It's Time For Everyone To Just Sit Back, Relax, And Trust That Howie Roseman Has The Best Brain In The NFL
Mitchell Leff. Getty Images.Fans always think they know more than their favorite team's general manager, coaches, and players. Fans always think that if they were in charge of their favorite team, they'd create the greatest dynasty ever seen in sports. They'd win a championship every single year. They'd make a hundred trades for good players, while only ever trading away bad players. They'd find a way to sign every big free agent, tickets would cost $20, and beers would cost $7.
So I understand that it's difficult to ever have complete and total blind faith in a general manager as a fan. But if there's one man out there who has done everything possible to earn it, it's Howie Roseman. He's done everything to silence any single doubter or critic he's ever had.
From the draft, to trades, to being the most powerful Cap Wizard on the planet with the way he's able to manipulate and restructure contracts. 2 Super Bowls with two completely different rosters and coaching staffs. I think that's enough for the people of this city to trust his brain, and to understand he has a plan in place. Especially when he already gave everybody a warning that the plan wasn't going to be easy to see early on this offseason.
In a perfect world, maybe you don't lose Josh Sweat and Milton Williams and Slay and trade away CJGJ all within the span of like a day. In a perfect world, you don't lose 1/3 of your starters on defense without immediately bringing anyone in to replace them. Also in a perfect world, Myles Garrett isn't an absolute sell out who decides to drop any shred of competitive nature in his body to sign a massive extension in Cleveland.
But just like Wendy Peffercorn, Howie Roseman knows exactly what he's doing.
Draft picks, Jackie. Draft picks for all these people.
It's been year after year of Howie Roseman hitting on damn near every single draft pick. The cheat code to winning a Super Bowl is you need like 7 guys on your roster making all the mony, and the other 46 are getting paid in Wawa gift cards. How do you make that happen? By drafting like a demon.
Honestly, I'd say at this point the only knock on Howie Roseman is that he drafts too well. All these guys he picks up in the draft turn into monsters, which means they're all in for a monster payday once their rookie contract is up. He's drafting too well that he can't afford to keep all the guys he brings into the building.
And he still has enough ammo to keep in storage until he needs to go out there and make that final trade that pushes the Eagles over the top again. We've seen him make those late August, early September trades before. He's already said that the offseason doesn't stop at free agency and the draft. I know it's going to be difficult for everyone to just wait around another 5 months before next year's repeat team finally takes shape. But for the love of god, just trust in Howie this time around.
P.S. -- There's no need for a defense when the Eagles offense is just going to stay out on the field for 60 minutes a game thanks to these two Quadzillas.