Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles has always had concerns about his footwork, and it is something he is working hard on this offseason.
Foles wears size 16 shoes, which can make having good footwork a problem. It has always been a talking point, going all the way back to his high school and college days:
“If you go back to high school or go back to college, I always have talked about my feet because they are always [a concern],” Foles said via ESPN. “… I’ll always work on my feet. Playing for coach [Andy] Reid and coach [Doug] Pederson, it’s always about rhythm. That’s how it is always taught. They are great at the QB position. ‘Flip’ [John DeFilippo] was my coach, my quarterback coach with Frank Reich in Philly. They always harp on feet and target line, and anytime you can keep your feet under you and you work the pocket, you can buy some time.
Foles knows that a lot of people overlook how important footwork is for a quarterback, but he knows at times it is something that has held him back:
“Football is not 7-on-7; 7-on-7 is a three-hitch throw, a five-hitch throw. Real football is when you have to work the pocket, move, get hit, do all of the crazy throws from bad hips and all that. But you want to always work on your feet and keep them moving.”
If the footwork is there, the hope is that Foles will be able to help the Jaguars get back to the playoffs. With the Philadelphia Eagles, he was the backup plan, but this is his team now and the expectations are high that he is going to take this opportunity to run with it.
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