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The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the gold standard franchises in the NFL because they have solid ownership, a leader of men for a head coach, and a top-10 signal-caller who’s among the best at what he does.
The main component of the Eagles success could be found in general manager Howie Roseman, whose cap wizardry and free-agent signings have turned Philadelphia into perennial contenders.
Rotoworld’s Patrick Daugherty just compiled his ranking of the NFL’s top general managers and Roseman landed a top-4 ranking, behind some big names and a couple of coach/GM combos.
4. Howie Roseman, Eagles
A roster that had won playoff games with its backup quarterback in back-to-back years finally reached January with its starter. Then he got hurt again. It was that kind of year — again — in Philadelphia, but even “those kinds of years” have produced postseason appearances under Howie Roseman. Only one other team the entire decade, the 2011 Texans, won a playoff game with its backup quarterback. Roseman has accumulated depth even as it has been lacking in a few critical areas. Try as he might, Roseman can never seem to find enough cornerbacks or wide receivers. He aggressively addressed both this offseason, taking Darius Slay off of Matt Patricia’s hands before spending a first-round pick on Jalen Reagor. Roseman added three other wideouts, joining a hopefully healthy DeSean Jackson and Alshon Jeffery. Despite a steady stream of bad injury luck since December 2017, the Eagles keep winning games — one of them Super Bowl LII — and making the playoffs. If Roseman’s squad ever regresses back to the health mean, it won’t just sneak into the playoffs, but contend for another Lombardi.
Roseman’s Achilles heel has always been the draft but if this team can stay healthy and the GM can lead the Eagles out of the salary cap hell awaiting, he could find himself vaulting up the list.
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