NFL | Yo, Eagles, how about bringing back Foles? He is available ...

Former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has thrown for 53 TDs and 27 INTs during his NFL career. Current Eagles starter Sam Bradford has thrown for 78 and 52. Foles' record as a starter is 19-16. Bradford's is 25-37-1.

by Jack Kerwin  |  [email protected]

Not really a fan of “open” letters.

More of a direct-message, personal-mail kinda guy actually, but with word trickling through the NFL grapevine Wednesday afternoon about a move that tickled my interest button, well, here goes …

Dear Howie Roseman:

First off, congrats on getting the keys back to the big office. Never really understood why your boss made that anti-social, fast-talking robot the ruler of all things in the organization in the first place, but, thankfully, reality eventually hit and you’re back in charge. Am glad. You’re the man, the man with the plan, the plan that led to the No. 2 pick in April’s draft and major props for you both near and far months ago.

Don’t pay any attention to those “worst GM in the biz” articles of late. The authors of those have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re the best, dude … and don’t you forget that.

Know what else? You’re a football guy. Put your time in with this franchise, working your way from unpaid intern to, well, let’s face it, a position of prime-time power. Made some good moves, some good picks, some good decisions in general, showing sound personnel judgment at times and, even better, balls that other GMs never do.

Yo, in Philly, you get major ups for that.

With all that, and it is stated with the utmost sincerity, please humor me on this:

As you probably know, former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was released by St. Louis not even an hour ago. Kid was a damn good player under your watch. Heck, he was one of your draft picks in 2012, a third-rounder. Obviously you thought he had some skill to take him so high.

So, here’s my thought: Bring him in now that he’s a free agent.

Hey, why not?

Totally get the notion of moving on and starting fresh. Even understand that it might be hard to judge the success Foles enjoyed here three years ago because he took a step back a year later, then got traded last year and just booted now.

But, seriously, is what you have right now at the position so blatantly better that it wouldn’t even be worth taking a look?

If you ask me, the jury is still out on Foles. If it’s still out on Sam Bradford, who has had an infinitesimal amount of opportunities to prove himself in the NFL as something more than mediocre and never has done so, then it’s the same for Foles.

Obviously it is for the anointed savior, Carson Wentz, whom you took at No. 2 to be the future franchise QB, and little-used backup Chase Daniel, too.

So don’t see the harm in bringing Foles back, back to his NFL roots, to the team he was drafted by, and, frankly, starred for in 2013, racking up some hard-to-believe individual statistics.

Yeah, sure, it may ruffle some feathers in the “room.” It may start some craziness within the fan base, and certainly on the airwaves.

But, what if … what if Foles actually was the real deal, that his was a case of being trapped in a piss-poor situation in St. Louis and upon returning “home” he could consistently produce a reasonable facsimile each season of that magical Pro Bowl MVP-winning one that saw him throw for 29 TDs and just 2 INTs while taking the team on its last postseason trip?

Before discarding this suggestion, consider these two things:

• Not one of your QBs has ever posted a season in the NFL like Foles has.
• Second chances should be near and dear to your heart now, since you got one yourself.

Anyway, all the best … and keep up the good work.

Yours in Bleeding Green, Jack Kerwin
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Totally get the notion of moving on and starting fresh. Even understand that it might be hard to judge the success Foles enjoyed here three years ago because he took a step back a year later, then got traded last year and just booted now. But, seriously, is what you have right now at the position so blatantly better that it wouldn’t even be worth taking a look? If you ask me, the jury is still out on Foles. If it’s still out on Sam Bradford, who has had an infinitesimal amount of opportunities to prove himself in the NFL as something more than mediocre and never has done so, then it’s the same for Foles. Obviously it is for the anointed savior, Carson Wentz, whom you took at No. 2 to be the future franchise QB, and little-used backup Chase Daniel, too. So don’t see the harm in bringing Foles back, back to his NFL roots, to the team he was drafted by, and, frankly, starred for in 2013, racking up some hard-to-believe individual statistics.