The Philadelphia Eagles need to take heed of the Russell Wilson disaster

Let’s get one thing out of the way first. No, I am not suggesting that the Philadelphia Eagles should try and trade for Russell Wilson.

Even if that were a realistic possibility (it’s not!), the Eagles have already dealt their biggest trade asset this offseason. Philly doesn’t have the capital nor the cap space to acquire someone like Russ – forget about it.

With that said, the recent developments in the “Russell Wilson trade saga” is undoubtedly something the Philadelphia Eagles organization should still be paying attention to. In case you missed it, Wilson and his camp have reportedly approached the Seahawks about a potential move this offseason. Frustrations have been boiling over since the regular season, as Wilson remains upset about the team’s lack of an offensive line, and their overall inability to call effective, creative plays on offense.

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So what does this have to do with the Eagles? Like I previously stated, there’s no logical way for Philly to jump in on any potential trade discussions, so why should all of this matter to an organization that has about 800 other problems to deal with this offseason?

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The recent Wilson developments, combined with what’s going on with Deshaun Watson in Houston, very blatantly prove that building around your quarterback is one of the most important things a front office has to do. Teams sometimes spend decades hunting for a franchise quarterback – once you find one, you have to cling on for dear life.

Regardless of how you feel about Carson Wentz now, the simple reality is that he was the Philadelphia Eagles “version” of Wilson and Watson. While you can make the argument that he’s nowhere near as talented, he was still the Eagles “franchise quarterback” by all accounts and measurements. They traded up to pick #2 to get him, he almost won MVP, and the Eagles paid him $100+ million.

All things that happen when an organization lands on a franchise talent at the QB position.

People have been quick to point out that Wentz’ inability to handle a locker room, or his inability to deal with certain pressures is what led to his downfall in Philadelphia, but ultimately speaking none of that really matters. Just like we’re seeing with Russ and Watson, surrounding talent will always play a role in how a quarterback perceives the situation that he’s in.

None of us have ever heard a peep in regards to Wilson or Watson being a locker room “cancer” or anything like that – they both seem like picture perfect teammates (Wilson literally just won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award). And yet, they’re both in the process of forcing their way out of the team that drafted – and paid– them.

For Wilson, his frustrations stem from a bad O-Line and stale play-calling. For Watson, his frustrations stem from sloppy front office work and an overall poorly run franchise.

All of these things could easily be said about the Eagles at the moment.

The Philadelphia Eagles better pay attention to the Russell Wilson dilemma.

Wentz is obviously gone now, so there’s no point sitting around and reminiscing over “what could’ve been” anymore. However, Howie Roseman and Jeffery Lurie really need to take a long, hard look at how to properly build around quarterbacks moving forward.

Roseman has routinely brought up passing on Russ back in the 2012 Draft as one of his biggest mistakes, as if drafting Wison would’ve led to the Eagles winning multiple Super Bowls as opposed to just one during the 2010s. The simple truth is that Roseman (and the Eagles) need to spend less time worrying about who’s under center for their football team, and more time worrying about the quality of the players around who’s under center.

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Whether it’s Jalen Hurts or someone else as the Eagles starting quarterback moving forward, Roseman and co. need to find it inside themselves to start appropriately building an offense around their quarterbacks. If they don’t, you’ll be looking at a repeat of the Wentz/Wilson/Watson experience a few years down the road when the next Philly QB forces his way out of town due to a bad environment.

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