3 reasons the Philadelphia Eagles will be buyers at the trade deadline
Howie Roseman’s EGO
The main reason that the Philadelphia Eagles will be mistakenly aggressive at the trade deadline is simply because of general manager Howie Roseman’s inflated ego. Although the consensus is up in the air as far as who’s to blame for this lackluster start to the season, I blame Howie Roseman and his ego. I have a significant level of respect for Roseman as a financial advisor for the Eagles, but his ego has clearly gotten in the way of talent evaluation and player personnel decision making.
A clearly mismanaged move was that of drafting QB Jalen Hurts in the second-round of the 2020 NFL Draft, despite having several holes at linebacker, wide receiver, backup running back, and offensive line. In response to critics questioning his decision, all Roseman had to say was that he was building a “QB Factory” in Philly.
Such an egotistical and foolish response to a serious question regarding decision making showed me all I needed to see from Howie Roseman.
My guess is that Howie Roseman will be willing to put the Philadelphia Eagles future in jeopardy in order to make himself look better. The state of the NFC East, as well as the Eagles playing up to par with the likes of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens (two of the top teams in the NFL) will mislead Roseman into thinking he was right all along and this team has a chance to contend if they get healthy and make some moves at the deadline.
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