Do The New Orleans Saints Have Nick Foles On Their Radar?
The New Orleans Saints found a way to keep their marriage with Drew Brees going at least for another season. The Saints and Brees agreed in principle to a two-year deal worth $50 million, according to ESPN. While it will be great to have Brees once again shoot for 5,000 yards in 2018, the deal represents more than that. If all fails this season and Brees begin to show his age, the Saints may look toward the future with Nick Foles.
Brees is 39-years-old, and while many believe he can go another two or three years, the truth is, the Saints may not want that. With winning comes great responsibility, and the Saints would like to keep that moving past the two years they will pay Brees. But a closer look at the contract reveals the Saints may have a Plan B just in case.
Foles is fresh off a Super Bowl victory, and while teams have inquired this offseason about his availability, the Eagles have no desire to let him go with the uncertainty of Carson Wentz’s injury. However, in 2019, he will be free to do whatever, and this is why the Saints may have added that team option in the new Brees’ deal.
Pairing Foles with the likes of Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, and Micheal Thomas will keep the New Orleans Saints in the hunt in the NFC for years to come. While Foles has never put up Brees-like numbers, we still haven’t seen what he can do with a full season under his belt. That’s what’s so special and scary about Foles.
Under Chip Kelly in Philly, he thrived. While with the Rams and QB-killer Jeff Fisher, he stunk it up, and under Andy Reid in Kansas City, he was average. But given the weapons he had in Philadelphia this past season, history was made. But what happens if he’s paired with offensive guru Sean Payton? For all the Foles doubters and Brees lovers, please remember who Drew Brees was before he got with Payton. There was no mention of Hall of Fame while in San Diego. But when Payton and Brees joined forces, something magical happened. Why can’t that be the same outcome for Nick Foles and Payton?
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