Howie Roseman previews the 2023 NFL Draft

The Eagles are looking at their six picks, the seven rounds, and the post-draft period. All are important. All must be maximized. Roseman says he has changed his process over the years and that his biggest mistakes have been when he’s been “stubborn” about something, or someone. He considers all of his information, every person who provides the input, and he values those around him helping him make decisions.

Every pick won’t be a grand slam, and that’s just the way it is in the business. Doubles and triples work, too.

“Sometimes it pays to take chances, whether it’s incredible tools in their body to become elite, but sometimes it’s also OK – you score a lot of runs when you hit a lot of doubles. I think that’s OK,” he said. “You don’t always have to swing for the fences and if you keep hitting doubles, you’ll keep rounding the bases and scoring runs and building a really good football team.”

At the top of the draft with that 10th pick? The Eagles don’t expect to be picking that early anytime soon because they are going to be winning football games, so this is a special moment. A unique chance. And that’s the way Roseman sees the opportunity.

With that pick, it’s a chance to get a special talent to add to this roster, no matter the position.

“I think the most important thing when you’re picking in the first round, and certainly when you’re picking 10, is that you get a unique player for our team,” Roseman said. “We understand how important it is to get this right and how do you get it right? You get a unique player.

“I think if you start saying, ‘Hey, we can get a unique player, but it’s got to be this position,’ then you really narrow your options right there. Just trying to be as open-minded as possible about what that looks like and making sure that whoever we pick is somebody that we think can really impact the game.”

And with that, the clock is ticking. What the Eagles are going to do, hey, we’re all just throwing it up against the wall and seeing what sticks.

It’s … so … much … fun.