Philadelphia Eagles news: Howie Roseman named NFL’s Executive of the Year
Howie Roseman’s been named the NFL’s Executive of the Year thanks, in part, to his contribution to the Philadelphia Eagles’ championship season.
We all probably saw this coming. Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman’s been named NFL’s Executive of the Year. Roseman was a large part, if not the largest part of the process of building Philly’s roster. That roster gelled as the season went on, got hot in the NFL Playoffs and won Super Bowl LII over the highly-favored New England Patriots.
They wouldn’t have been able to do so had Roseman still been overseeing the Eagles equipment room. It was a much publicized snafu on the part of a former Eagles coach who shall remain nameless.
Howie spends three years in anonymity.
Whether or not that coach’s plan was to ruin the Eagles from the inside-out is something we’ll never know the answer to. Still, Philly got worse in each season he was at the helm.
They went from a playoff appearance in his first season (with Roseman’s help) to barely missing in his second (following Roseman’s demotion). That was followed by the college coach completely bombing in his third season. It was in that season where he lost the team early and was relieved of his coaching duties before season’s end.
We’ll be fair. He added some key pieces to the Eagles roster, tight end Zach Ertz, right tackle Lane Johnson and wide receiver Nelson Agholor for instance. He’ll mostly be remembered for shipping off core players and fan favorites off and, again, demoting Roseman to an advisory role on January 2nd of 2015.
What in the world was he thinking?
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In the words of the late, great ‘Crocodile Hunter’, Steve Irwin, Eagles fans ‘sure are glad that’s over’. Following the college coach’s dismissal, Roseman was placed back in his rightful position, an important one. As executive vice president of football operations, he’s, most recently, worked with an actual NFL head coach, Doug Pederson.
In two seasons together, they’ve seemingly repaired a team that was in shambles. They’ve also led Philly to their first Super Bowl victory in team history. Pederson led from the field. Roseman led behind the scenes, adding key piece after key piece. That includes, quarterback Nick Foles, running back LeGarrette Blount, and cornerback Patrick Robinson. Don’t forget about defensive end Chris Long, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and others.
He also found running back Corey Clement, who was on no one’s radar at draft time. Then, he traded for backfield mate Jay Ajayi mid-season.
Credit is definitely due.
Perhaps it was the moves that don’t get mentioned as often that are the most significant. Roseman decided to add Joe Douglas as his vice president of player personnel to help Philly construct their draft board. He stuck with Pederson following a 7-9 campaign in his first season as Eagles head coach. Believe it or not, there were some very impatient people who were calling for Pederson’s job after one season.
It was also Roseman who decided to hold on to key pieces like Jason Kelce and Nelson Agholor when there was a ton of support for letting both go. Once again, Roseman made the right move.
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He’s now been named the NFL’s executive of the year for his efforts. With that being said, everyone’s pretty certain of two things:
He’s won the trust of the Eagles organization and is almost certain to serve in his role until he decides he wants to leave.