Howie Roseman Was Ranked Dead Last in Sporting News’ General Manager Rankings

Howie Roseman hasn’t won my heart back yet and I’m not the only one who believes he still has a lot to prove.

Vinnie Iyer of Sporting News ranked Roseman dead last in his NFL general manager rankings.

Here’s his reasoning.

Roseman returns to the roost after being displaced by Chip Kelly, and the pressure to come though was immediately back. He spent much of the offseason trying to clean up Kelly’s messes but created a different one at QB, spending too much money on Sam Bradford and too many draft picks on Carson Wentz.

Iyer’s explanation is dumb because I LOVED Roseman’s bold move to move up in the NFL Draft twice and land Wentz. Roseman spent more than any general manager this offseason, handing out massive extensions to lock up the Eagles’ core and bringing in a handful of young free agents.

The overall plan, whether Roseman meant to land a franchise quarterback like Wentz or not, makes sense. The Eagles’ core is here for the long haul and still relatively young, as are key free agents Brandon Brooks and Rodney McLeod. When Wentz is ready to assume the full-time reins in a year or two, that core will be in their prime and ready to win.

Where I’m a non-believer is in Roseman’s ability in the draft, which is going to be imperative because the Eagles won’t have a lot of money to spend over the next few years after all of the contracts that were handed out. They also don’t have a first round pick next year. Roseman is going to have to pluck a few starters in the middle-to-late rounds in order for Philadelphia to take the necessary steps forward.

This past offseason highlighted his strengths, the ability to manipulate the salary cap and make trades, but the next few are going to show if he can overcome his weaknesses.