The Philadelphia Eagles are parting ways with the guy that led their organization to their only Superbowl victory. Known as St. Nicholas in the Philadelphia area, he goes by Nick Foles too and like Santa Clause, he delivers. Instead of toys to good boys and girls, Nick Foles delivers the Eagles playoff victories. He has won 4 out of 5 playoff games, including Superbowl LII which he was the MVP of. When the Eagles were on life support last season, Nick came in again to another injury of Carson Wentz. Nick did the unthinkable and guided the Eagles to the playoffs in a year when Eagles mainly laid on the couch hungover. In the playoffs he went on the road to Chicago and beat the Monsters of the Midway. Nick Foles’ run came to an end in a divisional game which was a close game. After all of that, he was let go by the Eagles. He has become a free agent and is able to sign with any team he wants.

Philadelphia Eagles drafted Carson Wentz in 2016, at number 2 overall. He came from  a small college in North Dakota, where he put up huge numbers. He instantly became the Eagles starting quarterback in year one. In 2017, Carson Wentz was having a great season as he had the Eagles on top of the division looking to get one of the top seeds until he got hurt. He was out for the year. That’s when Nick Foles stepped in and took over. Carson Wentz’s injury lasted into a few games in the 2018 season. When he finally was healthy enough to play, the Eagles benched Nick Foles and Carson got his job back. Carson stat wise was about the same as he was in 2017. The Eagles did not look good. They looked hung over and stale. Carson Wentz then suffered another injury and Nick Foles took over and the Eagles had instant life in them.

This is the perfect year for Nick Foles to be a free agent. He is the biggest name out there. The league has plenty of teams in need of his services. He will and should get a big deal in both money and years from somebody. It would have been hard for the Eagles to commit to numbers like that. Eagles had a 20 million dollar option that Nick Foles turned down. The Eagles could have worked out a long term deal but paying him 20 million a year while you are invested in Carson Wentz, takes up a lot of salary cap space. If the Eagles franchise tag Nick Foles, it will be more money for his services next season. The Eagles could have franchise tagged him and traded him. The Eagles are doing him a favor by not tagging him so he can get a good deal done with a team he wants to go to. It’s a nice asset to have both of these quarterbacks on your roster just in case. Just in case, has been what has happened the last two years. Too much money to be paid to these guys when one of them would have to sit. Keeping both of them would not help getting players for other holes on your roster.

This was probably an unpopular decision letting Nick Foles go. He won 6 out of his eight starts in his second stint with the Eagles. He completed 66.9 percent of his passes during those games. He threw for 12 touch down passes while only thrown 6 picks. Plus overall he won big games for you. However last time Nick Foles was primarily the starting quarterback, you have to go back to his Rams days when he started 11 games. That was way back in in 2015. Nick Foles is 30 years old, can he play the whole season? Can he play at the level he played with coming in at the end of the season like he did? Nick Foles could be that type of player that developed later in his career. It happens as some players hit their peak when they are older.

The smart decision is you have to keep the younger guy you drafted in this situation. Caron Wentz has shown he can play in this league. He has only played in three seasons and he has done more in those years than Nick Foles did when he came into the league. Carson Wentz could be your face of your franchise for the next ten years. Would you risk trading a young talent for a guy like Nick Foles who caught lightning in bottle at the end of the season the last two years? Nick Foles has not shown this flash of brilliance his whole career. Those games he had will always be remembered. Giving a player 20 million for only a handful of games is very risky. Look at what Denver gave the one year wonder, Case Keenum. He had a magical year with the Vikings. Got paid and did not earn those big checks with the Broncos. They went out and got Flacco this off season from the Ravens. The Eagles’ best chance to get back to the Superbowl in the long run is with Caron Wentz. With the money you saved not paying Foles, you can find a cheaper version of Nick Foles just in case. Most of the money can help your defense or help your running game which is always a good thing to have that helps out the man behind the center. Or invest it in the offensive line to prevent hits on your number one quarterback. That is Carson Wentz.