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Grading Howie Roseman’s 2016 personnel decisions

By Louie DiBiase

Sep 1, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman prior to action against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman prior to action against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 1, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman prior to action against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman prior to action against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Howie Roseman is back in charge of the roster. Here he receives his first report card as vice president of football operations.

Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president of football Howie Roseman is an interesting story. Once an ambitious high school student dreaming of working for an NFL team, he has risen to the top of the Eagles’ front office.

After joining the Eagles as an intern in 2000, Roseman worked all the way up from dealing with minor salary cap issues, to the general manager in 2010.

If Roseman had entrance music, my I suggest Drake’s “Started from the Bottom”?

Losing a power struggle for control of the roster with Chip Kelly in 2014 resulted in a one-year hiatus for Roseman, although he was technically “promoted” to vice president of football operations, where he was only in charge of salary cap management and the trainers staff.

Kelly was fired after just one year of roster control, going 7-9 while blowing up almost everything Roseman and Andy Reid had built.

Roseman was suddenly back at the top, only this time with a significant pay raise, and a fancy new title.

Owner Jeffrey Lurie, whose patience has clearly gotten shorter and shorter, preached the importance of accountability when justifying the removal of Chip Kelly from the organization.

Although Lurie has stated Roseman will be held to the same standard, the long-time owner seems to be more patient and encouraging of Roseman’s patient approach.

Is his ideology working?

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