Roseman's first impression
Update: As you may have heard by now, the Eagles have announced that they've extended the contract of president Joe Banner.
Roseman's first impression
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Update: As you may have heard by now, the Eagles have announced that they've extended the contract of president Joe Banner.
Update 2: Roseman defended himself to the Daily News' Paul Domowitch over on Eagletarian.
From earlier:
A couple links to pass along this morning.
The first you may have already seen. It's from Tuesday, but I haven't seen it mentioned or linked to on our site yet. It comes from Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports.
Silver takes a look at the Donovan McNabb situation, but his column places the focus (and the blame) on Eagles general manager Howie Roseman.
Silver says some NFL executives view Roseman as a "shakedown artist" and are prone to ignore his calls because of their experiences with him.
"That’s where I think ego gets in the way," one unnamed GM told Silver. "Quite a few teams are quickly realizing that they don’t want to do business with Philly. With McNabb, I think [Roseman’s] trying to be too smart for his own good. Instead of trying to put a feather in his cap by walking way with a lopsided trade, which you rarely get in this league, he should try to get a legitimate deal done. In the long run, you don’t want to be known as the guy who wants to bamboozle people. I think they’re being unrealistic, and it’s putting them in a funky spot."
The same GM said Roseman was "unrealistic" in his demands for Sheldon Brown earlier this offseason.
There's no doubt that Roseman will make his mark (good or bad) with how the Eagles' quarterback situation plays out this offseason.
An interesting question is: When will we know if the Eagles did a good or bad job here? When they make a decision one way or another, we'll all have our opinions. If they deal McNabb, though, a fair judgment probably can't be made until Kevin Kolb's career plays out. Fair or unfair, Kolb's performance and analyzing whether the Eagles chose the right time to cut ties with McNabb are directly related.
Other links:
* Andrew Brandt has an interesting piece over at the National Football Post about the Eagles' decision to make May 5 the date that McNabb will receive a $6.2M roster bonus. Basically, when they reworked his deal last offseason, they structured it in a way that would allow them maximum time to decide on McNabb. Based on this piece, even if McNabb is not traded during draft weekend, hold off until May 5 before conceding that he'll definitely be back.
* Late Wednesday night, we posted on a couple more draft visits/workouts. You can check out the complete list here.
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Danny Snyder tries to outsmart everyone else...so does Jerry Jones...I guess Howie Roseman is shooting for the NFL A-list?— Smashmouth- @Peter527 - yes we are fans with opinions, unlike the mindless drone that you are.— main liner
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- At this point, the best thing the Eagles have going for them is their view of the champs across the street.— Coniglio101
- I checked Silver's write up about Roseman and it does seem like he is trying to be the latest big shot in the organization - seems he's making too many enemies around the league already - not to mention creating a bad situation with McNabb - think they should have just said Kolb is their guy next year and been up front about it instead of beating around the bush— Tom Man
- Would you rather have Matt Millen running the Eagles? How far did the Redskins go after spending a lot of money on free agents? Stop calling the Eagles cheap! Thank God the Eagles fans aren't running this team. We'd be in deep do-do with no QB.
- Geez... and you guys are Eagle fans???— Peter527
- a cheap scumbag lawyer hired by a cheap scumbag, another great move from the team that let brian dawkins walk. mcnabb's not great but i'll always wonder how he would've faired without a stubborn, pass-happy coach who refused to get good receivers and learned how to manage a game clock.— snakeplissken
- Yea he fits right in, he's Banner's little lap dog. Eagles are known to demand too much in trades. Look at Reggie Brown, etc then they turn around and unload them for nothing the following year. This team is headed for a long decline, bad years ahead— fthebirds
- Typical Eagles greed and stubborn to a fault. I almost hope Reid never wins a SB just because of his f-ing stubborn, greedy ego, and his bad peronnel decisions. Oh yeah, almost forgot how bad he is on game day. Pathetic.— PhilCali
- Roseman is another Worthless Penny Pincher, we used to have one, now we have 2, not sure if Lurie is one or not but he may be.......They are the reason the Eagles will Never win a SB.... Not Donovan.....— DonovanistheEaglesallTimeGreatestPlayer
- Great, another big ego who thinks he is smarter than the rest of the league. The EXACT OPPOSITE of what this organization needed at GM. This had better turn out a lot better than where it appears to be heading.— The Reddgie
- This is not entirely on Roseman . . . Andy and Joe as well as Lurie all have a say . . with a decision this big . . i'd like to think they all sat down and brain - cramped . . .— ingy9
- Another article based on an unnamed source. You can hardly trust any articles you read in sports these days. So many articles based on "sources" turn out to be bogus. Why don't people wait and see how it turns out before coming to a judgment.— soulman386
- The Gold Standard... letting Waylon Smithers do your negotiating.— AllDawk_AllTheTime
- That's what you get with no football background, 34 years old, a and lawyer by trade— rothstein12
- Well, the take on Roseman explains a lot. I hope the Eagels are not in the same situation as the Redskins were before they got rid of Cerratto (sp). How are the players expected to get the job done if the front office cannot?— PhillyFanSouth
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