3 Thoughts on a Howie Roseman conversation you may have missed
Howie Roseman popped up on an episode of The Rich Eisen Show to discuss all things Eagles. Here’s a few highlights from an interesting conversation.
No one wants to kick a guy over and over, and it may seem a little ‘bush league’ to bring up old news, but one has to think about the Philadelphia Eagles‘ executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman and what happened between him and former head coach Chip Kelly.
It just makes you scratch your head and ask yourself what Kelly was thinking about sometimes.
We say that every time we hear another rave report (and there have been quite a few) on DeSean Jackson. We say that every time we look at what seems to be another ingenious move by Mr. Roseman.
Despite being exiled by Kelly, Roseman rose from the ashes like a phoenix. His hard work has produced one of the best rosters in the NFL and Philly’s first Lombardi Trophy.
Recently, he appeared on The Rich Eisen Show and spent about 15 minutes talking Eagles football. Let’s not waste a ton of time.
Here are a few highlights:
1. We need more draft picks.
Watching the last three NFL Drafts, if you’re an Eagles fan, means you’ve had to sit through a few dead spells as Philly’s used draft selections as collateral, leading to them having few picks in both 2018 and 2019.
They’ve taken a total of ten players in the last two selection meetings.
Philly also gave up a few picks to allow them to, eventually, move up to the second spot in 2016’s draft and take Carson Wentz. When it’s all said and done, that should be remembered as a wise move, but the current Eagles mindset is do what is necessary to be competitive right now.
Lately, that’s meant trading picks, but according to Roseman, Philly wants more picks going forward. They want multiple opportunities in every selection meeting, and they want to be successful with the picks they are making.
That sounds like a plan.
2. ‘Earlier is better than later’.
One staple in Roseman’s plan has been to sign guys earlier than later. If guys perform, ‘The Birds’ do the right thing. Many, regardless of their stance on whether Carson Wentz deserved the money he got or not, have praised the deal for one reason.
It was done early.
Getting Wentz’s deal done now ensures they won’t have to break the bank later. It also means they have the means to surround him with talent. As good as Wentz’s deal looks now, it may look even better later. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.
3. There are no doubts on Wentz’s health.
Perhaps the biggest concern in the Wentz deal has been everyone’s fear of whether or not he can physically stay on the field to earn what he’s been given. Eisen asked the question. Roseman answered, and his response was void of any apprehension.
"Carson looks great, you know. We have the opportunity to see him out here every day. Obviously, we have our doctors. We have a team on every player, not just Carson. We’re fully confident in Carson, and we couldn’t be more excited to get this going. I’d like to say I wish it was September… I think our actions speak louder than our words here. Rich, we wouldn’t do this if we had any doubt about what Carson is going to do going forward."
There you have it ladies and gentlemen. What else needs to be said after that?