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6. Genard Avery
Let me make this clear.
This is NOT the worst trade Howie has made. That is much later on in this list.
It’s still atrocious.
Last season the Eagles were struggling offensively and defensively. They needed a top receiver or corner. They needed a linebacker. Howie traded for a pass-rushing end in exchange for a fourth-round pick.
How’s that gone?
We can talk about how adding Avery gave the team added depth. In the end, this was the same GM three months later saying they needed to get “younger”.
It’s almost as if keeping an extra fourth-round pick, might have helped this team.
5. Alshon Jeffery Contract
Remember this Alshon?
Or this?
After his first year in Philadelphia, Roseman signed Jeffery to a four-year $52 million dollar deal.
How bad is the deal now? Per OverTheCap.com – it’s the worst in the NFL.
The Eagles wanted to be ahead of the curve and now are in a massive hole thanks in no part to the Jeffery contract.
4. Howie Roseman and his disregard for LB’s
Remember Jordan Hicks? Remember Jeremiah Trotter?
The Eagles haven’t had a prime linebacker in a long time. Over the last couple of years, Roseman has valued the defensive line more than really any other position.
The 2019 offseason proved it.
In a bid to get younger, the Eagles let go of average-to above-average linebacker, Nigel Bradham.
Bradham was solid in this scheme but needed to be released. Instead of finding his replacement in FA or taking a linebacker in the first couple of rounds of the draft, Howie said no.
Instead, we got to see Nate Gerry play LB along with undrafted free agents.
How was Nate Gerry this year?
3. Jason Peters
Chalk this up as one giant mistake over the last four years.
In 2017, Jason Peters was a 35-year-old LT who had torn his ACL. His legacy was that of a Hall-of-Fame legend and arguably one of the greatest LT’s of all-time. Before then, Peters was getting injured during games and had struggled to stay on the field.
Even after the ACL injury, Peters was in even worse shape with his injuries. After the 2019 season, fans thought we had seen the last of Peters.
Then Brandon Brooks got hurt.
After being on the injury report for much of the year, Peters struggled to stay on the field and play well. In the 36 snaps he played against Green Bay, he gave up a sack, 3 hurries, and 5 pressures in his second start at right guard.
Roseman’s love for old players is mainly because of Jason Peters. It’s clear Peters’ STILL wields a ton of power for a player. The fact he’s been able to do whatever he wants and keeps getting a contract is ALL on Howie Roseman.
2. Howie Roseman and the QB Factory
This was probably the worst quote of his entire career.
It’s brought in several thousand jokes.
It’s not the same thing as drafting Jalen Hurts. The move to draft Jalen Hurts is already a mistake. His “defense” of it was even worse and is brought into an entirely new field.
What makes it worse is his investment in the QB position has left arguably one of the most talented QB’s in the NFL in ruins.
Instead of building a roster around Carson Wentz, Howie spoke of “The QB Factory” as a reason to invest in MORE than just Wentz. No receivers. No OL. Not even a quality corner.
A backup QB. First it was Foles. Then it was Hurts.
Wentz has proven to be a better QB than he was this year. Yet at every turn, Howie would rather invest in a backup to him than any quality help.
THAT will always be one of the worst things he’s done as a GM.
1. His First Round Picks
Here are Howie Roseman’s first round picks:
- 2010: Brandon Graham
- 2011: Danny Watkins
- 2012: Fletcher Cox
- 2013: Lane Johnson
- 2014: Marcus Smith
- 2016: Carson Wentz
- 2017: Derek Barnett
- 2019: Andre Dillard
- 2020: Jalen Reagor
Here’s a list of the good players: Graham, Cox, Johnson, Wentz
Here’s the average players: Barnett, Reagor
Here are players who are pretty bad: Watkins, Smith, Dillard
This could really be compared to his entire draft record but Howie has been awful with drafting the next stars of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Not a single pro bowl player outside of Carson Wentz in the last 50 picks.
Just awful.
Passing on Devante Adams, DK Metcalf, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill and countless other receivers for below average talent is just the new norm now for the Philadelphia Eagles GM.
And the new norm of mediocrity is ALL on him.
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