NFL | Reunited and (perhaps) it feels so good for Eagles alums

Reports out of Kansas City Wednesday night say the Chiefs signed free-agent quarterback Nick Foles, pairing him once again with the man who drafted him in Philly, former Eagles head coach Andy Reid.

by Jack Kerwin  |  ydkjack1@gmail.com

Well, it wasn’t exactly Russell Westbrook re-signing with OKC …

Still, Nick Foles reuniting with Big Red in Kansas City Wednesday night was kinda big news. It certainly took many in the NFL by surprise, since popular theory among the expert masses had the former Eagles QB gone bust in St. Louis targeted for Dallas once Cowboys backup Kellen Moore went down in gruesome-looking fashion Tuesday with a broken ankle.

A free agent after requesting and receiving his release from the Rams, Foles was an enigmatic commodity on the open market for a week, with teams wondering if he were the “27 and 2” guy he had been with the Birds in 2013, the regressed version he appeared to be a year later or the outright disaster he turned out to be last year.

Despite the perception pushed around these parts by the “gotta rip others, no matter who they are or what they did while with us, in order to feel better about our own present situation” simpletons that Foles absolutely sucks and was unmasked as a fraud once he left town, he did just turn 27 years old, which, coupled with the highs and lows he has experienced in the NFL, really put him in that fuzzy gray area.

As in, worth a shot or not?

His comrade in post-Philly purgatory, the man who selected him from the University of Arizona with a third-round pick in the 2012 draft, obviously felt so.

Gee, guess all that “yo, even Andy Reid don’t want him” smack being spewed about the past few days had little merit. Shocking …

Not for nothing, but the incessant need to cling to any hopes of upcoming autumn success by putting down someone such as Foles has been completely misguided.

Prefer the proven mediocrity of Sam Bradford or the unproven fantasy of Carson Wentz all you want, but both have a long way to go before matching anything Foles achieved here, on an individual or team basis. Rationalize the negative if you must, but the reality is he went 14-4 as a starter here, took the Eagles to the playoffs and recorded the third-highest passer rating for a season in NFL history.

Please spare me and anyone else possessing a memory the narrative rewrite on how Foles’ winning ways here were a byproduct of brilliant receiver play saving his errant-throwing arse, too. Get a grip. He made Riley Cooper a very rich man, not the other way around.

Hey, Reid tried to trade for Foles before any of that “bailout” BS would have even happened. Wanted the kid to join him in KC as a potential starter in 2013. With the Eagles unwilling to make a deal, Reid opted for Alex Smith instead, and Foles flourished here that season … for a coach who never wanted him in the first place, Chip Kelly.

Perhaps his career will be reborn by playing for one who always did.

Good luck to him, and kudos to Reid for giving Foles another shot.

Not for nothing, but the incessant need to cling to any hopes of upcoming autumn success by putting down someone such as (Nick) Foles has been completely misguided. Prefer the proven mediocrity of Sam Bradford or the unproven fantasy of Carson Wentz all you want, but both have a long way to go before matching anything Foles achieved here, on an individual or team basis. Rationalize the negative if you must, but the reality is he went 14-4 as a starter here, took the Eagles to the playoffs and recorded the third-highest passer rating for a season in NFL history. Please spare me and anyone else possessing a memory the narrative rewrite on how Foles’ winning ways here were a byproduct of brilliant receiver play saving his errant-throwing arse, too. Get a grip. He made Riley Cooper a very rich man, not the other way around.