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Fans are just now catching their breath over what the Philadelphia Eagles did. On the surface, it appears management gave away the franchise to move up to No. 2 in the 2016 NFL Draft and looked like one of the league’s worst all-time trades, especially not knowing just who the pick will be.
Then general manager Howie Roseman all but led the assembled media to the real answer in a Wednesday press conference. Roseman said three things that telegraphed what the plan was and no one has to be an especially good detective to follow those leads. First, the Eagles GM said he was confident he was going to get a specific player. Second, he said his team had a good relationship with the Los Angeles Rams and, third, asked the assembled media to connect the dots.
Those clues can only mean one thing and that is Carson Wentz of North Dakota State will be the Eagles’ pick. Roseman chose his words carefully, but the message was clear for Eagles fans to relax and that the team’s management “got this.” He could not come right out and say the Eagles came to a gentlemen’s agreement with the Rams on what they were thinking, but that’s what the “good relationship with the Rams” comment meant.
Plus, there is this tweet from Eagles fan John Pisula of owner Jeffrey Lurie in a bar in Fargo (ND), meeting Wentz on Mar. 30. The entire Eagles management team was there, including Roseman. It’s hard to believe Lurie hops on a plane to Fargo for nothing.
Wentz, Lurie, and Pederson. @CSNPhilly #eagles @BrandonGowton pic.twitter.com/LGLLEQOdOe
— John Pisula (@John_Pisula) March 31, 2016
Even though he said all the right things about being satisfied with either Wentz or California’s Jared Goff, the fact that the Eagles have a starter in Sam Bradford means they can go for the more developmental of the two quarterbacks which has to be Wentz. The Rams need an immediate starter which would dictate them picking Goff at No. 1. Goff played in the Pac-12 and is ready to start right away. The Eagles needed a higher-upside guy down the road and logic dictates that is Wentz, who probably needs some seasoning behind a guy like Bradford.
While some pundits are hammering the Eagles for giving up two first-round picks, a second, third and a fourth this year, getting a long-term post-Bradford option was a priority and the dots in this case paint a more complete picture. Whether it is a masterpiece or just another watercolor is yet to be determined.
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