3 NFL Draft errors the Philadelphia Eagles have to stop repeating

The Eagles need to enter the NFL Draft with a plan and stick with it.

There has to be a battle plan. There has to be a decision to stick with it. This front office doesn’t evaluate talent well enough to go off-script.

We’ve been complaining about JJ Arcega-Whiteside for a while. You do know why he’s here, don’t you? Here’s a story that you might want to hear, one told by Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

"Of the receivers left on their board, Parris Campbell had the highest grade of the outside receivers. DK Metcalf had a similar grade, but he had been flagged as a medical alert and was further down the board. Mecole Hardman was next ahead of Arcega-Whiteside. They had similar grades, but Hardman went to the Chiefs the slot before the Eagles. The clock started. The head honchos huddled. Two lobbied for Campbell based on his ranking. One argued for Arcega-Whiteside, and the last holdout went along. Roseman made the final decision based on the side with more clout."

That couldn’t have been the plan going in, nor did it make sense to draft Andre Dillard in 2019. Howie Roseman never met him face to face. Dillard had never been to Philly, nor was he able to adjust to his new environment or the City of Brotherly Love’s culture.

There are other stories that fall in line with these two, but it points to something very concerning. The NFL Draft is often referred to as a crapshoot. The Eagles brass actually treats it like one. Too often, there’s no plan. There’s no real organization.

It’s like the leadership structure is walking into a studio to record an album and, without any song structure or ideas, they’ve made the decision to do the whole thing in freestyle fashion. That isn’t going to cut it.

They have to have a plan. They have to stick with it. Otherwise, nothing will get better with this roster.