Foles Signs Extension

From the Desk of Eagles Outsider Barry Bowe

As predicted by this official Eagles Outsider back on June 18 (Nicky Football Negotiating) , Nick Foles signed a two-year contract extension with the St. Louis Rams yesterday.

Extended on top of the year remaining on his rookie contract, the new deal adds $24.5-million over and above the $1.5-million that’s due him this season. So Foles now has a three-year, $27-million commitment from the Rams.

“It’s something the team had talked to my people about, and I want to be here. I want to focus on my teammates. I want to be all-in. I don’t want to have to worry about contract issues or anything. To me, that can be selfish. I’m very fortunate to be here. I’m fortunate to have a contract. To me, I’m very thankful.” – Nick Foles

It broke my heart when Chip Kelly traded Foles to the Rams back in March in exchange for injury-prone Sam Bradford – not to mention that the parvenu general manager sweetened the deal by throwing in a second-round pick in next year’s draft.

But I’m happy for Nicky Football. For one unexplained reason or another, Chip wasn’t satisfied with a quarterback who completed 61.9% of his passes for 5,054 yards and threw for 40 TDs and only 12 INTs in his two years under Chip. And, oh yeah, Nicky Football was 14-4 as a starter for Chip.

The Charade’s Over

In my opinion, Nicky Football is poised for a big year.

Why?

Under Jeff Fischer, Nick won’t have to go through the obligatory-fooling-no-one, pass-run charade that Chip insisted on with the Eagles. Not one defense in the NFL feared Nick Foles as a running threat. Nonetheless, Foles was forced to run the belly series on almost every play – which fooled no one, wasted time, and diverted Nicky’s attention on the pass play developing down field.

This year, it will be hand off or drop back to pass – or drop back to pass.