Nick Foles lit the league up in 2013, his first season under head coach Chip Kelly. His TD:INT ratio of 27:2 easily tops the league. Unfortunately, it was also nearly impossible to maintain. Foles threw 13 touchdowns to 10 interceptions in eight games this season before breaking his collarbone.
Backup QB Mark Sanchez looked like a good fit in the offense at times, but the Eagles fell off down the stretch and missed the playoffs after leading the NFC East for much of the season. Sanchez is now set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and it's unknown if he'll re-sign with Philadelphia.
No. 3 QB Matt Barkley threw just one pass this season, and it's anyone's guess what the former USC Trojan can do for the Eagles going forward.
"In the aftermath of his second season, Barkley does not know what his future holds," wrote Zach Berman of Philly.com. "He said he wants to be in Philadelphia and he likes playing for Chip Kelly.
"He conceded that he will speak with his agent this offseason to get a sense of the league's quarterback landscape."
It's possible that Barkley, a former fourth-round pick, could ask to be traded. In two seasons, he has failed to move up the team's depth chart.
Considering that Brian Hoyer is the other top free agent quarterback, it's possible that the Eagles will opt to stay the course with their current options.
"Sanchez completed a season-high 74 percent of his passes for a season-high 374 yards with a 99.9 passer rating and 78.7 total QBR score against Washington [in Week 16]," ESPN's Mike Sando wrote. "His QBR score for the season was a career-best 57.4. Foles was at 62.2. Overall, the Eagles rank 14th in QBR at 60.1. All the teams ranked ahead of them have franchise quarterbacks or appear settled at the position for the immediate future (Green Bay, Denver, Dallas, New England, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, the Giants, Atlanta, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Seattle and Miami."
With few viable options on the open market and a mid-first round pick, it seems likely that the Eagles will re-sign Sanchez and let him and Foles battle it out for the job next season.
