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One of the biggest stories of the NFL going into week 10 was announced this morning when Jaguars head coach, Doug Marrone, named Nick Foles the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. Foles broke his collarbone in a Week 1 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sixth-round rookie, Gardner Minshew, came in and performed admirably in Foles’ absence, completing 61 percent of his passes with 2,285 yards, and 13 touchdowns to only 4 interceptions. Minshew has also rushed for 235 yards but has fumbled 11 times and lost 7 of them. So far, he is QB12 on the year in fantasy. Despite the fantasy success, the Jaguars are 4-5 and 2 games behind the Texans with 6 games to go.

The Jaguars believe that they can make the playoffs and they think that Nick Foles gives them the best chance to do so. Foles is much more experienced than Minshew and has a Super Bowl under his belt when he led the Eagles to a title when Carson Wentz got hurt.

Jacksonville gave Foles a big contract in the off-season and was expecting him to lead the team before his week 1 injury. In the opening game against the Chiefs, Foles was 5 for 8 with 75 yards and a touchdown when he went down. He doesn’t make as many mistakes as Minshew and takes more downfield shots. D.J. Chark should continue to perform well with Foles as his quarterback but Dede Westbrook should be the biggest beneficiary. Foles loves targeting the slot and is very efficient in doing so, which is where Westbrook primarily lines up.

The Jaguars have been depleted by injuries at tight end but I believe that the starting tight end in a Nick Foles led offense has value. He loved throwing the ball to Zach Ertz during his time in Philadelphia. Jacksonville doesn’t have a tight end with Ertz’s talent but there is still some potential for a guy like Seth DeValve or even Josh Oliver to have value at a position like a tight end, where there are very few fantasy-relevant players in the league at the position.