The ugly: The questions about Nick Foles aplenty

Another week, another subpar performance from Nick Foles.

There have been questions concerning Foles and whether he could get back to being the player fans saw in 2017. Those questions weren’t answered as Foles went only 7-of-14 passing for 93 yards, two lost fumbles and an interception in one of his ugliest games in a Jacksonville uniform. Foles was promptly replaced in the start of the third quarter by Gardner Minshew II, who was a little more serviceable going 14-for-21 for 147 yards and the only Jags touchdown on the day.

The real elephant in the room is Foles’ contract. The Jaguars are on the hook for a guaranteed amount of $50 million that Foles signed for this offseason and his cap hit for 2020 will be slightly over $21 million. Moving on from Foles would be an extremely tall task as it would be extremely difficult for a team to take on that kind of financial burden.

By comparison, Minshew’s 2020 cap hit will be a meager $632,721 if the Jaguars somehow find a way to cut ties with Foles and decide to stick with Minshew.

While the Jaguars have a plethora of issues, it is clear that Foles isn’t helping resolve those issues and it might be time to realize that sooner rather than later.