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Reid, Maclin See Much Upside in Foles
By Myles Simmons
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When the Chiefs and Rams faced one another Thursday night, it presented a reunion opportunity for a few former Eagles.
Kansas City head coach Andy Reid and much of his current coaching staff were were in Philadelphia when the Eagles selected Nick Foles in the third round of the 2012 draft. And the Rams’ starting quarterback said after the game he enjoyed visiting with the longtime NFL head coach prior to kickoff.
“I love coach Reid,” Foles said. “He’s the one who drafted me in Philadelphia, so really enjoyed playing for him. He’s a great head coach. He’s done a great job there. A lot of guys on that staff were there my rookie year, so it was neat seeing them.”
Foles started six games in 2012, Reid’s final season in the City of Brotherly Love. And Reid had nothing but positive remarks for his former quarterback.
“You are asking one of Nick Foles’ biggest fans,” Reid said Thursday. “He is smart, he has good accuracy, and he is a big body -- a big strong guy, and he is young. He is going nowhere but up here.”
But the coaching staff is not the only connection Foles has to the Chiefs. Back in March, Kansas City signed free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin -- whom Reid also drafted in Philadelphia. Foles and Maclin spent three seasons together with the Eagles, and the wideout echoed his head coach’s praise for the signal-caller.
“People can expect him to go out there and compete every single day. That’s the type of person Nick is,” Maclin said. “He’s also a guy that, as far as talent, can make every throw on the football field.”
“I’ve kind of heard the Rams guys saying, ‘In 5 we trust’ and all that,” Maclin continued. “That just goes to show you the type of respect people give him based off of the type of person he is, and the type of player he is.”
As Foles’ St. Louis teammates have extolled since the quarterback arrived, Maclin also described the signal-caller as someone who is always positive.
“If anything goes bad, he’s the first one to take responsibility for it,” Maclin said. “For anyone leading the team, that’s kind of what you want.”
The wide receiver pointed to a situation in a 2014 contest against Washington as an example of Foles’ nature benefitting the team on the field.
“He gets hit -- it was kind of a borderline late hit,” Maclin said. “It wound up an interception, [but] they ended up overturning it. He got drilled, came back, drove us down, and scored the game-winning touchdown.
“It’s just that type of will that he has that people just respect,” Maclin added. “He was banged up after that, but it did not affect the way he finished the game.”
It’s these types of virtues that have likely made Foles such a valued asset to St. Louis even before he’s played a regular season game. And it certainly bodes well for the Rams as they head into the opener against Seattle on Sept. 13.
“He is surrounded by good coaches and good skill players,” Reid said. “I think he will do fine.”
By Myles Simmons
View: http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Reid-Maclin-See-Much-Upside-in-Foles/f7825087-89c6-4883-bf89-f77727b80afd
When the Chiefs and Rams faced one another Thursday night, it presented a reunion opportunity for a few former Eagles.
Kansas City head coach Andy Reid and much of his current coaching staff were were in Philadelphia when the Eagles selected Nick Foles in the third round of the 2012 draft. And the Rams’ starting quarterback said after the game he enjoyed visiting with the longtime NFL head coach prior to kickoff.
“I love coach Reid,” Foles said. “He’s the one who drafted me in Philadelphia, so really enjoyed playing for him. He’s a great head coach. He’s done a great job there. A lot of guys on that staff were there my rookie year, so it was neat seeing them.”
Foles started six games in 2012, Reid’s final season in the City of Brotherly Love. And Reid had nothing but positive remarks for his former quarterback.
“You are asking one of Nick Foles’ biggest fans,” Reid said Thursday. “He is smart, he has good accuracy, and he is a big body -- a big strong guy, and he is young. He is going nowhere but up here.”
But the coaching staff is not the only connection Foles has to the Chiefs. Back in March, Kansas City signed free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin -- whom Reid also drafted in Philadelphia. Foles and Maclin spent three seasons together with the Eagles, and the wideout echoed his head coach’s praise for the signal-caller.
“People can expect him to go out there and compete every single day. That’s the type of person Nick is,” Maclin said. “He’s also a guy that, as far as talent, can make every throw on the football field.”
“I’ve kind of heard the Rams guys saying, ‘In 5 we trust’ and all that,” Maclin continued. “That just goes to show you the type of respect people give him based off of the type of person he is, and the type of player he is.”
As Foles’ St. Louis teammates have extolled since the quarterback arrived, Maclin also described the signal-caller as someone who is always positive.
“If anything goes bad, he’s the first one to take responsibility for it,” Maclin said. “For anyone leading the team, that’s kind of what you want.”
The wide receiver pointed to a situation in a 2014 contest against Washington as an example of Foles’ nature benefitting the team on the field.
“He gets hit -- it was kind of a borderline late hit,” Maclin said. “It wound up an interception, [but] they ended up overturning it. He got drilled, came back, drove us down, and scored the game-winning touchdown.
“It’s just that type of will that he has that people just respect,” Maclin added. “He was banged up after that, but it did not affect the way he finished the game.”
It’s these types of virtues that have likely made Foles such a valued asset to St. Louis even before he’s played a regular season game. And it certainly bodes well for the Rams as they head into the opener against Seattle on Sept. 13.
“He is surrounded by good coaches and good skill players,” Reid said. “I think he will do fine.”
