Carson Wentz out for the year

Yesterday versus the LA Rams on a TD scramble run, QB Carson Wentz suffered a knee injury that will end his 2017 season. He was in the conversation as the MVP of the NFL if not the frontrunner. It is a serious blow to the Eagles but is it a death nail? 

Enter Nick Foles as the replacement. He is an athletic capable "short-term" option that can fill in with little downside. Wentz is a playmaker which will be the largest differential. But Foles is plenty capable of running the offense and not changing what the Eagles do. In 2013, as a starter for the Eagles, he threw 27 TDs with only 2 INTs and a passer rating of 119.2. That was the Chip Kelly's offense. This offense has leftover parts from that offense but is scaled to an NFL operation. The prior offense was built to out-scheme the defense. It is an offense he can run effectively. He also has players around him that can support a share of the load. RBs Blount and Ajayi can effectively rush the ball. Foles can effectively throw to Ertz, Agholor, Jeffries, and Smith.  

The Eagles can survive but certainly will need to limit turnovers. Do not expect different play calling, and to expect Foles to maintain the playmaking capability of Wentz is too much to ask. Yet, he can thrive if not asked to win games via ad lib. Foles can make the throws, he can make the right calls at the line of scrimmage and essentially, carry on with the Eagles chase to the SuperBowl. Don't write them off just yet.