This is becoming a very close contest and I think we can only hope that both guys are back next year to battle for the No. 1 spot.
I'm still in the Foles camp because I think he has a lot of improvement ahead of him. Last year was a fluke, but I believe he's better than he has shown this year and some of his struggles can be attributed to the poor o-line play for much of the season with him under center. He developed some poor habits as a result of seeing the rush coming at him play after play - particularly a very bad tendency to backpedal almost immediately coming out of the snap.
But Sanchez is beginning to grow on me. I love the faster tempo he brings to the offense -- Foles should be paying close attention to that. And I like his mobility. His ability to take off a few times a game on the outside and inside zone reads keeps the defense honest and opens things up for McCoy. If he cuts down on the bonehead INT's between now and the end of the year, it's going to be a very tough decision going forward for Kelly.
In any event, I don't see Kelly changing horses when Foles gets cleared if Sanchez is still playing at a high level. It's his job to lose for the rest of the year.
I do think we would have seen an uptick in Foles' production over these past few weeks as the o-line stabilized. Gardner over Tobin has really helped a lot. So I'm still in the Foles camp once we get to the offseason. But I want them both back.
I'm still in the Foles camp because I think he has a lot of improvement ahead of him. Last year was a fluke, but I believe he's better than he has shown this year and some of his struggles can be attributed to the poor o-line play for much of the season with him under center. He developed some poor habits as a result of seeing the rush coming at him play after play - particularly a very bad tendency to backpedal almost immediately coming out of the snap.
But Sanchez is beginning to grow on me. I love the faster tempo he brings to the offense -- Foles should be paying close attention to that. And I like his mobility. His ability to take off a few times a game on the outside and inside zone reads keeps the defense honest and opens things up for McCoy. If he cuts down on the bonehead INT's between now and the end of the year, it's going to be a very tough decision going forward for Kelly.
In any event, I don't see Kelly changing horses when Foles gets cleared if Sanchez is still playing at a high level. It's his job to lose for the rest of the year.
I do think we would have seen an uptick in Foles' production over these past few weeks as the o-line stabilized. Gardner over Tobin has really helped a lot. So I'm still in the Foles camp once we get to the offseason. But I want them both back.
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