The offseason is almost upon us. The NFL Combine is underway. Free Agency officially begins on March 13th, but Legal Tampering starts on March 11th. If the Eagles are going to get back to being a contender, Howie Roseman is going to have to have a very successful offseason.
Their defense last year was bad. Not just mediocre, but terrible. Especially in the back half of the season. Even more so after they put Matt Patricia in charge. But their issues went beyond the Defensive Coordinator. Howie Roseman did not do a good job rebuilding the defense after 5 starters left in free agency. The Linebackers, Safeties, and Cornerbacks all got worse than they were in 2022. He went cheap, or in the case of Cornerback too old. It caught up to them. A big part of the offseason will be how Howie rebuilds that part of the roster.
But the offense could use some help too. Jason Kelce is mulling retirement. D’Andre Swift might leave in free agency. Plus they could probably use some more weapons outside of the main 3 guys.
Luckily the Eagles have a lot of cap space and decent cap space. Especially after the NFL Cap expanded by over $30 million. So the Eagles have the tools to fix their team. It is just a matter of whether they will use them right. Something Howie Roseman has occasionally done better than anyone. Bt there have also been enough disasters (like last year) that give us reason to worry.
So what do they need most? Is cornerback the most important position? Linebacker? Could the Haason Reddick situation push Defensive End to the forefront of their issues? Let’s go through all of their needs and rank them from most to least important.
Here are their 7 biggest needs this off-season: