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Eagles Howie Roseman gives another explanation for Philly’s aging roster

By Geoffrey Knox

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 25: General Manager and executive vice president Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Howie Roseman
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 25: General Manager and executive vice president Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Howie Roseman /
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Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles is consoled by Nick Foles #9  after allowing a pass to go through his hands that led to an interception late in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles is consoled by Nick Foles #9  after allowing a pass to go through his hands that led to an interception late in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

This team has to get off to a faster start.

Though many of you don’t want to hear it, references to the Eagles winning the Super Bowl at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season are going to be common. Everyone says that has nothing to do with this team’s current state of affairs but that isn’t true. Philly’s lone Super Bowl victory isn’t just a part of the team’s story, it’s a part of the current regime’s resume.

It was the Doug Pederson and Howie Roseman era that delivered the Lombardi Trophy, so whether right or wrong, everything that they do going forward will be compared to what they did during that championship run.

Each time they fall short, we revert back to 2017 and try to identify what the similarities and differences are, so it can’t be ignored. Despite the fact that Philly’s qualified for postseason contention in the two seasons that have followed that historic run, they’ve also taken a step backward in each of the last two attempts at postseason glory.

Last season, Philly lost in the Wild Card Round of the NFC Playoffs. One year prior, dreams of repeating as champions ended in the Divisional Round. Roseman referenced slow starts as some of the issues for the uphill climbs.

"That’s been a little bit of our emphasis this offseason… Can we not put our backs against the wall? Can we get in a position where we have a little wiggle room… where it’s not ‘every game from week 11 and 12 on is playoffs or bust’? When we won the Super Bowl we had a bye, and it’s very hard when you put that much stress on your football team to then go in the playoffs and come out (on top) at the end."

Anyone who follows the Eagles has heard that over and over again, and though we’d all agree that we concur with Howie’s statement, it’s about time something happens to change things. Otherwise, 12 games will be in the book in 2020, and the ‘Birds’ are going to be 5-7 and needing five straight wins to qualify for another postseason, and we’ll be hearing this same narrative all over again.

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