The Eagles are one of the gold-standard franchises in the NFL, and a top-notch front office is a significant reason for their consistency year in and year out.
The Athletic polled 40 league insiders, including 35 high-ranking executives and five coaches, to compile the NFL Front Office Rankings. Respondents, who were granted anonymity for their votes and conversations discussing them in exchange for their honesty, were asked to submit their top five front offices, in rank order, based on each franchise’s football operations side. (Respondents were not allowed to vote for their own team.)
The scoring system: First-place votes were worth 10 points, second-place seven, third-place five, fourth-place three and fifth-place one. (One respondent split his fifth-place vote among two teams.)
After the dust settled, Philadelphia landed at No. 1 on the list.
Total points: 140 (5 first-place votes, appeared on 23 ballots)
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
General manager: Howie Roseman
Head coach: Nick SirianniVoters praised Roseman for his analytical and forward-thinking approach to roster-building, which has helped keep Eagles in the playoff conversation for the majority of his tenure, including a Super Bowl LII victory and another NFC title in 2022.
“Howie is really aggressive,” an executive said. “That really stands out about the way they do things. They go for it. He’s not afraid to take risks on players. I think that’s a really good quality when you get into that role, and he’s quick to move on when something isn’t working. Those are attractive traits in a general manager. They’ve also always had guys in Philly who are good evaluators.”
Among the Eagles’ best attributes: cultivating front-office talent. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, Jets GM Joe Douglas and Browns GM Andrew Berry all worked for Roseman. Ditto for Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham. Current Bucs general manager Jason Licht worked alongside Roseman in Philly from 2003-07. Current Eagles assistant general manager Alec Halaby has interviewed for GM jobs elsewhere.
Baltimore ranked first on the list, ahead of Kansas City (2), San Francisco (3), Philadelphia (4), and Detroit (5).
Only two other teams—the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns—received multiple top-five votes from the panelists. Only one other NFC East team, the Dallas Cowboys, appeared on one ballot and received a first-place vote. Six other teams received a single vote.
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