Nick Foles (QB, STL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Nick Foles turned a lot of people off in a stinker against the bum Steelers' secondary in Week 3, only to turn around a lead the Rams to a victory over the previously undefeated Cardinals. The Cardinals have a good secondary. FootballOutsiders had them ranked as the second best pass defense according to their DVOA stat (Defense adjusted value over average - explained here). Foles ended up completing 16 of 24 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns.

Now the reads eerily similar to Mariota's Week 1 line where the touchdowns don't seem to correlate to the yard totals, so it's not as though it was a totally dominant performance. That said, he completed 66% of his passes and it became clear that he and Tavon Austin were clicking. Brian Quick was finally active, though he only saw one target which he didn't connect on. Quick should continue to be worked in, which can only help Foles. The emergence of Todd Gurley also helps bring balance to the Rams offense, and the offensive line looked like they were finally meshing with their new zone blocking scheme.

Things are trending up for St. Louis, and if you're desperate for some QB help then Nick Foles should be helpful down the road. I hesitate to recommend his Week 5 matchup against the Packers at Lambeau, and Week 6 is the Rams' bye, but after that they get the Browns, 49ers, Vikings, and Bears. Keep this in mind, as Week 5 should see Foles have to air it out a bit to keep up with Aaron Rodgers at home, but that Week 7-10 stretch looks pretty juicy.