The NFL is a copycat league, and as teams look to follow in the footsteps of both the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, there are definite pros and cons to each methodology.
In today’s NFL, teams acquire talent via free agency, trades, or the NFL draft, but the debate will now be centered upon which route works the best and most importantly, the quickest?
The league’s final-four teams (Chiefs, Bengals, Rams, 49ers) all have different ways of doing business, and as the Eagles look to join that next tier of teams that are able to sustain success, the chosen path (model of rebuild) will determine the length of time between rebuilds in Philadelphia.
With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror, here are seven things the Philadelphia Eagles can learn from the Bengals and Rams model of roster building.