It's official.
By ranking Nick Foles within the top 10 of our GOAT of Broad St. debate, we have officially overrated the man that brought a Super Bowl to the city of Philadelphia for the first time.
For a city that I thought was a smart fanbase, this disappoints me. Why can't we just be honest regarding Foles? He had two other-worldly games, but for the most part, is a mediocre quarterback.
To put Foles ahead of people that had longevity and won championships in this town is downright disrespectful. I mean for the love of all that is holy, Foles hasn't even started and finished a full season as the Eagles quarterback!
I don't know how to contextualize Foles' career. It's truly remarkable, he's a mostly bad quarterback that can get hot out of nowhere-- even to the point of out-dueling Tom Brady in the Super Bowl.
But here's my attempt to properly rate Foles-- within the top 40 of the #GOATofBroadSt.
My first move is taking Foles out of the fan-voted top 20 of GOAT on Broad Street. In his place I'm substituting in Bill Barber in. Easy decision. Everyone else slides down one on our list. Jason Peters at 19, Bill Barber at 20.
21-30:
21: Harold Carmichael
22: Roy Halladay
23: Darryl Dawkins
24: Brian Westbrook
25: John LeClair
26: Jerome Brown
27: Andrew Toney
28: Seth Joyner
29: Mark Howe
30: Larry Bowa
Well, that was easy. Every single player above was a better player than Nick Foles and he shouldn't be ahead of any of them.
Let's keep going.
31-40:
31: LeSean McCoy
32: Eric Allen
33: Darren Daulton
34: Bobby Jones
35: Mike Quick
36: Curt Schilling
37: Claude Giroux
38: Jason Kelce
39: Pete Rose
40: Mo Cheeks
Haven't even broken a sweat yet.
Let's see if Foles can fit in the top 50.
41-50:
41: Jeremiah Trotter
42: Brian Propp
43: Zach Ertz
44: Cliff Lee
45: Troy Vincent
46: Shane Victorino
47: Carlos Ruiz
48: Nick Foles
And there you have it.
48th. That's right where Nick Foles should be ranked amongst the GOAT athletes in Philadelphia in the last 50 years. That is both respectful to what Nick Foles accomplished here and not disrespectful to what others accomplished here as well.
To put Nick Foles in the top 10 of the GOAT's of Broad St. is downright disingenuous and that's why the actual ranking had to be done.
For the sane Philadelphian's everywhere, you're welcome.
