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Fox host slams Nick Foles, Troy Aikman dismisses QB comparison

The return of Carson Wentz as the Eagles starting quarterback has been largely uncontroversial, which in some ways is remarkable considering it means a return to the bench for last year's Super Bowl MVP, Nick Foles.

But for Jason Whitlock, a former top columnist at ESPN and the outspoken host of Speak for Yourself on FS1, the predictable demotion of Foles to the back-up role somehow reveals the Super Bowl MVP's only real desire is "to cash a check."

"He likes being a backup. He wants to be a fire extinguisher that you pop open during an emergency.