Califan007 The Constipated Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Nick Foles: The box score can lie, and Foles' Week 1 effort is the perfect example. Foles wound up with 322 yards, two scores, and one pick on a day where the Eagles scored 34 points. But Foles never fully bounced back from the worst half of football we saw any quarterback play in Week 1. Foles held on to the ball forever on snap after snap. His indecision and pump fakes made the Eagles offense look out of synch even though there were open receivers everywhere. He wasn't close on a number of throws, and just didn't see a ton of open options. Chip Kelly's ability to create defensive confusion and wide open spaces on the field ultimately saved Foles. [...]Foles had a similarly disastrous game against Dallas last season, and bounced back from it quickly. We'll be fascinated to see whether he does so this year. The Eagles don't face many top defenses early in the year, but they are dealing with a raft of losses on the offensive line. Four of their top seven players are unavailable for Week 2. Our faith in Kelly is so complete that we assume he'll coach his way out of this dilemma. But Foles has dropped breadcrumbs of concern dating back to the preseason. Tracking his post-honeymoon season will be one of our early storylines to watch in the QB Index all season year. Tony romoSUCKS: Nick Foles has a meltdown, and the Eagles win by 17 points. romoSUCKS has a meltdown, and the Cowboys have no chance. That's not to defend romoSUCKS's performance against San Francisco, which was one of the worst of his career. He looked like a rookie instead of a veteran that has worked under the same coach for eight years running. Perhaps new "passing game coordinator" Scott Linehan's system is difficult to pick up. But romoSUCKS took turns pre-determining throws or missing wide open receivers. He was slow to make decisions and inaccurate when he did throw. The entire operation looked random. romoSUCKS needs a bounce back game in Tennessee or things will get uncomfortable. Robert Griffin III: Griffin wasn't poor throwing the ball against Houston. He just barely made an impact. 29 of his 37 throws were under ten yards, with the vast majority of those throws within five yards of the line of scrimmage. He held the ball too long often and reacted poorly to blitzes, which is probably why the Redskins tried to keep things simple. The team's only touchdown drive came from the running game. It wasn't a terrible performance, but it's not a good sign when Jay Gruden's offense turns DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon into bores. No mention of Eli Manning... http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000392566/article/qb-index-nick-foles-tony-romo-off-to-slow-starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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