Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford (7) throws a pass as Tim Tebow looks on during NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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(Note: One of the league's top executives in personnel agreed to break down the Eagles roster for NJ Advance Media. So over the next two weeks we'll take a look at the team position by position. Today is quarterbacks.)

When the Eagles decided to trade quarterback Nick Foles and a second-round pick to St. Louis for quarterback Sam Bradford heads shook and eyebrows were raised around the league.

Some of those heads are still shaking.

"I understand they gave up on Foles,'' the executive said. "But I don't know why they're building up Bradford so much. I'm still confused about that whole deal. You can only talk about him being the first pick of the draft (in 2010) for so long. What has he done since then?

"If Bradford had gone anywhere else you wouldn't even be talking about him. He's been hurt the past two years and even when he was healthy, he was just average. But he's with Chip Kelly, so there's hope I guess. Chip Kelly is the one guy who can make Bradford a success.''

Bradford, in five years with the Rams, played in 49 of a possible 80 games and missed the second half of the 2013 season and all of the 2014 regular season with two torn ACLs.

In those 49 games, he's completed 58.6 percent of his passes and had 59 touchdowns compared to 38 interceptions. The most troublesome numbers is probably his 18-30-1 win/loss/tie record. Although an encouraging note is that in the game that ended in a tie, he wasn't expecting a second overtime.

Before he tore the ACL for the first time in 2013, he was having his best season with a 60.7 completion percentage to go with 14 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. The Rams were 3-4 at the time on the way to a 7-9 finish.

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What the Eagles, and Kelly, like about Bradford as opposed to Foles is his quick release and quick decision making progress two important factors in the team's up-tempo attack.

Through the team's spring OTAs and minicamp Bradford was limited in what he could do. He was certain he would be fine when training camp starts Aug. 2.

Asked point blank, if he would rather have Bradford or Foles, the executive wavered before finally answering.

"I don't know,'' he said. "They got the most out of Foles (in 2013). So it's like I said, I want to see what Chip Kelly does with (Bradford). And the other question is can he keep him healthy?''

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What about the Eagles' No. 2 quarterback, Mark Sanchez, considered one of, if not the, best backup in the league?

"I mean you know what you're getting with Sanchez,'' the executive said. "He's certainly had higher highs in his career than Bradford has.''

(Tomorrow: Wide Receivers)

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