Eagles appear to have hitched hopes to oft-injured Rams’ QB … When the trade between Philadelphia and St. Louis for veteran QBs Sam Bradford and Nick Foles, the general assumption around the NFL was that the deal would only be a steppingstone for the Eagles to find a way to move in the 2015 draft in order to grab Oregon QB Marcus Mariota. Instead, when the terms of the deal were finally announced, it appears that Philadelphia GM/head coach Chip Kelly has made the very curious decision to go with the oft-injured Bradford as his QB next fall as the Eagles actually got very little else in the deal. Indeed, in addition to Foles, the Rams also received a fourth-round pick in 2015 and a second-round pick in 2016 from the Eagles, while Philadelphia got a fifth-round pick from St. Louis in 2015. The Eagles will also get a 4th-round pick in 2016 if Bradford plays less than 50% of the team’s offensive snaps this year or a #3 next year if he doesn’t play at all. Of course, it is still possible the Eagles try and move up to get Mariota using Bradford as part of the package, however, it is difficult to see the scenario in which Foles, who is cheaper and healthier than Bradford, would not have been the more attractive trade bait.
