The Philadelphia Eagles are broken – here’s how to fix them
By David Esser
The Philadelphia Eagles are a broken franchise.
Not just because they finished the 2020 season with a 4-11-1 record (bad years happen), but because they’ve slowly consumed themselves from the inside, blossoming into what I can comfortably describe as a “dysfunctional” work environment.
In the latest bombshell report to drop criticizing the Eagles organization this offseason, “The Athletic” highlighted some of the inner-workings that have led to where the team is at currently (subscription required). Paranoia, lack of communication, Jeffrey Lurie being too involved, an over-reliance on analytics, and Howie Roseman overall prioritizing his own personal job status over everything else.
All of these reasons were explained in detail during the article in an attempt to describe how the team went from Super Bowl Champions to bottom dwellers in the NFC East, in just a matter of years.
The Philadelphia Eagles need to fix themselves.
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Outside of the front office toxicity that’s been frequently documented this past offseason, there are plenty of more obvious failures that are able to be highlighted as well. The team’s draft record under Howie Roseman has been below average, they haven’t had a 10-win season since their improbable Super Bowl run, Carson Wentz (the team’s undisputed franchise star from 2016-2019) happily got traded this past offseason, and some of their major free agent acquisitions over the past few years haven’t panned out accordingly (Malik Jackson, Javon Hargrave, Nickell Robey-Coleman, etc.).
It’s even worth mentioning that the Eagles weren’t major players in the recent head coaching carousel. While they’ll claim Nick Sirianni was “their guy” from day one, he wasn’t viewed as a realistic candidate by most front offices this winter.
Unless Jeffrey Lurie wakes up one morning and decides he wants to sell the franchise (why would he ever sell such a profitable team?), the Philadelphia Eagles are likely going to have to figure things out with the current owner leading the charge.
With that in mind, here are three things that Lurie and the Eagles should do moving forward, three things that could aid in the organization’s attempt to “fix” themselves.