This is an exercise in patience and understanding and evaluation, of reading the free agent market, and working relationships with players and agents and nobody plays it better than Eagles Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman. Which players project the best for this football team for 2023 and beyond and who fit into a budget that far exceeds the immediate picture people, on the outside, see?
Welcome to the 2023 season, officially underway now, and we know that by the fingernails nibbled, the panic texts sent, and the emotion-filled tweets posted. Things are moving quickly as teams agree to terms with players and the dollar reports are filed and hot takes are made.
What have the Eagles done here in the first few days? Where are they going in an offseason that – do you need a reminder here? – goes long and far beyond March and then April and then May and so on and so on. This first week has been a doozy, that’s for sure. The Eagles entered it and the conventional thinking from the outside was that a star-studded roster that won 16 regular-season and playoff games in 2022 would take a beating in free agency and that Roseman would have some major rehab work, particularly on the defensive side of the line of scrimmage.
See, you just have to let things play out and that is something at which Roseman excels. He’s cool, calculated, and he and his team – and, to be sure and this is very important, there is a team here making all of this happen – look at every scenario and try to work in every eventuality and always leave themselves room for maneuverability. To be sure, keeping flexibility is critical in building a roster.
The roster, then, is taking shape. It’s just the start, mind you, but we’ve seen some substantial development and it downright exciting. An overview:
1. Extending Darius Slay, keeping James Bradberry to maintain one of the NFL’s best cornerback rooms
An All-Pro player last season and a standout throughout his career, Bradberry figured to have a strong market in free agency. He wanted the right situation, and that fit included a strong compensatory package, sure, but it was also important that Bradberry liked the roster and the organization and the structure of the defense. In short, he wanted to gain a top-of-the-market contract and play for a contending team and an organization that does things the right way. Glad to have you back, James. Philadelphia, with its rabid fan base and a team that is, yes, a contender once…
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