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If Roseman trades, say, Isaiah Rodgers for the better end of a pick swap or straight up for a pick, go right ahead.
But don’t go making trades to try to add to the 2024 roster. For one, this team isn’t a player away from being a top tier team, and even if it was that kind of player isn’t available in-season. Case in point, just look at the moves that the Eagles have made. The Kevin Byard and Genard Avery trades were a waste of time. The Robert Quinn trade was so good that he never played football again. 106 players had a better yards per reception than Tate did as an Eagle. There is a reason why players are available for trade during the NFL season: they aren’t good enough. Aside from Jay Ajayi, none of those trades improved the Eagles on the field.
The Ajayi trade worked, but only because he helped win the Super Bowl. But taking that out of the equation, and it is a bit unfair to just erase the biggest piece of Eagles history, this was not a good trade. Ajay’s knees were in such bad shape—they were a big reason why Miami gave him up—that upon joining the Eagles he immediately was put on a limited practice schedule. He played 7 games over the next two seasons. A 4th round pick for a running back who played 17 games over two and a half seasons is typically bad business.
Playing the long game of gaining compensatory draft picks to recoup some of the cost hasn’t worked out either. The Eagles traded the 88th pick in the 2019 draft for Golden Tate, and received the 195th pick in the 2020 draft as compensation for him signing with the Giants. Robert Quinn received no comp pick because no one signed him. Kevin Byard did not qualify for a comp pick.
The time to be a buyer in the trade market is the offseason. Unless they’re offloading spare parts, the Eagles should sit the trade deadline out.
Both defense’s have their struggles, but which one is better, Dallas or Atlanta
The Cowboys are facing an uphill battle with their defensive line’s glaring shortcomings. There’s no sugarcoating it: ranking dead last in rush yards allowed is a troubling statistic. This inability to contain opposing backs not only undermines the front seven, but is a significant catalyst for the Cowboys’ dismal ranking as the second-worst team in points allowed this season.
To make matters worse, the Cowboys have managed a mere 16 sacks, placing them at sixth-fewest in the league. This lack of pressure on quarterbacks does little to alleviate the burden on a...
