PTOITWCFTPP wrote:That’s not Sheil. He didn’t call non subscribers “losers”

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Eem wrote:Flip to Jacksonville as OC... that becomes as obvious a Foles spot as any

A fitting pre-retirement stop, catch some rays, see some waves, set up a hoagie shop.

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bleh wrote:What does he mean by it being a mistake?

Scenario 3: Eagles pick up Foles’ option, he doesn’t void it with the $2M payback and they trade him

In this scenario, Foles’ $20 million contract for 2019 would become guaranteed on the third day of the league year (March 15).

Banner: This is certainly possible. It requires a team that’s willing to trade something of substance. It would have to be higher than the comp pick they’d get, which is likely to be at the end of the third round. And a team that is willing to give something up for somebody that is going to make $20 million for one year. Now you may say, “Well, the new team will want to negotiate an extension.” If that’s the case, Foles is better off paying the $2 million and being free to negotiate that. So although this is a possible scenario, I consider it relatively unlikely.

Kapadia: What would be the motivation for Foles to go this route? Just not having to pay back the $2 million? Is there any other motivation?


Banner: Not really. See, I view that the agent made a mistake here. If he was going to give the Eagles an option, which I don’t really understand why he did or would do, I understand he got some extra money, but it wasn’t a ton and most of it was contingent. What he should have done was force the Eagles, if they exercise the option, for the money to become guaranteed. As you know, it could become guaranteed at a later date, but it doesn’t become guaranteed when they exercise it. So that makes your question very relevant. Why would Foles leave himself in that position? And the answer is to potentially save the $2 million. But frankly, the $2 million is going to be so irrelevant in the contract that he’s going to get from somebody that I can’t imagine him allowing the Eagles to still continue to control his rights in some way.

BTW, theathletic.com is great and you should subscribe to read great stuff like this regularly.

Banner also noted that the Eagles would lose any comp pick in the situation where they exercised Foles' option then cut him (As opposed to a likely 3rd round comp pick if they declined the option or Foles opted out). I hadn't really considered that but it makes sense. Would be a pretty big screwup if that happened.

bleh wrote:I think the thing that's forgotten is Foles had no leverage for the deal he signed last year. The Eagles could've kept him on the previous deal and still franchised him and traded him now, only he would've made less money last season. The deal was just "here's free money for winning the super bowl".

Gimpy wrote:In a QB driven league, he’s still the last guy to throw a TD in the Super Bowl.

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joe table wrote:Gonna let those t shirt cannon trajectory underthrown deep balls to Alshon RIP

GRIP
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PARTY

Gimpy wrote:He will lead us to a Super Bowl win

joe table wrote:But when the fullness of the time came, Dug sent forth His Son Folez, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, Dug has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father! 4 verts!" (Galatians 4:4-7)

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