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At what point, Andy Reid was asked at his day-after press conference, does he consider making a quarterback change if the turnovers continue to pile up the way they have through three games.
“Right now we’re with Michael [Vick], and that’s what we’re doing,” said Reid. “We’ll evaluate as we go.”
It was an interesting response from the head coach. It suggests that he has not shut the door on a quarterback switch if the struggles mount. It tells us that he’s open to maybe trying a life raft on for size if it’s clear the main vessel is taking on too much water.
Throughout the course of the week, we’ll be providing position-by-position previews of the entire Eagles roster. Click here to get to all of them. Today, we cover the quarterbacks.
The dynamic has shifted, and that could mean a spot on this team for Trent Edwards.
Coming into the preseason, each quarterback had his defined role. Michael Vick would be the starter; Mike Kafka the developmental backup with a couple years in the system; and Nick Foles the rookie unknown who would watch and learn and hopefully show some promise. Edwards, struggling to complete balls to unguarded receivers in practice, was an afterthought.
What no one accounted for was how well Foles would perform. He has become the story of the preseason and has earned the No. 2 spot behind Vick. The 6-6 slinger has stolen not just the backup spot from the injured Kafka, but also the title of the primary developmental quarterback in the system. If the goal is now to not just serve as a viable emergency option but help shepherd Foles along, then Edwards might be the better choice.
Mike Kafka has been cleared to take snaps, Marty Mornhinweg revealed Monday. There is a growing chance that his broken left hand will be healed enough to play in the Eagles’ preseason finale Thursday against the Jets.
Kafka has seen only nine snaps this preseason, and it would probably help all parties involved if the signal-caller out of Northwestern put some more on tape.
Nick Foles was definitely playing the part Friday night. After one of the scoring drives, he spent the defensive series over the shoulder of Marty Mornhinweg, studying still shots and diagnosing the Browns defense. He then walked over to the bench and gave each of his offensive linemen a pat on the chest and a few words of praise before strapping the helmet back on.
The latest line: 12-of-19 for 146 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, a 99.9 quarterback rating and a couple of dazzlers.
The next time the Eagles take to these sidelines, in a little over two weeks from now, the scene will be much different. “Things will be a lot more serious,” as veteran tackle Cullen Jenkins put it. It will be Michael Vick‘s show, assuming health.
For a few weeks, though, the spotlight has belonged to the rookie out of Arizona, and he took very naturally to it.
Andy Reid admitted earlier this week that while he’s impressed with Nick Foles, it’s important to acknowledge that the rookie is not going to see the looks in the preseason that defenses would throw at him when the games count.
“Everything’s so vanilla right now from an offensive and defensive standpoint, so people aren’t going to blitz you like they do [in the regular season],” Reid said. “At least the exotic blitzes, you’re not going to get [those] in the preseason.”
But that isn’t going to temper the enthusiasm from fans around the Delaware Valley who have seen Foles complete 24 of 38 passes for 361 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Before we look ahead to Foles’ start tonight against the Browns, let’s take a quick look at those 38 pass attempts to see what the rookie has been up against and how he’s really performed.
John Clayton has released his quarterback rankings, and it has some good news and bad news for Eagles fans.
On a scale of 1-to-Tebow, Nick Foles is now registering.
Most of the storylines coming out of Monday night in New England are of the depressing nature. Michael Vick lost to injury, again; Eagles commit 22 penalties (16 of which were enforced). Offensive line looks leaky; and on and on…There is this one positive that’s coming on like a freight train, though. And it’s really out of nowhere.
With Vick lasting just four snaps, Foles stepped in and went 18-of-28 for 217 yards with a pair of touchdowns and an interception. In two games on this level now, he is 24-of-38 for 361 yards with four touchdowns and a pick.
Andy Reid is forced to entertain real thoughts about moving the rookie quarterback up the depth chart. There’s nothing he said after the win in New England that suggests Foles isn’t in the running to be Vick’s backup.