In Roob’s Observations: How free agency made Howie Roseman’s job easier in the draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
What free agency means for Howie Roseman in the draft, the worst season ever by an Eagles running back and a look at how many members of the 2017 Super Bowl team will wind up in the Eagles Hall of Fame.
And a star on the 1960 NFL Championship team who inexplicably isn’t in the Eagles Hall of Fame.
Here’s this weekend’s helping of Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations.
1. Howie Roseman covered just about every position in free agency. The Eagles added an edge rusher (Bryce Huff), an off-ball linebacker (Devin White), a couple hybrid linebacker edges (Oren Burks, Zach Baum), an outside cornerback (presuming Isaiah Rodgers is soon to be cleared), a nickel corner he had already released (Avonte Maddox), a safety (Chauncey Gardner-Johnson), a running back (Saquon Barkley), two receivers (Parris Campbell, DeVante Parker), an offensive lineman (Matt Hennessy) and a couple quarterbacks (Kenny Pickett, Will Grier). Taken individually, some are huge moves, some are minor moves. But taken as a whole, what these moves do is give Roseman the luxury of having every position covered going into the draft. Roseman is not in a position where he HAS to add any certain position. He’s already added either a big or little piece at every spot on the field, and that allows him to go into the draft without having to reach for anything. He can just let the draft come to him and genuinely take the best available player at a position of need. Even in the middle rounds, he doesn’t have to reach because he’s already got one of everything. Signing Parker and Campbell doesn’t mean he won’t draft a receiver. And signing Huff doesn’t mean he won’t draft an edge. It just means he doesn’t have to. It’s a healthy place to be going into a draft with three of the first 53 players for the first time in 30 years.
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Publish date : 2024-04-14 16:32:40
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