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The Philadelphia Eagles Top Quarterback Prospects

By Todd Duvall

Nov 10, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles former quarterback Donovan McNabb on field during pre game warmups before game between Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles former quarterback Donovan McNabb on field during pre game warmups before game between Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 6, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles (5) shakes hands with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) after a game at the Edward Jones Dome. The Cardinals defeated the Rams 27-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles (5) shakes hands with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) after a game at the Edward Jones Dome. The Cardinals defeated the Rams 27-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

The Philadelphia Eagles are in their usual quarterback quandary this offseason.

It’s been the same old story since 2010 when they traded former quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a second round 2010 NFL Draft pick, 37th overall, and a conditional third or fourth round pick in the 2011 draft.

Since then, the Eagles have had eight different starting quarterbacks. Technically there have been three that were named starters at the beginning of each season but injuries and poor performance forced head coaches to make a change. That is a lot of quarterbacks in six years.

Starting in 2010 here are the starting quarterbacks for the Eagles; Michael Vick, Kevin Kolb, Vince Young, Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford. With the exception of Bradford the rest of this list played themselves into either a backup role or out of the league.

If you look at the round of eight teams in the 2015 NFL Playoffs this season most teams arguably have NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks. The list includes, Denver Broncos Peyton Manning, Kansas City Chiefs Alex Smith, Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger, New England Patriots Tom Brady, Arizona Cardinals Carson Palmer, Carolina Panthers Cam Newton and Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson.

All of which have had their teams in playoff contention for several years and have been consistent starters for their teams since being named so.

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Which brings us back to the Philadelphia Eagles. A round-robin style of quarterback players for a team does not lead to consistency. It’s constant change for the team and difficult to them to get a rhythm. Finding a playoff-contender type quarterback must be the Eagles focus if they are to return to the Super Bowl. Twice they have made it and both quarterbacks, Ron Jaworski and Donovan McNabb were two of the most elite players the Eagles have ever had on their roster.

Without a star quarterback the Eagles are destined to dabble in the playoffs but never will they achieve greatness. Here is a list of five potential quarterbacks for the Eagles to pickup through free agency or trade that could help them move to the next level. Some could turn out to be a star, others in this list could be a stop gap player until the right one comes along in the next year or two.

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