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Foles may be battling typical bumps and bruises that come with the job demand but Kelly said the third-year quarterback hasn’t undergone an MRI on his shoulder or ribs and hasn’t missed any practice reps.

“He hasn’t had any of that,” Kelly said. “He just got banged in the shoulder. He hasn't missed a day of practice [and] hasn't missed a rep throwing.”

In fact, as Mosher pointed out, Foles has taken some vicious hits this season. He got his shoulder knocked hard in the opener against Jacksonville and took a beating from Washington in Week 3, including a jarring hit from 320-pound defensive tackle Chris Baker after a perceived interception that left Foles planted on the Linc turf and writhing in pain.

Foles, normally a high-accuracy passer, looked out of sorts in Sunday’s 26-21 loss to the 49ers, completing less than 50 percent of his passes and throwing two interceptions. He also took more shots from San Francisco’s front seven.

Foles wasn’t on Wednesday’s injury report and Kelly said Foles hasn’t had any examinations.

But as Profootballtalk.com's Darin Gantt put it, "Foles doesn’t look like Foles anymore."

Completing fewer than 50 percent of his passes and throwing two picks, last weekend's loss to the Niners wasn’t the kind of clean performance we’re accustomed to, and there were more hard shots.

"I definitely missed some throws that I want to hit," Foles said Tuesday, as preparation began for Sunday's game against St. Louis. "That's something I'm going to work toward this week. My job as quarterback, when that ball's in my hand, is to deliver the ball where my receivers can catch it. There were a couple times I let it out there a little bit too far. We were close on a couple.

"It's all things we can fix. That's what's exciting. I want to hit every pass perfectly and I'm going to work toward that this week. I've got to be a little bit more accurate and I know how to do that. I've thrown a football for a long time."

According to ESPN.com's Phil Sheridan, Foles threw a dozen deep balls, defined by ESPN Stats & Information as traveling at least 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, against the 49ers. He completed zero of those attempts. Two were intercepted.

Those were the kinds of throws Foles excelled on last year. DeSean Jackson was his target for some. But Riley Cooper was also good on catching those deep throws. Cooper has not been as reliable a target this season. But Foles dismissed the idea that he's missing Jackson, who was released in a surprise move by the Eagles in March.

"No," Foles said. "I think I'm just overthrowing them. I'm letting the ball fly a little far. You've got to make a mistake to fix it. Looking at the film, I was a couple yards too far on a few of them. I know how to fix that and I know how to throw them."

Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is seeing the same things on the game film.

"We've got to just clean up," Shurmur said. "Everybody's got to clean up their fundamentals. Everybody's got to do a little better job of doing what they do and I think it will come together. I think Nick's played steady this year. We've all got to get better."

The question now is whether he can do that against the Rams. Of course, Foles isn't alone in that. LeSean McCoy could use a rebound.

Although his first two games were solid, McCoy's last two games have been miserable. Worth noting: 49 of McCoy's 70 rushing attempts that have gained two yards or less.