Howie Roseman loves to make moves during, or even after, Training Camp. In 2022, he traded for CJ Gardner Johnson at the end of camp. In 2017, he traded for Ronald Darby late in camp. This year, he did it again. On Thursday The Eagles acquired Jahan Dotson from the Commanders.

It seems each season, Howie waits through camp to see what the biggest need is, then makes a move to address it. Even last year, he brought in Zach Cunningham. That one didn’t work so well. Linebacker continued to be an issue throughout the season, even if he was one of the few parts of that group that worked.

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Dotson is the latest example. It was clear getting a WR3 was a big need. None of the guys they had on the team were stepping into that role. Parris Campbell and John Ross were disappointments. Johnny Wilson flashed, but you can’t rely on a 6th round rookie. They needed a guy they could rely on. Not just to give them that extra option, but for insurance in case Devonta Smith or AJ Brown get hurt.

Related: Jahan Dotson Gives Eagles The WR3 They Were Looking For

Dotson gives them that. Is he a star? No. The Commanders drafted him in the 1st round, and he has not lived up to that pick. But he doesn’t need to be a star. He will be the 5th option, behind Brown, Smith, Saquon Barkley, and Dallas Goedert. His production last season with bad QB play is exactly what you want out of that 5th option. 40 or so catches, 500 yards, and a few TDs.

But what did the NFL world think? Do the people around the league think this was a great move? Was the excitement we felt after the move, matched by people outside the Philly area?

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Here Are 5 Of The Best Reactions To The Jahan Dotson Trade

• Dan Orlovsky Thinks Eagles Have Best WR Trio

  Last week, we were not happy with Dan Orlovsky after he didn’t give Jalen Hurts much credit in his QB trait rankings. Now, we can all like him again. After the trade went down he got the chance to react on NFL Live and gushed about the move. He said they now have the best WR trio in the NFL.  They went from WR3 being arguably their biggest need to it being a strength, according to Dan.

• Even Emmanuel Acho Likes The Move

  Emmanuel Acho is not Eagles fans’ favorite talking head. He might be a former Eagles, but there have been a lot of times where he had bad hot takes about the Eagles or Jalen Hurts. Even he had to give the Eagles credit here though. And he made a solid point. Dotson will get to go up against the other team’s 4th best guy in coverage, maybe 5th.

• Ross Tucker Loves The Move

  Ross Tucker might be slightly biased, but he had strong praise for the move. He pointed out his penchant for finding the endzone, and his versatility, but also that he is someone who can be both the WR3, but also fill in for one of the main guys if needed. Ross Tucker also acknowledged that the fact he is a local guy certainly makes the deal a little sweeter.

• Wale Is In Shambles

  If you aren’t familiar with Wale, he is a rapper. He is also a big Commanders fan, and he was unhappy seeing Dotson go. He wants Howie Roseman and the Eagles investigated for racketeering. He also joked around with Eagles fans saying he loves them, but if he sees a Dotson Eagles jersey at one of his shows he is going to have them tossed. And he threw in a shot at the Cowboys.

• Penn State Weighs In

  Penn State Football on X (formerly Twitter): "pic.twitter.com/kOZSclp8rB / X"

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  We know about the Georgia to Eagles connection, but is a Penn State connection emerging too? They had already acquired Saquon, now they add Dotson to the mix. We still don’t like their head coach who almost got the Eagles in trouble, but we will take all the Penn State alums we can get if it helps the team, which these two certainly do. They also have PJ Mustipher who is a Penn State Alum on defense. I bet Micah Parsons is feeling FOMO, especially with the Cowboys being cheap right now over his contract extension.

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