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Rodgers is another guy that extends plays to make plays (so is Roethlisberger) -- he just doesn't run as much as the true runners. I don't see Rodgers or Roeth when I watch Foles. Other than the read option plays he's pretty much a pocket QB.
I think this news has to put Foles as a top-10 dynasty QB now, no?
I equate his taking sacks to his "conservative" approach (although you wouldnt be able to tell with his #'s) as well as him being new to this offsense. I would expect him to take less going forward.
They have Foles, just drafted Barkley and will cut Vick so my bet is that they will draft one at some point.
To be fair, that comment was made in part because of the unrelenting attitude the Philadelphia media had/has in regards to Chip OFFICIALLY naming Foles the starter; both when Vick was coming off the injury and afterwards when Vick was healthy but Kelly was committing to Foles. IIRC, When asked how the team would have fared if Foles was the starter out of camp, Kelly said something along the lines of they would have gone 16-0, scored 1,000 points a game and teams would be to scared to play them.
Nope, it is an area he could improve a lot on. Some of those sacks got there pretty quick, there were a few I think he held onto it too long.
He's got a good shot at 26 tds at this rate. Passer rating has been pretty consistent for him and he only has 4 games left so well within reach. 4 games left and he throws about 35-40 passes a game so with no picks, he's close to the 3rd one as well. Really every single one of these can be achieved if he continues to not throw int's.
He's proven to be the better option, in every system he has been exposed to. He beat out Scott in college and now Vick. Putting up record numbers.
I would not bench Brees at home but I do think that Foles will put up close to if not better numbers. If you're playing percentages though, you play Brees. IF you're shooting for the moon, then I actually think Foles has a better shot at ridiculous numbers.
I've been wrestling with this decision all week. In the seven weeks that Foles has been starter, if going head to head with Brees, Foles scored more points 4 times and Brees won 2. On Foles' Bye week, Brees managed 18.5. Brees has also only scored over 20 points, 3 of the last 7 games. Foles has gone over 20 in 5 of his 6 starts.
You don't have any comcerns for a schedule base letdown for Brees? Most are looking for starters to string together 2-3 games in a row. The schedule may not allow a few of those ridiculous 30+ point games. Meanwhile, Foles is around 26 ppg in his last 5 starts with no schedule concerns. I sat Brees last season for R. Wilson. Brees ended up with a better game in the week 16 championship, but RW scored 20+ iirc. It took some nuts, but I wouldn't regretted it had I lost. I put a more consistant producer with more upside in my lineup. I have no issues with that process. I'm sure Brees will be "OK," but that might not carry you to a championship. Some have been questioning this even before the Sea dud. Week 16 away in the old could be a problem.
Brees has only thrown 3 or more touchdown passes in 4 of his 12 games this season. Foles has thrown 3 or more in 4 of his 6. Foles is also averaging over 30 yards rushing a game over his last three. That's an extra 3 points that Brees can't give you. I think Foles is the more consistent choice. I think that Brees feasts on weak defenses at home and that's when he gets his 4 or 5 TD games. He doesn't have any more week defenses at home this season. I wish I was wrong, because I own him. He hasn't been that great over the last four games.
I know exactly where you're coming from. But I let that thinking kill me last week, so I'm going to use the numbers (and matchups) that are before my eyes instead of fantasy reputation this week.
lol. I just saw that tweet. Every time I think I've 100% convinced myself to start Foles over Brees, someone throws a stat at me to make me second guess myself.
I have Brady and Foles and you want to know what I did last week? I flipped a coin. It landed on Brady and I missed out on 3 points.
That's hilarious. I was faced with the exact same dilemma and my resolution consisted of asking my 5-year-old whether I should play the man in white or the man in green. She said, "Green!", and it turned out to be just enough to give me the season's weekly high score in my league.
It doesn't scare you that Carolina hasn't allowed 20 fantasy points to a quarterback all season long? And the fact that in his last home game (against a similarly tough SF defense), Brees only threw one touchdown pass?That's hilarious. I was faced with the exact same dilemma and my resolution consisted of asking my 5-year-old whether I should play the man in white or the man in green. She said, "Green!", and it turned out to be just enough to give me the season's weekly high score in my league.
But as big a Foles homer as I've been I can't see starting him over Brees this week. Even putting his ridiculous home prime-time numbers aside, the Saints are going to come out with something to prove after being embarrassed last week and I think Brees absolutely lights it up.
there was a lot of speculation on his health in that dallas dud, but after watching it I thought dallas was doing a good job of keeping pressure on him.
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Houston might make it though and he's the better player at this point. Slay started for he injured Houston last week.
So if you blitz Foles you are either going to sack him or give up a ton of yards and TD's.
Wouldn't be surprised to see that's a common thing, i.e. that blitzing is feast or famine.
Not surprising, though. Hopefully it's something he can improve upon with time and experience.
Yea, isn't that pretty much the definition of how to beat QB's? Hmm, Peyton Manning is tearing us up, we need to get pressure on him to win, etc... I would like to see him take less sacks though.
Show me the quarterback that doesn't "struggle" with pressure? I'd be impressed if anyone excelled when their O line fails?
