Philadelphia Eagles Nick Foles Trade Scenario

Aug 21, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Nick Foles (9) and quarterback Matt Barkley (2) and quarterback

(4) and quarterback Mark Sanchez (3) take the field for warm ups before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

(3) Scenario Three:  Plan for 2016
So we know that quarterback Nick Foles is in the final year of his contract in 2015. And if you were making the decision to part ways with Nick Foles going forward, hopefully you’ve got just enough open mind to see that it’s don’t come easy.

So that puts us into the middle of the road scenario, and perhaps the plan being placed into effect by the Eagles.  The team has a starting quarterback in Nick Foles. The fact is that despite every detractor, Foles has proven that he can get the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs. So in 2015, the team let’s him do just that. Monitor his mechanics, work on his delivery, but work hard with each quarterback in a “compete to start” in the preseason.

Now we know that the Eagles are not at an advantage in the draft scenario of obtaining any of the top ten draft picks. But if they sit could there be a BPA quarterback fall to them in round two or three? Knowing that any quarterback who is selected in those rounds are not immediate candidates to start, they would be given time to learn behind Foles/Barkley until 2016, when Foles contract expires, the Eagles opt not to renew, and the team then offers a two way competition to either the draft pick and Matt Barkley.  The problem with a scenario that relies exclusively on the NFL draft for the quarterback solution is simply that there is a very shallow quarterback draft class projected for 2015.

So the Eagles are facing a situation similar to 2013, when Chip Kelly arrived and many expected him to draft West Virginia mobile quarterback Geno Smith.  The quarterback class in that year was shallow as well. Despite the opportunity to select Smith in either the first or second rounds, the team opted for offensive tackle Lane Johnson and tight end Zach Ertz instead.

In 2015, if the Eagles do see a quarterback who could fit their style, the sentiment as of this day is that the Eagles could likely select UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley.   While he is projected as a second rounder, the Eagles pick at 20 and 40, which means all teams get one look at him and 19 teams must pass on him twice before the Eagles have that chance to go with him in round two.

Some have described a scenario where the Eagles trade away Nick Foles for draft selections they would use to move up in this draft.   Unfortunately, the draft choices come from teams in the mid to late areas of each round.  And if the Eagles are entertaining a trade of Foles, what they will get in return is speculative at this point.  A team desperate for a quarterback could offer a first round.   But if the Eagles simply want to get something for him, he could fetch as low as a third rounder.