now wanting to see the Eagles fail
Fake ass Vinnie
Fake ass Fools
LOL
Nah…you added the mentally slow bit only came about because you were butthurt ’cause we ragged on Vick not being able to read.
Chip Kelly might ridicule stats, but he’s 0-4 on QB decisions so far, and I’m not sure decision 5 is going to work out.
The fact that Kelly paid is exactly why people are upset dimtwit. Not that Foles is gone, but that the Rams fleeced the Eagles on this trade.
And buddy, I know you’re still reeling from the Wallmart $2 raise bit I hit you with last week, and so you pathetically tried to come back (twice!) with the McDonalds bit….but just a bit of advice….if you get slagged with a minimum wage job shot, then try something new….don’t come back with the same type of insult. Its weak.
yeah…yeah..whatever Vinniedaloser
Your finished…your mancrush has been crushed and kicked to the side…shipped out right when you thought he was going to be the face of the Franchise…
You just have to man up and accept the reality Vinnie..its over
Its just like I have told you for a couple of years now
Foles is done, finished, and dismissed
You can come up with all the quips, commentary, diversions
It still dont change the facts
Foles is finished..done,…outta here
Just like I told you
Fool ass!
Done? What the fuck am I upset about. Big tall immobile pocket passer is in the house. Just what I always wanted.
Foles, not Bradford, I don;t care, as long as its not some never going to win scrambling idiot I’m good.
There are only 3 problems with thsi deal.
1 – I still think Foles is better than Bradford, but I may be wrong
2 – Bradford is being helt together by duct tape
3 – Paying a 2nd and 4th for Bradford = bent over
Otherwise, I’m fine. Immobile pocket passer in the house.
You can keep disguising your anger with the “mentally….” business all you want, but dep down you’re pissed buddy. You wanted Mariotta, you wanted vick, you extolled the virtues of shitty Sanchez….you wanted a running idiot, you were dying for a running idiot…..and you’re trying to mask it in all this “Bradford is great” BS…..
Man, you are pathetic.
Still angry over missing that $2 raise I guess.
yeah….yeah….yeah…Vinniedaloser
You lost…you can run but you can hide from the facts that are kicking you hard in the ass
He gone…finished…outta here!
Your heart is broken
Your frustrated and angry
Like I told you…Nick Foles is not a franchised QB
Like I told you…the Eagles are getting rid of him
I was right…you were wrong
I told you he was a bum that the Eagles would get rid of …and you quoted his stats…his 14-4…his 27-2…
We know why you are upset, broke, bewildered and frustrated
LOL…
Foles is finished…he is done
He didn’t get the big time contract you were sure the Eagles were going to give him
He wasn’t the Franchise QB, the All-American Boy to lead us to a championship like you predicted
He was dumped, he’s finished, done…outta here
Just like we I told you…just as we have argued for years about…
The argument is over…you lost because your Vinniedaloser
LOL
Just like I told you
Fool Ass!!
Oh shit… I was wrong…five years and Sam has never lead his team to the playoffs…my bad
Nick foles sounded real there was never any pretentious attitude or fear even after he got poundedThere was never any quit. dyill
Bradford said today he thought about quitting after his second knee injury.
He could not commit to when he will be ready this season.
Chip kelly needs to be fired
it goes back to his up bringing, experience.
Yawwwwwwnnnn…who gives a flying fuck about Nick Foles ‘upbringing or his ‘experience’…
Listen at the Nick Foles buttlickers…now calling for Chip Kelly to be fired…LMAO!!!!
Chip Kelly should be commended for such a bold move in the face of naysayers and the apologists for that bum ass Nick Foles.
Please keep things in context…Foles is not a bum ass because he’s a bad guy…he is a nice, down to earth likeable kid…but when it comes to leading a football team to championship levels…he is a bum ass and Chip Kelly made the right move.
Chip Kelly has given this team new life…given us a chance to improve the team by getting rid of some real dead weight…getting rid of a slow moving, slow thinking QB who just cant hand the mental part of the game….
Chip Kelly should be commended for this bold and innovative move!
Kool you keep flapping your gums but you are always wrong.
This is the worst off season ever for the eagles. Kelly gave up on one of the best qb prospects. Three years invested in his development, all thrown away for a reclamation project at over 10 x the cost. Injured, two knee surgeries, a shoulder injury
Kelly gutted one of the most prolific young offenses.
It’s a damn shame
jakdog..I was right…
I told you all that Nick Foles was done
I told you that Chip Kelly thought he was a bum
This is the dawn of a new era…the defense has been improved
Getting rid of Nick Foles was an excellent move…getting rid of a guy who couldn’t handle the mental load…he was in over his head and Chip saw it…he saw all of the missed receivers, he remembers all of the times DJax threw his hands up in pure frustration because Nick Foles missed him wide open down the field
No tears are being shed for Nick…the players knew the AX was coming for Nick…and we see his real worth…
We had to give St Louis extra picks to take Nick Foles off of our hands
Kelly gutted some dead weight and a player that was not worthy of being a franchise QB for us…
Good job Chip!
Rip DeSean Jackson.
Rip LeSean McCoy
Rip jeremy Maclin
Rip nick foles
Damn ..AR brought in some pretty good players!
Sure did
Still cant believe Dallas didnt try to resign Butch Carter..