I think some people forget Foles almost won the starting job out of pre-season. During camp, most beat writers were telling us Foles was regularly better than Vick.
Am I crazy or didn't I see a report stating that Foles started the Dallas game with an injury, groin-related, I believe. While I'm not one to blame injury, I'm really surprised I don't see anyone mentioning it in the 'outlier' performance. A groin injury for a QB makes it almost impossible to step into throws, get any kind of lower body into throws. Try shooting free throws, or better yet, 3 point shots in basketball, from your knees, and you realize how important the bottom half of your body is in throwing balls accurately (or far).
Obviously, if this is the case, then the fact that after all the negative press on Foles after that game was not met with any excuses about the injury shows how mature Foles is, and even more important, that he can be a very important cog in our rebuilding effort. I'm not saying he's definitely the future, but didn't Tom Brady start out even less 'prolific', and I'm sure there are many other examples?
As eagles fans, we are definitely looking at the world with Kelly-green colored glasses, but isn't that what supporting your team is all about? While I think we have seen both the bottom end (Dallas game) and top end (Raiders game) of Foles' performance spectrum, I tend to believe his ability is well above the middle of that spectrum, and he will only move to the right with proper support and building of the team around him.
Let's stop focusing on how bad the Raiders are or must be, and just enjoy yesterday's afterglow, but look forward to not just the rest of the season, but the next several winning seasons to come.