Mike SandoFeb 7, 2018, 07:00 AM ET
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles face a potential quarterback dilemma after Nick Foles lit up the New England Patriots' defense Sunday to cap an impressive late-season run to a championship.

Foles joins a relatively long list of unexpected Super Bowl starters facing potentially uncertain futures. Tom Brady, Doug Williams, Jim Plunkett, Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach became regular starters for their teams the following season. Trent Dilfer left his team in free agency.

Season	Regular starter	Regular starter's fate	SB starter	SB starter's fate
2017	Carson Wentz	TBD	Nick Foles	TBD
2001	Drew Bledsoe	Traded	Tom Brady	Became starter
2000	Tony Banks	Left in FA	Trent Dilfer	Left in FA
1990	Phil Simms	Back to starter	Jeff Hostetler	Back to backup
1987	Jay Schroeder	Traded	Doug Williams	Became starter
1980	Dan Pastorini	Left in FA	Jim Plunkett	Became starter
1974	Joe Gilliam	Became backup	Terry Bradshaw	Became starter
1971	Craig Morton	Became backup	Roger Staubach	Became starter

Foles is signed through the 2018 season and will be the backup if he remains on the team and injured starter Carson Wentz recovers, which puts him in a different situation. Philly does not need to unload him in the interests of clarity at the position. To the contrary, the Eagles have at least some incentive to carry Foles on their roster while Wentz recovers.

Do the Eagles hold on to Foles as insurance for Wentz, or do they try to trade Foles while his value is at its peak?

I posed the question to 10 NFL insiders Sunday night. Their answers might surprise you.