Three days before the Eagles open the 2017 season, owner Jeffrey Lurie offered endorsements of two of the key people under his direct report: top football executive Howie Roseman and coach Doug Pederson.
His most effusive endorsement came for Roseman, the executive vice president of football operations who has assembled this roster. Roseman, who has made roster decisions all but one year since becoming the general manager in 2010, has not experienced a playoff victory during that period. Lurie has identified the post-Chip Kelly Eagles as a new era and likes the blueprint.
“I think Howie’s done a tremendous job,” Lurie said.