Eagles draft day drama

[Mr. Scot]

For those who saw the video, some context is now emerging.

 

[Panthercougar68]

Could you imagine the piss and vinegar coming from Eagles fans if they didn't win it all in 2017

I know there’s still hatred now but God can you imagine how bad it would be.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Panthercougar68

[jumpman910]

2 minutes ago, Panthercougar68 said:

Could you imagine the piss and vinegar coming from Eagles fans if they didn't win it all in 2017

I know there’s still hatred now but God can you imagine how bad it would be.

Listening to eagles radio and podcast the last few years, their fed up with Howie. 

They credit the superbowl to Howie's FA moves and cap. But drafting has set the team back. 

[Ricky Spanish]

I have not seen the video and am missing the context. 

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

I have not seen the video and am missing the context. 

 

[Mr. Scot]

16 minutes ago, jumpman910 said:

Listening to eagles radio and podcast the last few years, their fed up with Howie. 

They credit the superbowl to Howie's FA moves and cap. But drafting has set the team back. 

Have heard some folks say Doug Pederson deserves the lion's share of the credit for that, but he and Lurie didn't see eye to eye.

I've said before that Howie Roseman is the Eagles version of Marty Hurney, but unlike what happened to us, it doesn't look like anything is going to save Eagles fans from his being the "GM for life" that Richardson wanted Marty to be.

Eagles beat writer Jeff McLane put together a "deep dive' article about him a while back.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

My Eagles fan buddy hates Howie Roseman with about the same intensity I hated Hurney. That's intense.

[rayzor]

Those poor birds. I almost feel sorry for them.

Actually, screw 'em. Worse fans in the world. Let the wallow in misery for the next decade.

[Khyber53]

No love lost for the Iggles here. That is a franchise that always tends to make chicken poop from chicken salad.

[unicar15]

Alim is gonna be a monster. HS middle linebacker to NFL DT in 3 years....that dude is still growing. 

[L-TownCat]

They deserve it. They got their one, now back to the basement.

[Mr. Scot]

Kind of an interesting tidbit here in McLane's article...

Roseman is known for going rogue on draft day. The scouts and the personnel people will have the next guy up on their draft board ready to go, and he'll just suddenly pick somebody else.

(speculation is that it's actually owner Jeffrey Lurie making those picks and Roseman is covering for him, but nobody can say for sure)

As you can imagine, this frustrates the hell out of the scouting staff and it's been cited as the cause for some of the team's worst picks in recent years.

One of those cases happened last year.

The scouts had a particular player pulled up as the next guy on their draft board, but Roseman shooed it away and "went big" as McLane puts it, by choosing quarterback Jalen Hurts instead.

So who did the Eagles scouts have teed up on the board?

Southern Illinois DB Jeremy Chinn.

(thanks, Howie)

Edited May 4, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[Sgt Schultz]

Roseman sort of has 8 x 10 glossies on Lurie over the Chip Kelley hostile takeover.  How far that gets him remains to be seen. 

In some ways, it is almost like the Hurney to Gettleman to Hurney musical chairs, only the owner who thinks he has egg on his face is still in place.  Thankfully, not here.

 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Sgt Schultz said:

Roseman sort of has 8 x 10 glossies on Lurie over the Chip Kelley hostile takeover.  How far that gets him remains to be seen. 

In some ways, it is almost like the Hurney to Gettleman to Hurney musical chairs, only the owner who thinks he has egg on his face is still in place.  Thankfully, not here.

From what I've read, it seems to be the same dynamic that existed between Richardson and Marty.

Loyalty.

That, plus apparently Roseman doesn't mind letting Lurie make draft picks for him.