Nick Foles has shown that he can score, he can win, he can throw, and he can run but does this make him an Elite? At this point, most would say its a no, but only time will tell. Foles is in his second season in the NFL and has show great improvement since last year. He had around 1,700 yards, 6 TDs, and 5 INTs last year earning just over a 79 QB rating which is not the stats of a franchise or Elite QB. But this year, Foles already has 1,500 yards, 16 TDs, 0 INTs, and an amazing QB rating of 128. Foles has also won his first three starts that were all away to put the Eagles on top of the NFC east. Now, the question at hand is whether or not he is just having a good season or if he is truly that talented.
He could not be doing this well if he was just lucky so therefore he must be highly talented. Foles is silently dominating the league at the QB position. He is currently the most efficient QB and his rating is actually better than Peyton Mannings whose is 118.3. He is also consistent and has only been under a 100 rating once this year. Oh, did i mention that he also leads the league in yards per attempt, on track to be forth highest in history, and can run the ball? But if these stats aren't good enough(or the fact that he had a 7TD game without an INT) then lets compare him to the current Elite QBs.
Foles has more touchdown passes and less INTs this season than Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, RG3, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, and Eli Manning with fewer attempts than they have completions! Okay now let's keep pretending Eli is an Elite QB so i can include this next statistic: if Foles threw all INTs in his next 26 attempts then his QB rating would still be higher than ELI's! If anyone considers Eli an Elite then they must consider Foles a God. Foles also managed to beat RG3, who is known as the best rushing QB in the NFL today, in rushing yards during their head to head game. What else can Foles do to show he is an Elite?
As long as Foles stays as good as he has been on an off day of his as of late, or better, then he will be considered an Elite QB. Also, winning a Superbowl couldn't hurt his chances. To conclude, Nick Foles is the future franchise QB of the Philadelphia Eagles and if is not already considered an Elite QB, then he will be!
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