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This isn't last year, however. The sense that Vick can lead the team to something special, a hope still alive last September, has vanished. It certainly isn't two years ago, either. This Sunday's game marks almost the exact anniversary of the 59-28 demolishing of the Redskins that helped changed the course of the Eagles franchise. Not that game alone, but almost. It secured a new contract for Vick. It sent Kolb out of town. It put the team on a road that has now run into the weeds. And it seemed like such a good game at the time.
That was then. Foles is now.
To read more from Bob Ford on Nick Foles and the future of the Eagles, head over to Philly.com Sports.