Really. He did not had to say it. He seemed genuinely excited when he said it.
And about the sucking part, I'm not so sure. He made some plays, he missed some, overall, in a new system, with new skill players, new team, with drops and fumbles, saying he sucked all year is definitely a stretch.
Everyone keeps claiming "he's made some plays" as if they are almost apologizing for him. Then you go on to list a litany of excuses as to why he struggles the rest of the time.
For me it's all about his lack of command in this offense. Even on balls that end up as competitions his accuracy just isn't there.
There were two completions on Sunday that are prime examples of what I'm referring to. First he throw a bubble screen to Bailey who had to jump to make the catch. If it weren't for a face mask penalty it would have been another negative play. Goes as a completion but it's a horrible throw.
Then in the same drive while bailing on the pocket and rolling to his left he finds a wide open Gurley on the sideline. He floats almost every throw he attempts and all he had to do was put the ball out in front of Gurley and he had nothing but green grass in front of him. Instead Foles throws the ball at his knees and he makes the catch falling down and goes out of bounds for a short gain. Again. It goes down as a completion but its a horribly inaccurate throw.
But in many minds he "made a play" because it was a completed pass.
I'm sorry. Foles just hasn't been good enough to make any positive difference. And all the excuses in the world won't change that. Austin Davis and Shawn Hill were better last year and that's saying a lot coming from me.
