This is going to be a unique offseason and someone had to bring this up. You have names hitting the market in some key areas you wouldn't normally see.
Antonio Brown, Le'von Bell, Kareem Hunt, Desean Jackson and it seems Nick Foles as well. Now many wont put Nick Foles in the same category of talent as an Antonio Brown/Le'von Bell type talent or the promise of Kareem Hunt (barring legal/NFL judgement).
To jump to the point, would it be the worse thing in the world if the Bills jumped at the opportunity to add Nick Foles a superbowl champion, who has experience as highly thought of talent then regulated to the bench only to have two seasons in the a row where he stepped up for his team and barring a pass that went right through the hands of alshon jefferies was most likely going to lead them to another NFC championship game.
My points as a fan:
- We owe nothing to our young QB in Josh Allen. We owe it to our team to get to the playoffs and make a run at the superbowl
- This defense is competitive enough and ready for the playoffs. It's in its prime a lot of our players on the line and in secondary are veterans at this point. You can't waste these defenses on an offense in a holding pattern waiting on a QB to develop.
- Josh Allen's game though electric and exciting, it doesn't lend its self to him lasting a full season under center.
- Josh Allen isn't getting paid a monster contract and sitting behind a true QB like Nick Foles would be worth more than any coach they could bring in or anything Matt Barkley or Derek Anderson can bestow to him.
- This offseason is huge for Josh Allen, if he steps up to the plate and does out perform a Nick Foles, Foles still has premium trade value and there are a handful of teams that would take him.
- Offense playmakers in free agency want to see a offense coordinator that is creative and a qb that is steady. I will be bold enough to say our OC can be inventive and knows how to use/develop guys.
- Nick Foles is great at spreading the ball around and getting a quick release helps in avoiding sacks.
- Outlook at his moment for Josh Allen is Cam Newton. Great athlete with physical talents that are hard to match. Foles's strongest point are his mind and his ability to rise to the occasion mentally.
- With Foles at the helm I believe we have a better shot at the playoffs. Foles has proven once the playoffs stage is set anything is possible.
- Paying Foles big money doesn't kill our opportunities to add talent to the O-Line, RB, WR, TE. In fact it may enhance some of our weakness in each of those areas.
- If Josh Allen misses significant time..do you really trust Matt Barkley ( who beat a Jets team that had rough week or Derek Anderson) or if Nick Foles misses time you get a chance to let Allen handle the snaps with Barkley being the backup.
- Around 64 Million in cap space when you can acquire a player that can make your other players better you have to take your shot.