Tim McManus spoke to Greg Cosell of NFL Films to find out his thoughts on QB Nick Foles. Cosell offered his take on the blowout of the Raiders.
“There are two elements to this,” said Cosell of the Eagles’ 49-20 romp in Oakland. “One, they played at the fastest tempo they have played all season. Two, the Raiders for some reason did not understand what the Eagles offense was about.”
There is no question that the Raiders defense played poorly. You just wonder how much of that is on them for having a bad day and how much is the Eagles getting them into that situation and then taking advantage of it. This was the 9th game of the season. The Raiders had plenty of tape to study.
Any conclusions on Foles so far?
Cosell has seen more positives than negatives overall in Foles, but isn’t prepared to call it one way or another. As far as he is concerned, only half the evidence is in.
“It’s about consistency of execution,” he said.
I completely agree. We need to see how Foles plays over the course of several consecutive games to know what he really is.
Good stuff from McManus and Cosell.
