Roseman has the ability to be both bold and surgical.
He sensed Carson Wentz, the quarterback he drafted to lead his team for a decade, was not up to the task. So he drafted Hurts, considered by most at the time to be a long shot, run-first athlete more than a fully developed quarterback. Turns out, he was right.
He saw a chance to trade for A.J. Brown, a dynamic receiver. Brown gave the Eagles the true No. 1 receiver they had lacked. He gave up just the 18th and 101st picks in the draft.
He saw running back Saquon Barkley hit the free-agent market and signed him, and he turned the Eagles offense, which had been reliant on Hurts’ running and passing, into a physical, run-first team.
Because of his team’s success, Roseman has been forced to draft at the middle or bottom of rounds. He has nevertheless built the NFL’s best defense, offensive line and running game.
This year, the Eagles’ relative weakness was their passing game. But there is no doubting the talent available in the passing game — Hurts throwing to Brown, former first-round pick DeVonta Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert.