When the Philadelphia Eagles lost out on the Myles Garrett sweepstakes to the Los Angeles Rams, that was a crushing blow to Philly. It doesn't look too bad for the moment.
The Rams gave the Cleveland Browns edge rusher Jared Verse a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, and a 2029 third-round pick. It was one of the most shocking trades in NFL history, and the Rams got a steal for a guy named Defensive Player of the Year twice.
Well, he finally made his debut for the Rams against the San Francisco 49ers in Australia, and it was less than memorable, as Los Angeles fell 27-7. What was worse was that Garrett finished with zero tackles, zero pressures, zero quarterback hits, and zero sacks in the loss.
Eagles don't look too bad right now for not trading for Myles Garrett (for now)
Remember, the Eagles were hot and heavy on the trail to acquire Garrett as far back as the trade deadline last year. Philly reportedly offered three first-round picks for him, but the Browns did not want to trade him at the time.
The rumor was that, right before Garrett was traded to the Rams, the Eagles were unwilling to include Jalen Carter in the deal. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman instead traded with the Minnesota Vikings for edge rusher Jonathan Greenard, giving up just two third-round picks. Carter also got a contract extension with the Eagles to kick off training camp.
Is the verdict still out on Garrett? Absolutely, as it was just one game, and a lot of factors could have played into his poor performance.
He dealt with a knee injury throughout training camp, which slowed his learning of the defense and kept him from playing at 100%. The Rams also made the odd decision to travel to Australia about three days before kickoff, leaving them about 29 hours to recover.
Still, the Eagles saved a lot of draft capital and kept Carter in the process by not trading for Garrett. So far, it looks like they won the deal themselves. They decided to keep their picks and bank on Carter being a future Hall of Famer for them.
Sure, the Greenard trade isn't 100% great for the Eagles, as he's battling a pectoral injury and his status for the Washington Commanders Week 1 game is up in the air. Even so, the Eagles didn't sell the farm for Greenard and sure didn't give it to Cleveland, so for one week, Philly looks so good.
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The rest of the 16 games, though? That remains to be seen if Philly made the right choice.
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