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The Philadelphia Eagles are broken – here’s how to fix them

By David Esser

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 30: General manager Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles talks to owner Jeffrey Lurie prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 30: General manager Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles talks to owner Jeffrey Lurie prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Nov 1, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Part ways with Howie Roseman.

Howie Roseman isn’t nearly as bad of a general manager as some fans claim, but his time running the Philadelphia Eagles is on its last legs. Not only have his results been below average post-2017, but the reports of him building a toxic and dysfunctional environment within the NovaCare Complex are pretty concerning. A business can only be as good as the guy who’s leading it at the top, and right now, Roseman appears to be more focused on self preservation as opposed to building a culture that people want to work in.

Roseman is on his fourth head coach since being named general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, which is a pretty unprecedented level of control. He played a role in firing Andy Reid, he (rightfully) won the power struggle over Chip Kelly in 2015, he fired the organization’s only Super Bowl winning head coach in Doug Pederson, and then he helped Lurie settle in on hiring Nick Sirianni a few weeks later.

That’s quite the long list of people who Roseman has hired, fired, and ultimately speaking – outlasted.

While Roseman’s results as GM are objectively *good* compared to teams like the Giants, Jets, Jaguars, Texans, etc., there’s an argument to be made that he’s simply been in Philadelphia for far too long. There’s countless examples across all sports of a simple change to the team’s coaching staff or front office completely revitalizing the organization (Daryl Morey to the Sixers, for example). It definitely feels like the Eagles need a new voice in their FO.

While Roseman would likely succeed as GM of a different NFL franchise, it’s becoming increasingly clear that he’s has overstayed his welcome in Philly. Fans, coaches, players, and front office employees alike have all soured on the longtime Eagles exec., and it’s hard to imagine a scenario where that magically changes over the next few years or so.

Lurie would never fire his golden boy, but some sort of mutual agreement to part ways would benefit both sides. Something similar to what Jim Schwartz did this past offseason.

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