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A 10-point offseason plan for Howie Roseman to fix the Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Howie Roseman has his work cut out for him this offseason as he tries to figure out exactly what went wrong the last two months of the season and how to fix it.
When you lose six of your last seven games – losing four by at least 17 points and blowing double-digit leads in two others – there’s an awful lot to fix.
That process has begun with the coaching staff, but it has to continue with the roster. It was not a good year for Roseman, whose in-season moves were almost all unsuccessful and draft picks had mixed results.
But Roseman has a terrific track record since being reinstated as general manager in 2016. There’s a reason he’s a two-time Executive of the Year, and his moves in free agency and the draft are largely responsible for the Eagles owning the 7th-best record in the NFL since 2017, reaching two Super Bowls and getting to the playoffs six of the last seven seasons.
We thought we’d give Howie a hand and come up with a 10-point plan that outlines some of the most important moves he has to make this offseason.
We were going to rank them 1 through 10 but that’s impossible. They’re all important. They’re all necessary. They’re all tied for first.
1. Sign DeVonta ASAP: First-round picks are eligible for contract extensions after their third season, which means the Eagles can now negotiate a new deal with Smith, who would become an unrestricted free agent after the 2024 season without a new contract. The starting point is determining Smith’s value, which might not be as easy as you’d think. He was only 20th in the NFL among WRs in yards this past year, and he’s 16th since entering the league in 2021. But the eye test says he’s a top-10 receiver or very close to it, and in the right offense could easily be a 1,200- or 1,300-yard guy. The going rate for top-10 receivers is $20 million a year and that might be a little high for…
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Publish date : 2024-02-21 16:16:54
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