Is Howie Roseman in line to be the next Eagles GM?
by JasonB on Jan 9, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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PrintWith Tom Heckert's impending departure to Cleveland, the Eagles have a vacancy at general manager and in the past several years the Eagles haven't seemed to look outside of the organization to fill their front office jobs. They've mostly promoted from within and it would seem to be likely that they'd do that again. Plus, there probably won't be a line of a great, proven GMs out there wanting to come work here without final say. In the end, Andy Reid is the de facto GM of this team and whoever gets that title will report to him.
The most obvious internal candidate seems to be VP of player personnel Howie Roseman. Roseman was elevated to the job in 2008, ironically on the same day Tom Heckert signed a contract extension. He joined the Eagles organization in 2000 as a staff counsel and cap specialist & three years later he was promoted to director of football administration. Since that time, PE.com lists his responsibilities as "managing the college scouting staff, organizing and running draft meetings, and scouting top prospects around the country." He also worked "closely" with Heckert on scouting players around the league as well as working with Joe Banner on contract and cap stuff.
Andy Reid had this to say about Roseman in 2008.
"Tom has also done a great job nurturing and incorporating Howie's talent into the personnel side of the organization. Howie has demonstrated a sharp eye for talent evaluation along with a knack for creative draft and free agent strategies. "
The interesting thing about Roseman is that he's not a traditional "football guy." He's a lawyer. Of course, he has worked in the personnel department of a successful NFL franchise for the past 10 years so it's not as if he wouldn't be qualified to be a GM simply because he doesn't have a "jock" background. Still, when you take a look around the NFL at GMs very few if any went to law school(Mike Tannenbaum of the Jets did I think). Most worked their way up through college and/or pro scouting ranks. Certainly Roseman hasn't taken that path. He would appear to be more like the kind of guys who have been becoming the general managers of baseball teams over the past few years. Guys that have analytical and stats backgrounds moreso than the "jock" types who have played or grown up in the game.
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Man ! Another " Capologist"
Sounds like Andy won’t hire outside because then the whole league would know that he can’t coach. It would also become known what we eagles fans already know about Joe Banner. Roseman had a big part in the dawk dealings last offseason. We know how that went. Time for a new HC(TOO COMFORTABLE), OC( Team makes him look good despite his inept game calling) and QB( What’s the unspoken rule ? Three years from the time the Qb is drafted?After that they’re just wasting away! It’s Kolbs’ third year.
Woah hold on there
Reid is one of the most successful coaches in the NFL, ever, yes?
The Dawkins dealing worked out great. Did you not see Dawk get abused in coverage? How would Dawkins make our defense better? We’re getting lit up in coverage, he would make us worse if anything. He’s a glorified LB these days, at best he could cover Jacobs in the flat. Plus, we DID offer him a contract, Denver just over paid of for him.
Trust me, unless McNabb wins a SB, I gurantee this is going to be hist last year. Everyone keeps saying he gives us the best chance, I saw how? We can’t trust him to string together 3-4 games in the playoffs that would ultimately get us a ring. I think McNabb would do much better in a more traditional offense too.
Joe Banner has been a huge cog in keeping this team young and talented. Only a couple other teams have been able to have our success. So what does that say about Banner?
I’ll take a capologist over a Dan SNyder who just signs big names to sell tickets and blow year after year.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Listen I am very grateful for the birds winning ways
That being said , I feel like the management has become too comfortable and a little complacent in recent years. I don’t think last weeks gameplan was a 100% effort on the coaching staffs part. I feel like Reid and co. in a way sometimes become full of themselves at the worst times. I also feel like McNabb is a great QB. But He just doesn’t " show up" during these games. I have watched him over ten years+ make tremendous plays. I also have watched him sort of lay down a little when things don’t go his way in the beginning of tough games. Can you honestly say that you love the way he cannot seem to settle in the pocket ever? He always seems to be dancing in the pocket and his OL don’t know where he is. I am just saying that I’d love for a “football guy” to be running things and can adapt to trends. I appreciate your feedback Joe_D.
I have been harping on McNabb for awhile now
And I get blasted for it day after day. And no, my biggest beef is that he can’t play well in the pocket. For the past 2 games teams have kept him in the pocket and he hsan’t played well. I think the defense shows up this week, but our success will be largely contingent if Mcnabb can make the plays when he has the opportunity.
No one in the league is perfect, Reid certainly isn’t. I wouldn’t say 8 playoff apperances in 10 years is complacent. At this point, getting the ring this year is a talent issue.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Complacency
I find it kind of hard to say they acted in a complacent manner this year. They went out and made one of the biggest trades in team history(in terms of picks + cash) for Jason Peters and they traded up in the draft for Jeremy Maclin. You could argue that they were one of, if not the most active teams this offseason.
Whoa!
I am a huge fan. I just feel like they aren’t getting it done on the field when I refer to complacency. I hate that it’s other players who are to blame for dropped passes and protection breakdowns when he is throwing at the turf. and behind his receivers no matter how far behind it is and then smiling about it. Come on what changed from last week to the week before? They did not in any way show up. I think that it’s the managements fault when it comes to preparedness. I just got out of the Navy, Honorably, and the biggest issue I had was with the middle management not being prepared for important decisions that affected my divisions performance. I would liken that to your coaches getting you prepared for a HUGE game and I don’t think they performed their jobs last week. IMO.
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