Anthony’s Opening Diatribe- We Need To Have Patience with Howie
Anthony Gargano talked about having patience with Howie Roseman in his Opening Diatribe this morning…
“I want to start with the Chauncey Gardner Johnson deal going on right now. In case you missed it, he put out a farewell type of video on Instagram. Everyone takes it as if he is out. This is it, this is his farewell to Philadelphia. Now that may be true. But, if you look at the comments, and see what is being said about Howie Roseman, we need to discuss this. One of the things Im interested in is how we view Howie…
One, free agency, won’t begin until March 15th. The legal tampering period is March 13th. Obviously, this is a negotiation ploy by CJ. But the alarming thing to me is the response of sound the alarms. After Howie built a Super Bowl team. He redid a team that won the Super Bowl and got back to the Super Bowl 5 years later. I mean, I think we have to show some latitude. The guy knows what he is doing.
I am not saying you have to carry water for him… But there has to be some perspective. One of the things we know is last year Howie was patient. All of his moves were really good and were marked with patience. Bradberry. The deal that got CJ was really good. One of the things I know he likes to employ is the idea of patience. I love Gardner-Johnson, but there is a cost involved. As much as we love safety, it is not as important as D Tackle or Edge. I want him back… but you have to see what the market bears.
Does Howie get any kind of latitude? Because apparently not. Free agency hasn’t even started, and the catcalls are already out after a Super Bowl run. I think we have to slow our roll a little bit. And I am not telling you that you have to accept every move he does. But I think he has earned the right where you at least wait and see after the finished product. Not a week and a half before the start of free agency.”
And you can listen to his full Opening Diatribe below…
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Javon Hargrave
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“He will be one of the top Defensive Interior Linemen in this free-agency group. I wonder if they will be able to afford him. He’s younger than Fletcher Cox. So I think the Eagles will make more of an effort to retain Hargrave than Cox. Although if Cox is going to take less. And that’s within their structure of what they want to do in terms of the cap and maybe that’s that’s who they end up bringing back. But I think they prioritize Hargrave… I think he will be priority number one on the defensive side of the ball.”
Brandon Graham
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“Brandon may just step in and say, hey, let’s do this. Let’s get this done. He had a good year. The fewer snaps probably benefited him. And that’s what’s going to have to happen here if you’re going to come back. I mean, my expectation going into all this was that Graham would definitely be back. But I don’t think it’s like 100% solid.”
CJ Gardner-Johnson
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“He can’t bring everybody back. He’s lowered the expectations by saying that. That being said, he still has room here. He still has a lot of maneuverings and he’s got savvy guys who know how to work this out and make it so that they can retain a few of those guys. And to me, Hargrave and C.J. are probably the two guys that they will prioritize.”
TJ Edwards and Kyzir White
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“I don’t know if T.J. is going to break the bank on the open market, but he had a good year. Not a great Super Bowl, but he had a good overall year, and is important to what the Eagles do… That being said, they don’t have a lot of money. They’re going have to prioritize certain positions, and linebackers, are typically not one they prioritize.. It’s possible they don’t bring back either of those guys.”
James Bradberry
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“He’s going to want to get paid. I mean this is what’s going to happen. These guys are saying when you talk to them that they want to return. But I mean, when it comes down to it, ultimately they’re going to get where they’re going to go where they get top dollar. And I think that’s going to be the case with James Bradberry.”
