{"id":7303,"date":"2018-05-03T01:28:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T07:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:04:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:04:38","slug":"nick-foles-super-bowl-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/nick-foles-super-bowl-52\/","title":{"rendered":"super bowl 52 mvp nick foles defies the odds, says a bunch of cool shit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5 nfl teams selected quarterbacks in the first round of the <strong>nfl<\/strong> draft last week hoping to find a leader who can guide them to a super bowl victory in the near future.\u00a0 not the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>philadelphia eagles<\/strong><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7673\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/carson-wentz-nick-foles-020518-getty-ftr_5i9kswhtzev18tvbu6h6j1ku.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>eagles quarterbacks carson wentz (left) and nick foles<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>they are in the unusual position of having two proven winners at the quarterback position: the #2 pick in the 2016 draft, <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/kaepernick-sitting-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>starter <\/em><\/strong><\/a>(starts the game) <strong>carson wentz<\/strong> and <em><strong>backup<\/strong><\/em> (plays if the <em>starter<\/em> can&#8217;t)\/super bowl mvp <strong>nick foles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>foles has had an up and down<em><strong> journey<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(trip, experience)to the top. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/columnist\/2018\/02\/05\/nick-foles-super-bowl-2018-mvp-philadelphia-eagles\/306160002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a <strong>usa today<\/strong> article by <strong>dan wolken<\/strong> had this headline after the eagles won <strong>super bowl xlii<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q0PvChaAQzk\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket asset-nav-bar-module story-asset-nav-bar-module\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q0PvChanjVQ\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module story-story-headline-module\">\n<h1 class=\"asset-headline speakable-headline\">Nick Foles <em>defies<\/em> doubters, <em>odds<\/em> by delivering Eagles first Super Bowl title<\/h1>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/defy-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>defy<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means foles <em>did the opposite of what was expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/odds-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>odds<\/strong><\/a><\/em> are <em>probabilities<\/em>. it is NOT the plural of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/odd-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>odd<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (strange).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7672\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"nick roles celebrates winning super bowl lii with his daughter\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bs-bz-under-armour-nick-foles-20180306.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>nick foles celebrates winning super bowl lii with his daughter. (frank franklin II \/ associated press)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>wolken lists some of foles&#8217; successes in the nfl and observes&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>to be <em>fair<\/em>, [he] has not exactly been some <em>scrub<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fair-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>fair<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>legitimate<\/em>, <em>true<\/em>. <em><strong>scrub<\/strong><\/em> is <em>a bad player<\/em>, <em>a loser<\/em>\u00a0and the type of guy the ladies of <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/nafta-is-not-tlc-or-maybe-it-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>tlc<\/strong><\/a> sing about NOT wanting in this popular song:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TLC - No Scrubs (Official HD Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrLequ6dUdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>however, wolken also recognizes<\/p>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q0PvChanjVQ\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module story-story-headline-module\">\n<h4 class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">it\u2019s\u00a0<em>fair<\/em> to say foles himself <em>could barely have imagined<\/em> what it would be like, not just to be a super bowl champion but also the game\u2019s most valuable player at age 29, a couple years <em>removed from<\/em> nearly <em>giving up<\/em> pro football&#8230;. but the path of greatness doesn\u2019t always follow a straight or predictable line. and on a night that <em>demanded<\/em> he match <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/tom-bradys-super-bowl-jerseys-tracked-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tom brady<\/a> throw for throw, foles <em>undoubtedly<\/em> played the game of his life.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/lebron-will-not-shut-up-and-dribble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>barely<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>almost not<\/em>. <em><strong>could barely have imagined<\/strong><\/em> is a hypothetical idea in the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aka-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>past modal<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>. a couple years<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>removed<\/strong><\/span><\/em>, means a couple years <em>ago<\/em>. the complete idea is that a couple years ago, foles probably didn&#8217;t consider the possibility of being super bowl mvp. this is because he actually considered quitting pro football after facing failure as a starter in the league. <strong><em>demand<\/em><\/strong> means <em>require<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/blew-it-other-elt-lessons-from-iowas-win-over-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>undoubtedly<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>definitely<\/em>, <em>absolutely<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7677\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images-51.jpeg\" alt=\"english practice meme:claims to be 6'2+, actually 5'10--barely\" width=\"185\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h5><em>this meme is a great example of\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">barely<\/span><\/em><em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/claim_definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claim<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/actually-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually<\/a> and how to measure height in feet. do u\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/get-it-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get it<\/a>?<\/em><\/h5>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q0PvChanjVQ\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module story-story-headline-module\">in another usa today article, foles recognized the role\u00a0that failure played in his success<\/section>\n<h4 class=\"p-text\">i think the big thing is don\u2019t be afraid to fail. in our society today, with instagram and twitter, it\u2019s a <em>highlight<\/em>. it\u2019s all the good things. when u look at it, u have a bad day, u think your life isn\u2019t as good, you\u2019re failing. failure is a part of life. it\u2019s a part of building character and <em>growing<\/em>. without failure, who would u be? i <em>wouldn\u2019t be<\/em> up here <em>if i hadn\u2019t fallen<\/em> thousands of times, made mistakes. we all are human. we all have <em>weaknesses<\/em>&#8230;.we might be in the nfl and we <em>might have just won<\/em> the super bowl, but we all have daily <em>struggles<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q0PvChanjVQ\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module story-story-headline-module\">a <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/highlight-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>highlight<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a <em>special moment<\/em>. foles uses\u00a0<strong><em>grow<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to refer to<em> emotional development<\/em>.\u00a0<strong><em> i wouldn&#8217;t be up here if i hadn&#8217;t fallen thousands of times<\/em><\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nd_conditional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2nd conditional<\/strong><\/a>, a hypothetical situation. <strong><em>weakness<\/em><\/strong> is the noun equivalent of <em>weak<\/em>, the adjective. <em>weakness<\/em>\u00a0is the opposite of <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/strenff-lebron-james-demonstrates-an-easier-way-to-say-strength\/\"><em>strength<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 <strong><em>might have just won<\/em><\/strong> is another past modal. a <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/struggle-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>struggle<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a <em>problem<\/em>, <em>difficulty<\/em>.\u00a0<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/strengths_weaknesses.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7678\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/strengths_weaknesses-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"image of strengths and weaknesses\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/strengths_weaknesses-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/strengths_weaknesses.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/section>\n<h5><em>it&#8217;s common to be asked about your\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">strengths<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">weaknesses<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0in a job interview. (itjobcafe.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>because foles is the eagles&#8217; <em>backup<\/em> quarterback, there has been speculation about his future with the team.\u00a0 <strong>espn.com<\/strong> reported that he received a $2 million dollar raise for next season and that<\/p>\n<h4>he wasn&#8217;t worried about trade rumors <em>as<\/em> it&#8217;s <em>not worth worrying about<\/em> something he can&#8217;t control.<\/h4>\n<p>and foles said<\/p>\n<h4>do I want to lead a team again? absolutely, but am I trying to <em>run away<\/em> and do that right now? well if it presents itself and that <em>works out<\/em>, then fine, i&#8217;ll live in that moment. but at the same time, i&#8217;m so <em>grateful<\/em> to be a part of this organization.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/as-definition-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>as<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in this context is <em>because<\/em>. <strong><em>not worth worrying about<\/em><\/strong> means that worrying is <em>not productive<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/cool-english-practice-from-final-fantasy-xv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>run away<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>escape<\/em>. <strong><em>work out<\/em><\/strong> is <em>happen<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/grateful-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>grateful<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>thankful<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pederson-and-foles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7682\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pederson-and-foles-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"eagles quarterback nick foles and head coach doug pederson celebrate winning super bowl lii\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pederson-and-foles-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pederson-and-foles.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">odds<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0are against a\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">backup<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0quarterback leading his team to a win at the super bowl, but it\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">worked out<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0for foles and eagles head coach doug pederson (right).\u00a0 [ap photo\/matt slocum]<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>are u an nfl fan?\u00a0 what did u think of nick foles&#8217; super bowl performance? 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